| Dance-punk | |
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| Cultural origins |
Early 1980s New York, Manchester
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| Typical instruments | |
| Mainstream popularity | appeared in the late 90s but more popular in the early 00's |
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| Synthpunk New Rave |
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| New York, Manchester, Glasgow, London, Los Angeles | |
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| Punk-funk | |
Dance-punk (also known as disco-punk) is a term for an amalgamation of the conceptual elements and instrumentation of punk rock with the production techniques of dance musics, such as funk, dub, disco, electro, synthpop, house, and techno. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Electroclash is a style of Music that fuses Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an Synthpunk (also known as electropunk) is a Music genre invented by Damian Ramsey in 1999 as an attempt to retroactively identify a small sub-genre of punk New Rave (sometimes labelled Nu Rave or Neu Rave) is a term applied to several types of music that go from fusing elements of electronic, rock New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument House generally refers to a Shelter or Building that is a Dwelling or place for Habitation by Human beings. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s
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In the early 1980s, "dance-punk" described post-punk groups that had adopted a more rhythmic tempo, conducive to dancing. These bands were influenced by disco, funk, or any of the other dance musics popular at the time, as well as being anticipated by some of the 1970s work of David Bowie, Brian Eno, and Iggy Pop, and some recordings by the German groups referred to as Krautrock. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain British dance-punk groups of the 1980s included the Clash, Public Image Ltd., Gang of Four, New Order, the Slits, Billy Idol, the Fall, Killing Joke, the Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Sigue Sigue Sputnik. For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Public Image Ltd ( PiL) were an English musical group formed in 1978 by vocalist John Lydon, Guitarist Keith Levene Gang of Four are an English Post-punk group from Leeds. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook The Slits are a UK Punk rock band The quartet was formed in 1976 by members of the bands The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English rock The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979 The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 Sigue Sigue Sputnik is a British pop - Cyberpunk influenced band led by former Generation X bassist Tony James. New York City dance-punk included Material, the B-52's, Blondie, James Chance and the Contortions, Cristina Monet, ESG, Liquid Liquid, and Talking Heads. Material is a musical group formed in 1979 and led by Bass guitarist Bill Laswell. The B-52's originated as a New Wave Rock band formed in Athens Georgia, United States, in 1976 Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records One of the original Punk jazz groups of the New York No Wave scene the Contortions were led by saxophonist James Chance, aka James White Cristina Monet-Palaci (b 1959 known professionally as Cristina, is a singer and writer best known for her No Wave recordings made ESG (Emerald Sapphire and Gold are a band from the South Bronx, New York, U Liquid Liquid was a New York City Post-punk band that was active from 1980 to 1983. Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 Dance-punk scenes also developed in Germany (Neue Deutsche Welle), France (coldwave), and in Brazil. Neue Deutsche Welle ( New German Wave, often abbreviated NDW) was a genre of German music originally derived from Punk rock Coldwave or "ColdPop" initially referred to a French style of Post-punk and early Dark Wave music in the 1980s taking its cue from bands like Joy Early dance-punk has significant overlap with synthpop, electropop, new wave, and some Gothic rock. Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. The genre was generally disliked by American rock fans, as evinced by the Dead Milkmen's mocking "Instant Club Hit (You'll Dance To Anything)". The Dead Milkmen were a satirical punk band formed in 1983 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
Dance-punk is closely related to synthpunk such as the Screamers and Suicide, but these bands, while electronically inflected, are not danceable. Synthpunk (also known as electropunk) is a Music genre invented by Damian Ramsey in 1999 as an attempt to retroactively identify a small sub-genre of punk The Screamers were a Punk rock group active in the Los Angeles California area in the late 1970s Suicide is an American Rock music group intermittently active since 1971 and composed of Alan Vega ( Vocals) and Martin Rev ( Synthesizers
As techno became popular in the '80s and '90s, some post-punk bands became influenced by this genre. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s The Madchester groups of the late 1980s, such as the Happy Mondays, pursued a form of dance-punk inflected by the rave scene. Madchester was an Alternative rock genre that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s Happy Mondays are an English Alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. A rave (or rave party) is a term in use since the 1980s to describe Dance Parties (often all-night events This development was largely appropriated by Britpop groups, such as Blur, and to some degree by Big beat electronica. Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 Big beat (sometimes called chemical breaks) is a term deployed in the mid 1990s by the British music press to describe the music of The Chemical Brothers,
Dance-punk re-emerged in New York City in the late '90s with the work of the DFA label and groups such as LCD Soundsystem, !!!, and the Rapture. LCD Soundsystem is the musical project of producer James Murphy, co-founder of Dance-punk label DFA Records. The Rapture is a prophesied event in Christian eschatology, in which Christians will be gathered together at the return of Christ; even Christians who have died This scene had some overlap with electroclash. Electroclash is a style of Music that fuses The style was championed by rock- and punk-oriented bands such as Liars and Radio 4, as well as dance-oriented acts such as Out Hud. Liars is a four-piece American band consisting of Australian-born Angus Andrew (vocals/guitar Aaron Hemphill (percussion guitar synth Evan Shewchuk (maracas/xylophone and Julian Radio 4 is a band from Brooklyn who formed in 1999 They claim that their sound which has been described as " danceable punk," is "made in New Out Hud was an electronic band formed in 1996 in the Bay Area of California and later based in New York City. Other groups, such as !!! and The Rapture fell somewhere in the middle. The Rapture is a prophesied event in Christian eschatology, in which Christians will be gathered together at the return of Christ; even Christians who have died [1]There has since been a crystallization of musical forms within dance-punk, with Q and Not U exploring aspects of dance-punk, along with post-hardcore and other musical styles. Q and Not U was a Post-hardcore band from Washington DC, signed with Dischord Records. Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement
A recent British off-shoot of this branch is the newly-coined term new rave (evoking both new wave and rave). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located New Rave (sometimes labelled Nu Rave or Neu Rave) is a term applied to several types of music that go from fusing elements of electronic, rock A rave (or rave party) is a term in use since the 1980s to describe Dance Parties (often all-night events This genre includes such acts as Klaxons, New Young Pony Club, Hadouken! and SHITDISCO. Klaxons are a English Indie rock / Dance punk band based in London New Young Pony Club are a five piece indie / Electronica band from London, England. Hadouken! are a band based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The band formed after James Smith and Daniel "Pilau" Rice met at Leeds University. Shitdisco is a Dance-punk band from Glasgow, Scotland. They were formed in 2003 while studying at the Glasgow School of Art. New rave is a style of dance-punk with greater debt to the Madchester scene and stylistic affinities with rave music. Madchester was an Alternative rock genre that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s A rave (or rave party) is a term in use since the 1980s to describe Dance Parties (often all-night events
The DFA and its influence
DFA could be seen as the center of the dance-punk genre. DFA Records is an independent record label with an exclusive distribution deal with major record label EMI, launched in September 2001 by Mo' Wax co-founder As well as James Murphy's LCD Soundsystem the label is currently home to The Juan Maclean, Hot Chip (North America only), Shit Robot, Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom, Prinzhorn Dance School, Booji Boy High, Shocking Pinks, Holy Ghost!, Hercules & Love Affair, Still Going and Syclops. James Murphy may refer to James Murphy (electronic musician (born 1970 American Co-founder of DFA Jimmy Murphy (footballer (1910&ndash1989 John MacLean, also known as The Juan MacLean, is an American Electronic musician History Maclean was guitarist for the indie Dance-punk Hot Chip is a British Electropop band They have released three studio albums&mdash Coming on Strong, The Warning, and Prinzhorn Dance School are a band comprising Tobin Prinz and Suzi Horn Booji Boy is a character created in the early 1970s by American New Wave band Devo. Shocking Pinks are a band formed by Nick Harte and based in Auckland, New Zealand, although an incarnation of the band had existed previously in Christchurch
The dance-punk genre is somewhat of a resurgence of New York's underground scene circa 1978-1982. Rather than retread, however, the DFA have taken the live dance music of the time and infused the techniques and themes with a modern aesthetic--alternately faster, heavier, dubbier, noisier, and generally more intense than their influences. Noise rock (also known as noise punk) describes one variety of Post-punk Rock music that became prominent in the 1980s The DFA's trend towards live musicians and improvisation in dance music has spread in recent years to artists like Death From Above 1979, MSTRKRFT,Tussle, !!!, Out Hud, Moving Units and Tom Vek, and many established House producers have also begun to follow suit. Death from Above 1979 were a Toronto based Canadian Dance-punk duo MSTRKRFT (read as "Master-kraft" is an Electronic music group from Toronto ( The Beaches) Ontario, Canada who are Tussle is a four-piece band from San Francisco, started in 2001 Out Hud was an electronic band formed in 1996 in the Bay Area of California and later based in New York City. Moving Units is a Dance punk band from Los Angeles, California. Tom Vek is a self-taught Multi-instrumentalist musician from London, England. House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino
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Bibliography
Reynolds, Simon (2006). Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements Synthpunk (also known as electropunk) is a Music genre invented by Damian Ramsey in 1999 as an attempt to retroactively identify a small sub-genre of punk New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Noise rock (also known as noise punk) describes one variety of Post-punk Rock music that became prominent in the 1980s Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. Penguin. ISBN-10: 0143036726
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