It all started in 1970 with a German group called KRAFTWERK! A dozen bands arrived and spent four years experimenting with electronic devices such as the Minimoog, the ARP Odyssey and the EMS Synthi AKS and inventing their own devices. In 1974 they released the classic album “Autobahn”. This album contained the world’s first 22-minute title track which contained the “Motorik hit” that he was most famously known for. “IV/ IV” (“Four Tables”). Kraftwerk pushed the boundaries to the next level and produced some classics such as Radio-Action (1975), Express Trans-Europe (1977), Man-Machine (1978), Model (1978) Computer World (1981) and each. , Tour de France (1983). Unknown to them at the time, they had become the greatest influence on all Dance Music genres and DJs.
In the middle of the 70’s, “Funk” and “R’n’B” with the bang of the “4/4 beat” were made in only parties and parties, it was called “DISCO” and was made around the globe, but mainly in America and Italy. The party-people of the world loved the new sound and in 1977 in New York the infamous “STUDIO 54”, the world first. The ‘big club has opened its doors! These disco sounds lead into the eighties and its emerging soul scene. Studio 54 closed its doors in 1986.
New York Invented “HIP-HOP” in 1977 when Clive “Kool Herc” Campbell was a DJ in the Bronx talking poetry and sayings were placed over background music, turntables and p.a systems, for example in basketball courts where they followed suit. . Keith Wiggins aka Cowboys introduced the word Hip-Hop in 1978. In 1979 Sugarhill Gang released his first ever Hip-Hop record with “Rapper’s< /a> Beats were made more exquisite by “Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five”. “In 1981, it was released for the first time to give a scratch record in the country. For many, the notable hit of the group was “The Message” (1982). New York saw Todd Terry produce his unique style in the late 80’s. Hip- collecting. The sound jumps and it with mingling with the sound of disco, one of the founders of house music was going to be New York.
“HOUSE MUSIC” is a style of electronic music that first became popular in the mid-1980s. House Music has its origins in Chicago Disco Music and takes its name from the sound of warehouse parties. “House” has been re-named as an abbreviation of “CELLA”. The first eighties saw the disc and electronic music merged into one. Pianos, vocals, strings, and synthesizers and bass lines created the sound. Kraftwerk’s “Motorik Beat”, a four-by-four simulated kick drum using a Roland TR-808 became a House Music standard forever!
In 1984 in Chicago a group of people formed and experimented with the sound of that four-four (four to the floor) kick drum and sounds from the revolutionary “Roland TR-909”, “TR-707”, “TR.-727 and “TB-303 ” (analog units that would produce loads of noise and drum samples) House music was created. Early House recordings were “On and On” by Jesse Saunders, Jamie Prince and Frankie Knuckles “Your Love”, which is considered the first of all electronic House songs ever. Chip E. is “The Jack Trax” song “Domus Est” and “Time to Jack”, which used complex rhythms, simple baseline, sampling technology and minimal vocals. This minimal vocal sound is the first form of “ACID HOUSE” by the likes of Phuture produced the classic “Acid Trax” (the first ever Acid House track) and producer Marshall Jefferson. But Chicago stayed at his roots creating classic House songs with more classic anthems like Frankie Knuckles’ “Whistle” and Marshall Jefferson’s “Move Your Body, Lord of the Fingers.” Can You Feel?” and Jungle Brothers’ “I’ll Make You Home”.
TECHNO is a style of electronic dance music popular in the late 80’s. Techno takes its origin from the Euro-synthesizer-based sound and with the sound of Chicago House, the collision of both with futuristic and fictional references is what made this ‘Detroit Techno’.
1981 in the USA Detroit, saw schoolmates Derek Mai, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Eddie Fowlkes moved by the sound of electronic music produced by Kraftwerk in Germany and Art Of Noise and Gary Newman in Britain. Armed with a Roland ‘TR’ synthesizer module and a Roland TR 909 drum machine they started playing. a new way of discovering electronic music in the likes of small wooden meeting rooms and YMCA halls. In 1984 John Atkins produced under Cybotron and released songs like “Clara” and “Techno City”. “Clear” is considered the first ever Detroit Techno song and John Atkins coined the word ‘Techno’ at the same time as Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson hooks up with the Chicago culture club scene that inspired his musical creations.In 1987 Derrick May under the alias Rhythim produced the first The classic Techno song “Strings of Life” by Frankie Knuckles, created by Derrick Maii, was produced by Roland TR 909! and DJ talents such as Paul van Dyke and Westbam.After the Berlin Wall came down in late 89, the Techno scene in Germany was like the “RAVE” scene in Germany came out, LFO -“LFO” (1989), “Orbital -“Chime” (1990). Also inspiring Techno Dj’s were: C. J. Bolland (Sweet Sugar), Carl Cox (first ever DJ to mixtape 3), Darren Emerson and Laurent Garnier.
HOUSE, TECHNO and HIP-HOP led the way in Dance Music for a decade all these sounds until 1988’s dance music noise for ‘RAVING’ in the UK!!
But just before that explosion, the UK felt the House scene with the import of the classic Chicago tunes mentioned above. In 1985 “T-Coy” (Mike Pikering) produced the first UK House music tracks. The UK then witnessed its first ever House top charting number 1 with “Jack Your Body” by Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley in 1987. This inspired British group MARRS to produce what is believed to be the classic “Pump Volume”. first in the U.K. number one of the other poems contain examples. Other early British classics were Bomb The Bass – Beat Dis (1987) Theme from S’Express by S’ Express (1988), Coldcut featuring Yazz – Doctorin’ Home (1988), and “Pacific” – 808 State. (1989). This was already leading to the explosion of the Acid House Rave generation in the U.K.
‘Rave up’! Smiley Faces, Glouc Sticks, Posse Whistle, Non-stop Beats and 24 Hour Party, wrap up the iconic days of Acid House between 1987-1993 in the U.K! Acid House got its name from Chicago in 1985 when an outfit called Phuture produced a track called “Acid Trax”. Only USA Acid House and the U.K took it over. This was the best hour of Acid House and a milestone in the history of the UK dance scene with the impact of the first seminal clubs – Shoom, Future, Trip, Land of Oz and The Hacienda. This bringing media and public outrage has not been seen since Punk Rock.
The ‘Hacienda’ icon is Manchester (UK) this famous nightclub was opened in 1982 by ‘Factory Records’ (THAE TONY WILSON) and the 80’s band New Order (BLUE MONDAY -1983!) and in the early years it was
In 1986, the club changed live acts from bands to DJ, primarily with Mike Pickering. Then joining him in the mix was Jon DaSilva and Graeme Park. The venue became the first in the UK to play a House Music party for the U.K people.
By 1988, riding the Rave wave culture and drugs Elation (or ‘E’), became a club. famous not only in Manchester (‘Madchester’ as it is commonly called) but throughout the world! Although they achieved many benefits, the increased awareness of drugs in the media, the club closed in 1991. However, it re-opened a little with extra security, but due to increased gang warfare, the doors were closed for the last five years in 1997.
Not just Manchester, the same spirit was found in clubs in Glasgow, Liverpool, Cardiff, London and Bristol. In fact every club in the UK was actually trying to get into Ibiza Island in late 1987, he had seen clubs like Pacha (which was open in 1973!) and Amnesia playing a mix of Techno and House DJs. Danny Rampling and Paul Oakenfold have been drawn to UK music clubs. Danny Rampling opened ‘Shoom’ south of the River Thames who adopted the famous ‘Smiley Face’. Two weeks later, Paul Oakenfold holds the premiere of “Future” in the “Heaven” room, a huge club in London’s Charing Cross, owned by Richard Branson. In 1988 Oakenfold ran ‘Spectre’ from a harbor club later renamed ‘Hand Of Oz Nights’ for legal reasons! Here in 1989 Jimmy Cauty and Dr Alex Paterson founded the ‘environmental house’. Dj as Orb returned then played music from Brian Eno, Pink Floyd to reggae to 70’s rock and added samples from what animals to planes and trains! From Paterson and Cauty’s studio sessions at the “Transcentral” studio, came The Orb’s “Tripping On Sunshine”, and Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond’s KLF album “Chill Out” (1990), the first Ambient House album. Alex Paterson went on to create a 22-minute album of “huge, ever-growing Brain Beating rules from the Ultraworld Center”, which featured a sampling of Minnie Riperton’s “Lovin’ You”, and a 40-minute “Blue Room”. Ambient House Music Ambient combining elements of acid house and ambient music mainly down to post-raves. This leads to the threshold of Trance by KLF (Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty), if you know that the classics “What time is love?”, “3 a.m. forever” and “Last Train to Trancentral” all had “pure Trance” mixes.
Back to 1987 and Pump Up the Volume by M/A/R/R/S was a UK produced record based on house beats with samples and it was big on the dance floor and it wasn’t long before club support was pushing it up the charts, where it was Number 1 for three It lasted for weeks! This led to the “summer of love” in 1988/9. A Guy called Gerald “Voodoo Ray” (1989), became a huge club anthem and a big UK chart hit. Another notable top 40 chart was D-Mob’s “We Call It Acid,” who kicked off the club song “Aciieeeed”! and Jolly Roger’s “Acid Man”- which the BBC banned due to it’s views on drugs!
It’s been rocked by the inner club as major power venues, fields / warehouses / warehouses filled with LSD and ecstasy pill popping Ravers all over the country! These illegal parties saw the event of Dj’s playing with their ‘Sound Systems’. There will be great events and competitions between the organizers to see who can put on the best show and have the best acts playing! Created by Tony Colston-Hayter Park; other great raves were Genesis, World Dance (Anton Le Pirate), Energy and Helterskelter.
These raves included laser light shows and fun fairs. A typical Raver dressed in oversized clothes with plenty of ‘Smiley’, Kickers trainers and sticks from must! The location of these events was a secret until an hour or so before the start. Meeting points will be made through radio stations. Common venues include fields from the M25 orbital, rockers from their summer in Ibiza- returning on a straight plane, straight to flexing!
The police who, at any opportunity, ‘Bust’ the Rave and block it, when arresting someone who could not escape, are more closely monitored! To avoid this, organizers like Raindance held ‘Legal Raves’, but not as hard as ‘Illegal Raves’! Come the early 90’s there was a mix of legal and illegal raves across the U.K. Basically illegal Raves were being busted and a trend to make money from legal Raves were becoming the norm by 1992. To note few of the great legal Rave authors were Dreamscape , Raindance, Fantazia, Eclipsis and even Helerskelter turned to legal delusions! Although legal, I mean not strictly true, as tickets were sold, the amount that went in was double sometimes triple, and the drugs are still being carried around. So there are in the fields and warehouses around the town, the police still busted raves, sometimes with luck, sometimes not. The UK government were trying every trick in their power to shut down every Rave in the country. This started the wave of taking Rave inside, the first ever indoor Rave club opened in 1991, that “Eclipsis” in Coventry, Dj Sasha and Carl Cox as play sets Silly Laws were enacted and the perpetrators were arrested and fined as soon as the Rave opened, which also included legal action. Don’t forget the madness! This continued seriously from 1991 until 1993, when enough was enough and the government’s stupidest bill was going to be ever more so later on! It seemed that no one could own a rave, it was almost impossible to get a license until the emergence of ‘The Universe’ which indeed held the biggest raves! In 1993 with 40,000 ravers the ‘Tribal Congregation’ was held. This is going to be the last Rave ever as we know it! They were all going to plan until an act called “PRODIGY” played their part. Half way through a local council backed Rave with the police closed down, this was due to the high and increasing sound levels!!!!
Which brings me to the most stupid law in the UK- the Criminal Justice Bill. This law is now in place as a new act passed in Parliament in 1994. They raved about the new clause, defining a “rave” as 100 or more people dancing outside to music “comprising a very repetitive beat.” The new police powers include the right to detain anyone they believe to be unlawfully raving and the right to publish audio recordings. -music-artists”>Music artists, like Prodigy’s song “Their Law”, was written in direct response to the request. The content of the album Prodigy Album “Music for the Jilted Generation” is read “How can the people having a good time stop being controlled by a child? Fight this bol***ks” song lyrics “f*ck them and their law”! Acid House music in the UK was already dead! Dreamscape and Helter skelter still managed to get licensed with Happy Hardcore Dance Music, but they’re nowhere near the scale other than Acid Life !
But in the darkness of the revolution, the clubs were built to accommodate several hundred groups of clubs in one place safely and to observe the law so that they would not be closed at any moment. The organizers saw an opportunity to make money from the followers of different types of House music, leading to the birth of the Super Club, clubs that hold some 3,000 clubs. There were Techno clubs, Trance/Ambient and even Acid/Rave clubs in the offerings of public tastes. The first main competitors were Ministry of Health (London), Cream (Liverpool), Pacha (Ibiza and London) and later Renaissance (Small Northern Town-Mansfield). These superclubs gave the clubs what they wanted: somewhere to dance all night at 130 beats per minute. But the clubs have progressed further, turning themselves into a slick, corporate, neckwear brand with their own logos, resident DJs, records /a> and various paraphernalia. Clubbers could buy music, house drinks, clothes, magazines, lifestyle, and with it a sense of group identity. What more brand could be recreated at any time, which took these international clubs.
Meanwhile, back in Chicago, New York and Detroit, the scene had not yet progressed beyond a small number of clubs, but the distinct sound of House Music was growing in popularity and was perfected by the early to mid 90’s Garage house. They did not follow the path of Acid House and its name was derived from the club ‘Paradisi Garage’, where the likes of Adeva produced the classic “In and about my life”. Collecting a lot of styles from Hip-Hop, Ragga and Latin he introduced this genre of new house wave, namely Tribal House, Progressive House and Funky House. This new House Scene was inspired by Dj’s and remixers like Junior Vasquez (remixed tracks for the likes of Britney Spears to the Spice Girls) and “Little” Louie Vega (Masters At Work with Kenny “Dope” Gonzales). Todd Terry who was involved in New York starting with the classic “The Weeknd” in 1988, later went on to produce the classics “Somthin Goin’ On” and “Sumthin”. Other great New York DJs and remixers sufacing were Erick Morillo (hey like Reel 2 Reel “So Move”, Roger Sanchez (classic track/video “Another Chance”), and Danny Tenaglia.
In the UK, the mix of culture made its way to the sound of “Tungle” or ‘Drum and Bass’ with SL2’s “In A Ragga plan” and more of a Hiphop beat called “Breakbeat Hardcore” had “Bouncer” from kicks like Mule produced. These new House genres were considered short because the combination of both sounds fused to UK ‘Garage’. From such 187 lockdown-“Gunman” increased and by the middle to 90 acts late, such as The Artful Dodger (“Re -Rewind” featuring Craig David), Dj Luck and Mc Neat (“A Small Bit Of Luck”) and Double-99 (“Rip Grove”) were dissecting the scene after the fall of Acid House. Loving Acid House unaccustomed to the rhythms of Garage’s obnoxious “Four-to-the-Floor beats” of the Rave scene. So the Ibiza house scene grew even bigger when the raver put on the crazy shoes and got on the plane! But so did the Garage lover as Ibiza came to host House and Techno, Ayia Napa on the island of Cyprus became the destination of the Garage scene.
Clubs and supporters went from strength to strength until the first 00 catering for each club’s choice in the Dance Music category. Clubbers were spoiled for choice, House, Techno, Garage and Trance/ambient, but a significant factor was the lower demand for acid House between 95′-03′. Has the acid sound been lost forever?
During this time many new genres of dance music were born notably in 1992 with “Progressive Dance” in which the offshoots were created from the three main dance parents, “Trance”, “House” and “Breakbeat”. By the mid to late 90’s “Progressive House” and “Progressive Trance” had emerged as one of the dominant genres of Dance Music. These styles formed the basic formula of modern House music as we know it!
See the list towards the end for more information on the different types of dance music. It’s lucky!!
Artists such as Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Robert Miles, ATB and Paul Oakenfold have come to the fore as producers and remix artists. By the early 2000’s, Progressive Trance remained a huge industry, but had splintered into very different genres. Some have said that Music went back to where industrial music was in 1977, before Punk broke out. Something new was happening and some of the artists who had created the Trance sound in the early and mid 90’s had left Trance completely in favor of more underground sounds.
Since about 2003, Dj organizers and organizers had re-emerged, they decided to kick off a more underground scene and there were signs of revival in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit and other racially-mixed states, as well as in the UK, Canada. Scandinavia, Italy and Germany. It was the key to the re-invention of House Music. In Western-europe in 2003 ‘Electro House’ was born and grew to become one of the most famous electronic dance genres. today’s music Stylistically, Four on the Floor combines harmonically rich analog basslines, abrasive high-pitched leads and occasional piano or string beats. The tempo being 120 to 133 bpm. Dirty House is a derivative of Electro House, which is more commercial in its appeal and more vocal in its style. For this was the restoration of “Acid House with vocals” in today’s modern form! From artists such as David Duriez and Steve Lawler in the first wave and up to the present day single body “Yeah Yeah” was the 2006 BBC Radio 1 and Ibiza song of the year! Love don’t let me” by David Guetta (Citroen’s t.v advert) was huge for ‘Electro Domo’ to name a few.
Also emerging in 2003 was ‘Tech House’, a mix of original House and Techno. Domo Tech uses the same structure as Domo. Elements from Techno are shorter, harder and often distorted kicks, fast hi-pits, and more synth or Acid synth melodies sounding out of the TB-303, including the crackle of raw electronics from square wave oscillators. Artists associated with Tech-house are Mr. C (Ex Shamen), Jean F. Cochois aka The Timewriter (working with the likes of Mike Oldfield, and Fidelis), Dave Mothersole (DJ) and Ian Pooley (“Heke” and “Celtic Cross” ) to name a few. This will be the voice of today’s underground Techno!
So here we are until this day, Electronic Chorus Music is a part of our life. Surprisingly though, a high number of remixes have been made from older tunes by either new artists or new artists. For example, in 2005 a reformation of the first ever Techno anthem-‘Strings For Life’ was released by Soul. Clubs are increasingly returning to the style of warehouses, rather than the luxurious interior design of late 90s viewers. The music itself saw the support of young people who were not even born when they became wildly popular. Genuine illegal parties throughout the UK have continued to this day with licensed parties using venues all over the abandoned quarry. I repeat the warehouses and the damned night clubs and even the use of fields! The rise of the internet has helped communication become much wider and easier with texts/mobile phones resulting in growing interests and parties, but at the same time creating a police effect. It’s not the same as the 88/89 Rave culture, but it’s certainly a scene that has deep roots.
The end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008 saw the rise of the popular UK garage plant, called “Bassline”. Artists such as Matt Farley, Delinqent’s “My Spare”, T2’s “Heartbroken” and Wideboys’ “Snowflake”, reaching mainstream charts contributed to the “new” UK Garage sound after the fall of the “old” UK Garage sound.
In the UK, Ministry of Sound, Cream, Pacha and Renaissance are still in power with the governments and brands. They hold unique gigs/clubs nationwide and are supported by the best superstar Dj’s around the world. The Sound Ministry also has its own magazine and t.v station! Big guns from Gatecrasher have joined the UK over the years and host a two-day event each year called ‘Gatecrasher Summer Sound System. The cream hosts a weekend event famously called ‘Creamfields’ and the event was also held in Poland and central Europe in 2008! Globally once a collection of legend raves still hold close to the old days. There was a ‘revamped Village Dance’ at Glastonbury, seven arenas; Ravers are more hungry than ever right now. The same is said of the reading festival. Ibiza is still the world’s biggest dance party destination holding the biggest parties in the summer months of the year. Germany still holds a legendary outdoor event – the ‘Love Parade’. Barcelona outdoor entertainment festival ‘Sonar’ and ‘Spring Festival’ Holland watch ‘Dance Valley’, Other European Destinations in The DJ album became bigger every year in Mykonos, a small island in Greece that quickly became the biggest new attraction for clubs. Every year between April and September these three clubs: – Cavo Paradiso (capacity for 3000 and David Morales always holds his birthday here in July), Mykonos Space and Paradise Club have the worlds top superstar Dj spinning their stuff. He has become a who’s who of the Dj world and also of so many celebrities returning each year to their private parties!
It’s not just that Europe has been reviving the dance scene for years; Australia plays host to the famous ‘Earth’, which has been taking the event around the world since 2009. We also hold a festival in Oz Sydney “We Love the Sound of Sydney” and a Global Rave gathering in Melbourne. Canada has the return of the monster ‘Mutek Festival’ in various locations around Montreal. Meanwhile, in the USA, they still enjoy their rock and alternative music more heavily but the support of Dance Music is still popular. among the followers Indeed, let’s not forget the huge American glitzy event every year – ‘The Miami Winter Dance Event’, which has grown from strength to strength. It is the biggest event in the world to host the dance scene for professionals such as artists, DJs, labels, producers, promoters, radio and media. It lasts one week and the annual International Dance Music Awards are held here with 50 different award categories. It attracts around 62,000 event participants from 70 countries and boasts around 2,211 artists and presents performances from the world’s top DJs at 147 venues! This is a really great time to not miss an event for the dance scene. Also coming from America every year the fire Man held at Black Rock Desert- Nevada. This is a headtrip for 42,000 mental where something in this week hippie luxuriates in the desert; opportunities to find or destroy you! Detroit, the founders of Technonia, not forgotten, hold an event every year to celebrate their invention. Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival is a showcase for all genres of House/Techno music and new found future sounds too.
So there you have it, the history of dance music from the 1970s to the present day.
Is Dance Music Dead?
No chance!
My opinion is “He’s been knocked down, but he gets up again and he’ll never be crushed”!!
The event there, is growing in popularity every year and kids are held in the streets reviving the culture of 88/89 days and trying to re-live the events that followed. The music itself is becoming more and more popular and it caters to different tastes. The attraction of becoming a superstar DJ is great as it comes from affordable and advanced technology on the open market. The media brought it back to the mainstream again, young people want more clubs and special events to watch their players play during the week from their idyllic game. Dj also paved the way for VDJ, a Dj who now controls the visual from the instrument and the music. There are now around 100 Dance festivals celebrated across the world, with some organizers trying to create the best they can on these days. 2008 saw the Prodigy and the Chocolate Chemical Brothers at the same Chorea festival, this talent has not been seen since the 90’s. Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body (2008 Remix) was released earlier this year, 21 years after the original. The band are returning to their roots with Ambiente sound and still putting on a huge sound/amazing sound and Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty still continue to explore new paths in music and the art world together. Bill just released a book he titled “17” about his choral production where there is no record released and he doesn’t use beats/rhythms or lyrics/words in any way! Oh and how can I forget that ‘Kraftwerk’, inventors and inspirations for all of us, has never stopped since 1970, that’s 38 years! In the last couple of years there has been an increase in remixes or new versions by original artists of tracks that were released two decades ago and above! Look around more and more adverts for “anthems” and “best ever” dance albums etc. etc. Superclubs are putting on more events around the country/club due to increased demand and promotions. I believe the electronic dance scene has come full circle, so get ready for the dance of your life! With us ‘old skool ravers’, welcome back!
