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