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Peter Beaver sent a sound clip of the Raj 45 seen below, and I realized I needed to do a post of these subgenres of soul. The whole issue of what belongs in which catagory becomes very difficult when dealing with these sounds.
You may have noticed I used the term “black disco” it’s the best description I can think of for tracks that are rhythmically similar to disco but have distinct characteristics ie more syncopation, and “funky” changes that differentiate them from traditional disco cuts. Of course as the name implies they are mostly made by black artists.
Modern soul is even harder to define. For me it is a catch all for any track that doesn’t fit into the other 2 catagories. I know the traditional definition is based on late 70’s Northern Soul spins, but I have to put it into a contemperary context. It’s also sometimes used to describe all “later” soul tracks.
Late sound funk is just funk rhythms with the addition of new musical instruments and trends during the 70’s, like slap bass, vocoders, and synths. There is also a tendency to “square up” the rhythm on these cuts less Meters, and more Funkadelic. All of these trends in homemade music were highly influenced by popular music. Of course all of the terms are subjective, and I’m sure anyone could further subdivide these catagories.
So after that long winded preface here’s some examples.

Something Inside-Raj
Everybody’s on a trip -Garden of Eden
Get Up and Dance-Brothers by Choice
Love Crave-Larry Mayfield
Le Beat-Lo End