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This document discusses the rise of electronic dance music (EDM) from the 1990s to the present. It outlines key developments like music becoming untethered from physical formats, the influence of reality television, and the declining relevance of the traditional music industry. Genres like techno, trance, drum'n'bass, and dubstep emerged from clubs and raves in the 1990s and utilized electronic-only instrumentation, with many current pop hits now influenced by these styles.
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- 2. Events: 2001-2012 • Economy •Politics • Foreign affairs
- 3. Developments in Music,2000 to present • Music freed from physical constraints • Reality television • Relevance of music “industry” in decline • New Internationalism
- 4. Techno • Emerging fromthe club scene – Drug of choice: MDMA (“ecstacy”) – Raves • Often completely electronic • International appeal • Prodigy: “Firestarter,” 1996 https://youtu.be/BgYi-fmi9tkhttps://youtu.be/BgYi-fmi9tk
- 5. Electronic Dance Music •Almost every current pop hit owes something to these styles, derived from “house” and “techno” of the 1990s • The Amen Break • Trance: mid-1990s – B.B.E., “Seven Days and One Week,” 1996 • Drum’n’bass/Jungle: mid-1990s – Adam F, “Circles,” 1995 • Dubstep: late-1990s – Shackleton, “Naked,” 2006
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- #3 Economy: recession, growth, recession “bubbles” in dot-com and housing Great Recession: 2008 Politics: George W. Bush, president 2001-2009 Barack Obama, president 2009-present Highly partisan politics Debate about the scope and role of government Foreign affairs Reaction to September 11, 2001 attacks “War on Terrorism”
- #4 Music freed from physical constraints Music increasingly accessed as digital files Professional-grade equipment in amateur hands “audience of one” Reality television Relevance of music “industry” in decline p2p networks Online sales Self-publication and self-promotion New Internationalism
- #5 Repetitive electronic dance music, emerging from the club scene Drug of choice: MDMA (“ecstacy”) Raves Often completely electronic with few live musicians Highly international appeal Prodigy: “Firestarter,” 1996
- #6 Almost every current pop hit owes something to these styles, derived from “house” and “techno” of the 1990s The Amen Break Trance: mid-1990s Jam & Spoon, “The Age of Love,” 1993 Drum’n’bass/Jungle: mid-1990s Adam F, “Circles,” 1995 Dubstep: late-1990s Shackleton, “Naked,” 2006