Punk funk is the term coined in the late 1970s to early 1980s, in reference the ongoing fusion of punk rock and funk. It also draws influence from post-punk; in fact, some punk funk rock bands can be considered part of the post-punk scene. Typical punk-funk sounds revolve around a generally mutated, or sped up funk basslines, with crisp snares and scratchy guitars moving in and out, in and out, in and out. Most drumlines are repetitive, sometimes involving drum machines. Bands that often got the tagged the label were A Certain Ratio, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gang of Four, Orange Juice, Fire Engines, ESG, Bush Tetras, Josef K, early Prince, The Pop Group, and The Contortions.
Obvious influences include James Brown and George Clinton. However, possibly the earliest classification came from Suicide around 1972 billing themselves as "Punk, Funk and Sewer Music by Suicide", despite their music being the polar oppisite. Many new wave and dance bands of the eighties, took the bands as inspiration, such as Haircut 100 and Romeo Void, and most modern dance-punk bands seem to base most of their music after punk-funk pioneers.
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