The Real Meaning of Funk | From Jazz Basements to Yokai Resurrection

TheGoochPopologist!
3 days ago
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In this soul-deep Matsu Blog episode, IPC (iPaintCreatures) dives into the true origin and evolution of Funk—from its roots in French and Latin as “stink” or “smoke,” to its powerful reclamation by Black American musicians in late-night bebop basement sessions.

Explore how the phrase “Funk it up” became a sacred call for soul evolution—a demand to stop playing safe, and let the galactic self rise through rhythm, voice, and story.

🔊 IPC shares his own journey through the four sacred elements of art—music, movement, poetry, and visual storytelling—and how they converged through digital technology and film into a holographic tuning of the human creature.

🌌 From learning at Lucasfilm with the Sound Droid and Edit Droid, to discovering the deeper roots of blues, funk, and yokai mythology, this episode reveals how art became a path to get the Funk unstuck.

🎭 Featuring the full origin story of Fonkadelic, the 12th Funkyipuppet, who was born from the pain of a young boy in a wheelchair and transformed into a Senpai Yokai of soul liberation.

💥 Learn how the Atomikkkan blast represents the loss of artistic unity—and how Fonkadelic, IPC, and the Matsu universe fight to restore the creative fire through the Haku Taku Scrolls and the Funkyipuppet crew.