Do goths ever get funky?

Skidoo definitely new a thing or two about goth, even if they did precede it by a couple of years.

The Wolfgang Press surely are worth a mention ?

Can't stop binging on this nonsense today. Bimble would have loved this thread eh?

hang on, didn't the Mission do a dance styled album, with funky drum loops ?

and yes, i too thought that nick.

hang on, didn't the Mission do a dance styled album, with funky drum loops

This sounds deeply horrific. Hook me up someone.

Skidoo definitely new a thing or two about goth, even if they did precede it by a couple of years.

Not sure how 23 Skidoo precede goth by a couple of years, since they were formed in 1979, the same year Bela Lugosi's Dead came out, and they were playing DIY post-punk then anyway.

ah ha ..

"The Mission, for some strange reason, went for a little bit of everything. "Never Again," the opener on Masque, sounds like the Mission really trying to go big-league '90s U2-Achtung Baby style, but ending up a bit more like a dance remix of themselves than a multi-styled stadium filler. "

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:5dq7g4ettvoz

no idea as to whether its 'funky' ..

"regiment" by brian eno/david byrne isn't strictly goth, but it would probably fit in nicely on a "funky goth" itunes playlist

the Mission really trying to go big-league '90s U2-Achtung Baby style

Yikes, didn't order that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5js8J6_qqaE

'Never Again' indeed

Worth it for the clown playing the cello though. Literally.

Worth it for the clown playing the cello though

surely that was the inspiration for psychoville

Not seen Psychoville but if it involves someone repeatedly hitting Wayne Hussey in the nuts with a banjo, then the music of the Mission probably did inspire it.

oooh yes :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXpb3torm0Q

time to fig that cd out of the archives ..

fig !?

dig of course

Einstürzende Neubauten - Yu Gung (A. Sherwood mix)
Tones On Tails - War
Anne Clark - Our Darkness
Medium Medium - hungry, so angry

Gosh, Wolfgang Press of course.

Mind you, their gothier stuff's closer to Nick Cave.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRDJOGA2zC8&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkfzXq0tA3c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn7P7G2_Nw4

Tones on Tail - "There's Only One"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1HINqDZ2NU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e9Z7BySFbY

^ one of the most hilariously bad Alien Sex Fiend songs ever, fast-forward to 3:53 for a funky treat

"Go!" by Tones on Tail would be a better funky example wouldnt it? Still, theres that Bauhaus connection again...

What about any Severed Heads? Seems like they could've come close to this.

not very gothy

Pah! They used to be played all the time at clubs I went to.

The hey nonny no song was, anyway (lol I forget what its called)

halo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovH46-o0rLw

Add the video and Shriekback become goth enough to count.

Goth voice/face + High NRG =

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCiVXigrjjQ

Oh ok if we're getting into new wave/disco then that opens up the floor completely (and for creaky old ex-goths like me, that stuff totally does count).

I dunno if I'd call Dead or Alive/Visage/Bronski Beat funky though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqhym59ypUI

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uB-0D-gV8mY/R9iZuL9z6sI/AAAAAAAAHZo/x_DCDV7f5EQ/s400/dead+or+alive+ep

Oh yes they (we)re

Oh whoops -- I thought you meant not goth. Were Dead or Alive funky? I think so. I mean, Bootsy Collins didn't lose any sleep, but they certainly tried to be.

COLD... LIFE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeBDntKaIxw

and tons of early killing joke is terribly funky

Very true, but NOT GOTHY

psychic tv "ov power"

http://www.discogs.com/Ministry-All-Day-Everyday-Is-Halloween/release/76473

Yeah as already mentioned there's a legion of Wax Trax! stuff begging to be included here.

yep but "everyday (is halloween)" strikes me as the ultimate funky goth track

Oh Alex. I gave up defending bands like the Cocteaus as notgoth years ago, just relent on the KJ thing ;)

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Killing Joke 'Change' = War 'Me And Baby Brother'
Sisters of Mercy 'Floorshow'
The Cure 'Close To Me'
Cabaret Voltaire 'Crackdown'
Killing Joke 'Follow The Leader'
The Cure 'The Walk'
Nitzer Ebb 'Lightning Man'
Nitzer Ebb 'Fun To Be Had'

Listening to lots of the music Bimble liked on his respective threads, last.fm, and blog, I'm absolutely sure Bimble loved funky beats and we all know he was goth. Those DJ mixes are scheduled to come out before new year. (I even think Cloudbusting has a funky ring to it). Yeah he would have loved this thread

Wow, I have been to this nightclub.

― Specific and Limited Interests (Branwell with an N), Friday, September 11, 2020 12:56 AM (two days ago)

hahahahahah me too!!!

Same. The Cat Club. Some weird memories