harlley
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Hi There!
Well, I didn't know where to put this question, so I figure "electronic music" would be the place...
These days, Hiphop music is everywhere. This american genre is spreading all over the world, and many countries adopt this style in your native music, creating some variations. Just the way House Music did 15 years ago.
But, wait: House music grew in similar situation of Hiphop, and now seems to go nowhere. And since I'm a House Music fan and don't like Hiphop at all, I was wondering about the up and down of House. So, here's some statements:
1 - House music born underground. At certain moment it was assimiled by mainstream. So, just like Disco, everyone wanted a House remix. But Hiphop got mainstream too (very "heavy" mainstream). So what's the point?
2 - Altough House still exist, it certain isn't the most popular genre of Dance Music nowadays. It lost space for Techno, Trance, and of course, Drum'n Bass. Note I'm not speaking about "Hard House", UK Garage, Speed Garage, Progressive House, etc.. I think these styles are a bit more "techno-ish".
3 - America gave life to electronic Dance Music. Now America seems indiferent to the electronica boom in European music. If a guy was presented to Electronica today, maybe it wouldn't believe it was born in Chicago / Detroit.
4 - In United States, people seem to be very interested in "ego-heavy" and polemic artists, like most rappers tend to be. House music, like most other electronic genres, have the Kraftwerk stetic, that is, faceless artists behind electronic equipment putting singles with dozens of aliases.
What I'm trying to say is: Hiphop and House music have similar history, but only Hiphop proves to win the time / mainstream test.
Please, feel free to disagree, and give some insights about it. I really would like to see you talking about it.
Peace!
Well, I didn't know where to put this question, so I figure "electronic music" would be the place...
These days, Hiphop music is everywhere. This american genre is spreading all over the world, and many countries adopt this style in your native music, creating some variations. Just the way House Music did 15 years ago.
But, wait: House music grew in similar situation of Hiphop, and now seems to go nowhere. And since I'm a House Music fan and don't like Hiphop at all, I was wondering about the up and down of House. So, here's some statements:
1 - House music born underground. At certain moment it was assimiled by mainstream. So, just like Disco, everyone wanted a House remix. But Hiphop got mainstream too (very "heavy" mainstream). So what's the point?
2 - Altough House still exist, it certain isn't the most popular genre of Dance Music nowadays. It lost space for Techno, Trance, and of course, Drum'n Bass. Note I'm not speaking about "Hard House", UK Garage, Speed Garage, Progressive House, etc.. I think these styles are a bit more "techno-ish".
3 - America gave life to electronic Dance Music. Now America seems indiferent to the electronica boom in European music. If a guy was presented to Electronica today, maybe it wouldn't believe it was born in Chicago / Detroit.
4 - In United States, people seem to be very interested in "ego-heavy" and polemic artists, like most rappers tend to be. House music, like most other electronic genres, have the Kraftwerk stetic, that is, faceless artists behind electronic equipment putting singles with dozens of aliases.
What I'm trying to say is: Hiphop and House music have similar history, but only Hiphop proves to win the time / mainstream test.
Please, feel free to disagree, and give some insights about it. I really would like to see you talking about it.
Peace!