Synth-Funk

Largely as a reaction against the over-indulgence of disco, many of the core elements that formed the foundation of the P-Funk formula began to be usurped by electronic instruments, drum machines, and synthesizers. Saxophones and trumpets were replaced by synth keyboards, and the horns that remained were given simplified lines with few horn solos. The classic electric keyboards of funk were replaced by the new digital synthesizers. Electronic drum machines began to replace the funky drummers of the past, and the slap and pop styles of bass playing were often replaced by synth keyboard basslines. Lyrics of funk songs began to change from suggestive double-entendres to more graphic and sexually explicit content. 1980s.