Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.konknyc.com/ www.konknyc.com -rsb- - years active: 1981 -- 1988 - past members: perkin diaz heather earnest tomas doncker barnes joe gallant katie taylor daniel sadownick al - caption: konk city , circa 1983 on the rooftop of danceteria in new york - origin: new york city , new york , united states - label: 99 , rough trade , 4th & b ' way records records , soul jazz , sleeping bag records , -lsb- http://www.unleashedmusic.com/ , unleashed music -rsb- dog brothers records , celluloid records - genre: no wave , afro-punk , electro , funk - name: konk - background: group_or_band - image: konk flares.jpg - current members: dana gillis jonny sender angel quinones vlcek geordie gillespie richard edson shannon dawson scott Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of konk -lrb- band -rrb- .
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formed in 1980 in new york city , konk was a band that emerged during a period marked by the post-punk/new wave and disco scenes which were prevalent at the time .konk won the attention of both scenes by playing a hybrid of the two musical styles which involved the blending of a new wave attitude with the carefree nature of disco 's dance crowd .konk 's musical influences ranged from afrobeat , jazz , and funk to hip hop .given these influence konk 's style is noted as being highly percussive , and containing simple , yet strong , backing bass lines .as part of new york 's post-punk dance scene they regularly played alongside groups such as liquid liquid , bush tetras , esg , the peech boys and the lounge lizards .they have been featured in a recent book by david byrne and others on the new york post-punk scene .