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Club Music
Background…- Following on from 1970s/80s
Disco
- Impact of technology = new genres
- House, techno, trance, garage, drum ‘n’ bass = electronic dance music
Music Technology…-Developed the techniques used in Disco music
Synthesizers Drum Machines Mixing Editing
(Name to remember: Tom Moulton)-Combining live instruments/vocals with electronic sounds
Samplers Sequencers - Previously heavy and expensive equipment became cheaper and more compact
Remixing… - Using elements of previously
released song to create a new composition
Extending Reworking Loop Overlay/Overdub
- Intended to extend the length of a track – 10+ minutes to…
Keep the dancers on the dance floor!
General Musical Style…
4/4Steady Tempo
Prominent electronic soundsStrong beat – emphasised by
drums and bassShort phrases
Repetitive sections
House…- First prominent style of electronic music- Originated during the late 1970s/early
1980s in Chicago- Spread to New York, Detroit and Europe- Famous clubs: Chicago – The
Warehouse (DJ Frankie Knuckles); New York – The Loft; Manchester – The Haçienda
A very full sound – orchestrated Eg. Chip E, Freemasons
House…Layered, complex drum kit patterns
(often snare/hand clap on 2nd/4th beats)
Busy hi-hat rhythm (open on off beats)
Limited bass lineVocals, bass riffs, harmonies
influenced by disco, soul, gospelJazz/Blues samples
(eg. Short trumpet melodies)
Techno…- Second half of the 1980s in
Detroit - ‘The Belleville Three’- Juan Atkins- Late 1980s – spread to Europe
Highly electronicFuturist themes and lyrics
Eg. Kraftwerk
Drum ‘n’ Bass…- Early 1990s- From Acid House (into Jungle)- Influence of more sophisticated
technology = manipulate beats more easily
Very fast temposFrenetic and complex drum patterns
MC - rappingStrong bass line
Syncopated beats Eg. Roni Size, Pendulum, Goldie
Garage…- US – house and techno-
influenced style; also evidence of gospel/soul influences
- UK – faster tempo than US to appeal to drum ‘n’ bass audiences
Eg. So Solid Crew