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@sierkje.bsky.social

#52WeeksOfFavourites #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Week 45 | It's a party... | 7

"Jam on It" by Newcleus ("Jam on Revenge", 1983)

#Electro #HipHop #SynthFunk

November 8, 2026 at 5:28 AM

Ondarock

@ondarockwebzine.bsky.social

#pietramiliare ⭐

👤 #chakakhan 📈 68 👥 2M
🔗 I Feel For You
📅 1984
🏠 1984 (Warner)
#️⃣ #freestyle #rb #synthfunk

Quando la Queen of Funk scoprì l'hip-hop e la cultura giovanile: il disco che cementò definitivamente lo [...]

a cura di Vassilios Karagiannis

#ondarock #musiciansky #musicsky #music

Listen to I Feel for You - Album by Chaka Khan | Spotify

Chaka Khan · album · 1984 · 10 songs

open.spotify.com

November 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM

TwinsFanMusician

@greglw3.bsky.social

I just remastered one of my most popular songs, Synthfunk, what do you think?

open.spotify.com/track/7w8tAP...

@synthwaveultra.bsky.social @synthwavewolf.bsky.social @synthwavewolfy.bsky.social @synthwave.jp @nightfall-music.bsky.social @synthwaveursa.bsky.social @dominicbytes.vtubers.social

October 22, 2026 at 10:07 PM

Sierk (Not a Monster Either)

@sierkje.bsky.social

#AustinsMusicMonth #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

10.19 | #ASongThat … Kisses a Frog

"The Frog & the Princess" by Grace Jones ("Slave to the Rhythm", 1985)

#SynthFunk #ArtPop

October 19, 2026 at 6:01 PM

TJ Kemp

@tjk10able.bsky.social

Beat Saber (Shock Drop) │ Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters │ Expert+
youtu.be/qoq-gqM7DXI

#beatsaber #vr #virtualreality #vrgaming #gaming #beatsabershockdrop #shockdrop #metaaffiliate #commissioneligible #metaquest3 #metaquest3s #rayparkerjr #ghostbusters #pop #dancepop #synthfunk #soundtrack

October 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM

Sierk (Not a Monster Either)

@sierkje.bsky.social

#SciFiOdyssey #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

31 songs with a sci-fi vibe | 10

"Light Years (Opus IV)" by Mandré ("Mandré Two", 1977)

#SpaceDisco #SynthFunk

October 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM

Sierk (Not a Monster Either)

@sierkje.bsky.social

#SciFiOdyssey #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

31 songs with a sci-fi vibe | 9

"Computer Love" by Zapp ("The New Zapp IV U", 1985)

#SynthFunk

October 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM

東遊記

@journeytotheeast.bsky.social

#L'Impératrice #Pulsar #pop #disco #dance-pop #nu-disco #synthfunk #frenchpop #frenchhouse

Any way, this is sweet and sublime...

Pulsar - YouTube

youtube.com

October 4, 2026 at 1:33 PM

ListenMusic

@listenmusic.fm

🪙 Unearthed 70s 80s Treasures #158 🪙

William Onyeabor – Atomic Bomb

Primitive synths, deep funk & a groove that seems to run on its own strange circuitry.

#ListenMusic #MusicSky #70s80sTreasures #SynthFunk #AfroFunk #NigeriaMusic #70sMusic #1978Music

williamonyeabor.bandcamp.com/track/atomic...

Atomic Bomb, by William Onyeabor

from the album Atomic Bomb

williamonyeabor.bandcamp.com

October 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM

Perfect Kiss 💋

@memorexmeridian.bsky.social

youtube.com/watch?v=LEu_...

Dam-Funk - We Continue

#DamFunk #WeContinue #ModernFunk #Boogie #Funk #ElectroFunk #SynthFunk #ModernBoogie #Electro #Synthesizers #DrumMachines #Bassline #Groove #DeepFunk #RareGroove #Soul #RNB

Dam-Funk - We Continue

YouTube video by Stones Throw

youtube.com

September 26, 2026 at 8:53 PM

Sierk (Not a Monster Either)

@sierkje.bsky.social

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

From my school days 1976-1988 | 26 of 30

The second big Prince hit in The Netherlands, where I was when I was 12 and it felt like there was still lots of 20th century left:

"1999" by Prince ("1999", 1982)

#SynthFunk #DancePop #MinneapolisSound #SynthPop

September 26, 2026 at 4:02 AM

Perfect Kiss 💋

@memorexmeridian.bsky.social

youtube.com/watch?v=SNL4...

Plus Two - Stop Fantasy

Crazy Roland TB303 bassline.

#PlusTwo #StopFantasy #Disco #Funk #Boogie #DiscoFunk #ElectroFunk #ItaloDisco #PostDisco #BoogieFunk #ModernFunk #SynthFunk #Soul #RareGroove #DeepFunk #JazzFunk #Electro #ElectronicMusic

PLUSTWO - Stop fantasy (1983)

YouTube video by Cyril Moreno

youtube.com

September 24, 2026 at 12:40 PM

Sierk (Not a Monster Either)

@sierkje.bsky.social

#Alt&Grunge #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

"Fell Off the Floor, Man" by dEUS ("In a Bar, Under the Sea", 1996)

#ArtRock #DancePunk #AlternativeRock #SynthFunk

Fell Off the Floor, Man

YouTube video by dEUS - Topic

www.youtube.com

September 21, 2026 at 10:40 PM

John S

@vwpowered.bsky.social

The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (1983)

#TheHumanLeague #PhilipOakey #Electronic #SynthPop #80sMusic #1980s #Virgin #SynthFunk #NewWave #45rpm #7inchRecord #GXML

Blogspot - genxmusiclover.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

September 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM

John S

@vwpowered.bsky.social

Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (1986)

#WhitneyHouston #DancePop #SynthFunk #80sMusic #1980s #Electronic #Disco #SynthPop #Arista #Funk #Soul #45rpm #7inchRecord

Blogspot - genxmusiclover.blogspot.com/2026/09/whit...

September 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM

Sierk (Not a Monster Either)

@sierkje.bsky.social

#InParentheses #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

15 songs (with part of the title in parentheses) | 4

"We Take Mystery (To Bed)" by Gary Numan ("I, Assassin", 1982)

#NewWave #SynthPop #SynthFunk #DancePop

September 3, 2026 at 10:24 PM

Sierk (Not a Monster Either)

@sierkje.bsky.social

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

1981 | 18 of 20 | not ranked

"Super Freak" by Rick James ("Street Songs", 1981)

#SynthFunk #NewWave #DancePop

August 31, 2026 at 3:19 AM

theecaptainofsuave.bsky.social

@theecaptainofsuave.bsky.social

TONARUNUR
Someone Else EP

tonarunur.bandcamp.com/album/someon...

#tonarunur #someoneelse #ambient #balearic #downtemp #nudisco #synthfunk #psychedelic #rekyjavik #2026 #hellyeahrecordings

August 28, 2026 at 10:08 AM

Sierk (Not a Monster Either)

@sierkje.bsky.social

"Pick any year you like... one song per day from that year."
#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

1981 | 14 of 20 | not ranked

"Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club ("Tom Tom Club", 1981)

#SynthFunk #NewWave

August 24, 2026 at 5:17 AM