History

The origins of Future Funk are unknown. Some credit artists such as Gramatik, Griz, and Kill Paris as the first ff artists whereas others argue that the subgenre originates from Vaporwave artists such as Saint Pepsi, Yung Bae, and Macross 82-99. The term "Future Funk" was created by the label Keats Collective.

Keats Collective
The label was founded by DINOSAURUS REX. After releasing 4 projects, DINOSAURUS REX recruits more artists. The term "Future Funk" was first used on March 6th, 2013, in the description of KEATS​/​/​COLLECTIVE VOL. 3 which simply said "Future Funk's Finest."On May 31st, 2013, Saint Pepsi releases his now-infamous Hit Vibes album. After release Hit Vibes was praised for being a breath of fresh air and is considered the most impactful future funk album. In 2014 many people claimed that Hit Vibes can't be classified as any genre.

On November 6th, 2013, Macross 82-99 releases his debut album ネオ東京 (Neo Tokyo) through Keats Collective. Neo Tokyo shared a lot of similar qualities to Hit Vibes but used primarily Japanese city pop samples.

Soon both albums and the release of the FFF(FUTURE FUNK FRIDAY) compilation lead to the internet adopting the term "Future Funk" and acknowledging it as a subgenre of vaporwave.

Artzie Music
One year later the community begins to grow on Bandcamp. Artists such as Rollergirl, SUPERSEX420, LANCASTER, コンシャスTHOUGHTS and more released their first projects in 2014. Created on September 1st, 2011, Artzie music began uploading visuals of retro inspired tracks. In 2013 Artzie began to dip its toes in the world of future funk and later in 2014 Artzie became the "self proclaimed "#1 Destination for Unique Music". Artzie Music developed the aestethic of future funk by creating visuals consisting of old anime, commercials and 80s clips. 80s anime soon put Artzie on the map. Shows such as Sailor Moon, Urusei Yatsura, Dirty Pair and Orange Road greatly shaped the aestethic of future funk. Some famous producers using these shows include Yung Bae, Desired and Night Tempo.