Disco really did not invent the wheel, and all dance styles after it should not be tagged post-disco. Disco takes its own place as a descendent of many other styles. Disco? Post-soul. Post-pop. Post R&B. Post-Motown. Post-...
So, how did "House" get its name? There are several answers to that!
Was it named after Frankie Knuckles' disco, The Warehouse? The Warehouse played disco, Philly soul, and other music, but in the early 1980s some patrons were apparently referring to the disco/soul music heard there as "house", simply because it was heard at the WareHOUSE! Did this name then pin itself on to the new Chicago music, the first true House sounds, later?
Was it thus named because some people were producing these new sounds using machines in their own homes in the early to mid 1980s?
There are other theories, but it's really of no consequence. The origins of the name are actually quite blurred, and perhaps the "House" tag originated from more than one source.
Was it thus named because some people were producing these new sounds using machines in their own homes in the early to mid 1980s?
There are other theories, but it's really of no consequence. The origins of the name are actually quite blurred, and perhaps the "House" tag originated from more than one source.
Frankie Knuckles said: "Kraftwerk were main components in the creation of house music in Chicago. Back in the early '80s, I mixed our '80s Philly sound with the electro beats of Kraftwerk and the electronic body music.'
But we were not yet home at House. The release of various 'winky wonky' (my phrase) synths and sound machines in the early to mid 1980s would have a huge influence on democratising who could easily produce music as they became affordable (or could be bought second hand), and the House sound.
Blasting out of mid-'80s Chicago, the brand new sound of House became increasingly prevalent and popular. The first House track to chart in the UK was Jack Your Body by Steve "Silk" Hurley in 1986.
This new popular music genre depended greatly on the new and affordable technology on which music could be made in the early-to-mid 1980s. And, as Frankie Knuckles himself said: '
Blasting out of mid-'80s Chicago, the brand new sound of House became increasingly prevalent and popular. The first House track to chart in the UK was Jack Your Body by Steve "Silk" Hurley in 1986.
This new popular music genre depended greatly on the new and affordable technology on which music could be made in the early-to-mid 1980s. And, as Frankie Knuckles himself said: '
This was the beginning of what would become House.
So, good things did come from the 80s, the decade so many people like to priggishly revile!
So, good things did come from the 80s, the decade so many people like to priggishly revile!
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment