Jonzun Crew

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Jonzun Crew was an influential early-1980s American electro and funk group known for pioneering space-themed, synthesizer-driven dance music.

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Jonzun Crew canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electro group
funk group
music group
activePeriodStart early 1980s
associatedAct Afrika Bambaataa NERFINISHED
Arthur Baker NERFINISHED
New Edition NERFINISHED
New Kids on the Block NERFINISHED
Planet Patrol NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
debutAlbum Lost in Space NERFINISHED
genre electro
electrofunk
funk
hip hop
hasSubgenre space electro
influencedArtist producers in the electro and hip hop scenes
influencedGenre early hip hop
electro
freestyle
lyricalTheme science fiction
space
member Gordon Worthy NERFINISHED
Larry Johnson NERFINISHED
Maurice Starr NERFINISHED
Michael Jonzun NERFINISHED
Soni Jonzun NERFINISHED
memberOfScene Boston music scene
notableFor pioneering electro-funk sound
space-themed synthesizer-driven dance music
notableSingle Pack Jam (Look Out for the OVC) NERFINISHED
Space Is the Place NERFINISHED
We Are the Jonzun Crew NERFINISHED
notableWork Lost in Space NERFINISHED
Pack Jam (Look Out for the OVC) NERFINISHED
Space Is the Place NERFINISHED
We Are the Jonzun Crew NERFINISHED
originatedIn Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
peakActivityPeriod 1982–1985
recordLabel EMI
Tommy Boy Records NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic funk basslines with electronic rhythms
heavy use of synthesizers and electronic effects
space-themed imagery and lyrics
usesInstrument drum machine
synthesizer
vocoders

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Streetwise Records signedArtist Jonzun Crew