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        LA funk artist Dam-Funk revives and refreshes the retro synthesized sounds of boogie and electro funk.
            by Leilani Polk
            As the dust settled on disco, a rising tide of electro and boogie funk artists emerged from the late 1970s to usher in the &#039;80s with talk boxes, synthesizers, drum machines, and an approach that was more hard-hitting than that of their polyester-dressed predecessors but also maintained some of its sexy, melodic dance appeal. LA&#039;s Dam-Funk (pronounced &quot;Dame,&quot; sometimes stylized D&acirc;m-Funk or DaM-FunK) leads the growing number of renaissance artists who are drawing on that era for inspiration.&hellip;
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