Dam-Funk on the Giorgio Moroder song that changed his life

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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🗓️ 5 November 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite artists about the music that made them who they are today. This time around we're joined by DāM-FunK. He's a modern day champion of funk music. DāM-FunK's recorded dozens of albums. His army of analog synths captures the funk sound of the late '70s and early '80s. He's perhaps the world's biggest obsessive of the dazzling late-period funk called Boogie. Dam Funk joins us to talk about Chase by Giorgio Moroder. He explains why he felt the song transcended genres, and how it helped him approach his music craft when started making his own tunes. DāM-FunK's latest record is out now, it's called Above the Fray. He's also the host of the Apple Music show Glydezone Radio, where he spins a mix of hits and obscure finds from his collection.

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0:00.0	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorne.
0:02.0	Time now for the song that changed my life,
0:04.8	a segment where we ask musicians about songs they heard in their formative years
0:09.1	that help make them who they are.
0:11.6	This week, it's Dame Funk.
0:13.7	Dame Funk is a modern-day champion of funk music, perhaps the modern-day champion.
0:33.7	He's recorded dozens of albums.
0:35.7	As you can hear, his sound is a bit of a throwback.
0:38.7	His army of analog synthesizers captures the funk sound of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
0:46.7	He might be the world's biggest obsessive of the dazzling late period funk subgenre called Boogie.
0:53.7	Dame Funk has worked with Snoop Dogg, Todd Rungren, Christine and the Queens and many others.
0:59.7	His latest record came out a few months ago.
1:01.7	It's called Above the Frey.
1:25.7	When we ask Dame Funk about the song that changed his life, guess what?
1:30.7	It was not a funk song, not even a little bit funky. Here's Dame.
1:35.7	It was happening. Y'all, this is Dame Funk and this is the song that changed my life.
1:46.7	The first time I heard the chase by George Remordor was on a radio station called Kiss FM.
1:51.7	One on two point seven, there's a radio station based here in Los Angeles, California.
1:56.7	It was around like maybe 1978.
1:59.7	It was in my family, you listening room and it had the stereo with the big chair that I would sit back and pop my head on with my big afro.
2:07.7	And it would leave a dent in the sofa.
2:10.7	I just heard this song and it was attached to a movie called Midnight Express.
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