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| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Enlighten me, is "electroclash" actually something else than just another fancy word made up by music media? |
Electroclash is a style of electronic music fusing elements of techno, punk and 80’s synth pop. Epitomised by a move away from the largely DJ-driven dance music of the 90’s towards a more performance-based format with a much stronger emphasis on lyrical content. Essential early influences include 80’s synth artists like Gary Numan, New Order, pre “Dare” Human League (eg: “Being Boiled”), The Normal with “Warm Leatherette” and the dark disco style of Giorgio Moroder. Aesthetically the movement owes much to the 80’s cult sci-fi film “Liquid Sky”.
The term “Electroclash” was coined (and copyrighted) by New York DJ Larry Tee who staged the first “Electroclash” festival in 2001 grouping together likeminded electro artists including Fisherspooner, A.R.E. Weapons, Adult., Peaches, Chicks on Speed and Ladytron. The term gained widespread currency that same year when established DJ Felix Da Housecat teamed up with the High Priestess of Electroclash, Miss Kitten to produce “Silver Screen - Shower Scene”, giving the movement it’s first worldwide smash hit.
Larry Tee’s act of copyrighting the term “Electroclash” appears to have alienated many artists who now furiously deny any association with it leading to some uncertainty of where the movement’s boundaries actually lie. This situation has been further compounded by later bandwagon jumpers latching on to the movement’s more obvious cliché’s (eg: vocoded vocals and lyrics about androids) resulting in some ridicule incurred by the independent artists being undeservedly heaped upon the wider movement.
Reconmended Listening:
* Larry Tee -The Electroclash Mix
* Fischerspooner - #1
* Ladytron - Light and Magic
* Miss Kitten and the Hacker - First Album
* Felix Da Housecat - Kittenz & Thee Glitz
* Adult. - Anxiety Always
* The Faint - Danse Macabre
Other producers who make electroclash include Benny Benassi, Ferry Corsten, Jeans Team, Fad Gadget, Legowelt, Bangkok Impact, Putsh '79, Ambra Red, Swayzak, Praga Khan, Luke Slater, Brian Zentz, John B, Adam Freeland, and Alan Braxe.
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With our electronic rhythms and the Armageddon Bass
Last edited by Radagast on Sep-19-2004 at 23:57
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