Few acts have done as much to bring funk into the 21st century as Canadian duo Chromeo. When Future Music sat down with members P-Thugg and Dave 1 backstage on their recent UK tour, they took the opportunity to learn how the band go about injecting funk and groove into their synth and drum machine-driven music.
According to Dave 1, the balance of live playing and sequenced sounds is the key to the band’s modern take on funk. “There needs to be a combo of stuff that's machine-like and on the grid, and stuff that's a little bit off,” he explains. “For me personally, if you're playing something live the whole way through, you can play funky, but you're never going to sound as good as a Kool and the Gang record – so what’s the point? You can't even come close.”
