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American House vs European House
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| Dj Pluviose |
I've noticed that American house music, like the classic Chicago original sound in the 80s sounds rather different than European house.
Correct me if I'm wrong anywhere here, from here on I'll speak based on some insightful assumptions.
If I am not mistaken, the classic American house music sound had more funk and some soul to it? In some ways it resembles oldskool hip hop and some even disco and some jazz into it. Some American house music barely uses any electronica instruments at all, when we look at Marshall Jefferson's "Move Your Body" that is a track that is mostly composed of classical instruments.
However, if we look at other prime examples of American house, such as "Bobby Konders - Nervous Acid (1989)" we can see that it was one of the first acid tracks ever, and the for the longest time I thought that Europeans were the guys who made acid. I was so used to hearing European EDM use acid in these robotic, spacey, mysterious-like tracks that I thought acid belonged to the Europeans.
When I finally actually listened to this track, I could tell by the beat that it is American made. There is a bit of that 80s hip hop/disco funk sound to it. I'm talking about the beat not the acid part.
So here's my question.... does the classic American house music sound focus more on funk, soul, disco, and hip hop-like sounds? Whereas in comparison to European house, I've only noticed that Europeans have a different twist on it. Wasn't it Europeans who made it sound more futuristic, more techno, more "robotic" and computerish?
Sorry I'm young but I am really fascinated about learning the whole spectrum of it all. |
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| Floorfiller |
when you think about the history of american electronic music, you really need to think about it in terms of two locations. Detroit and Chicago.
When it comes to soulful, funky sounds that is typically identified with Chicago House. This sound would be a little more funk and disco inspired.
In the other city, Detroit, Techno introduced the more robotic, futuristic sounds you are referring to and in many ways grows out of the electro sounds of the early 80's.
the acid house sound that you referred to actually comes out of chicago as apart of the house movement.
both of these movements had a lot of influence on europe in the late eighties. the british in particular were really fond of acid house and you see a lot of that influence in their early scene (summer of love etc.)
i dunno that is a very brief explanation of how i see things.
there are actually some really good documentaries on this stuff on youtube if you just go there and search history of house or history of techno you'll probably find them. |
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| Dj Pluviose |
Holy . I thought the Europeans came up with Techno. What does Detroit Techno sound like?? Wow I gotta check it out. It probably is a bit different than the Europeans right?
Whatever it is, it seems like Americans created it, and then the Europeans took it even further and mastered it. |
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| Sykonee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Pluviose
Holy . I thought the Europeans came up with Techno. What does Detroit Techno sound like?? Wow I gotta check it out. It probably is a bit different than the Europeans right?
Whatever it is, it seems like Americans created it, and then the Europeans took it even further and mastered it. |
Seriously? You honestly didn't know that? I'm trying to wrap my head around the logic of someone not knowing that.
Maybe ...maybe, some confusion over Kraftwerk's influence on techno, in that the German group was among the first to make electronic music with a rigid, robot rhythm, inspiring the earliest electro and techno producers, but beyond that... yeah. |
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| Floorfiller |
check these out. it should get you up to speed...
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| Chimney |
Was listening to this track when I clicked this thread. Kinda relevant...
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