Friday, December 3, 2010

Musique Concrete / Electronic Music / Jungle Music /Techno Music

Musique Concrete was one that focused on exploring  natural/ambience sounds.
Follows like Robert Moog, invented synthesizers that tested music in forms of bits/bytes and allow turning of dials and knobs to create different sounds. This was a future form of electronic music, like Leon thermin made an invention named after himself, the theremin, which used oscillators and attenas that controlled movement of sound. No need to play a keyboard or touch the device. Wavelentghs and energy coming from the device measured the flow of sound by waving the hand. This instrument was a prime example of the future of electronic music.

During the mid to late 1900's, many riots like the ones in detroit were introduced. Mainly based on segregation and bias towards civil rights. A cult following of warehouse music was developed that referenced to electronic music, but create the rave, a hip hop/bebop type music that cause simulatanous rythmns and beats. This was a relief for many Americans and Europeans, who had stress and work. The rave/warehouse music was a stress relief, however drugs were introduced to create a better relief and a high for complete freedom and release.

Drugs became a big problem for both Americans and Europeans during the rave phase. However the difference between both groups is that americans used this electronic music as a release, Europeans used it for an art. This created jungle music, which was effects fo drugs, but a devlopment was maded to create various abstract music techniques. This created the DJ (Disk Jockey), that would tableturn, twist, and reel records.

As time went by the fusion of warehouse and electronic music created techno music, which was developed in the late 70's, early 80's, 90's time. techno music used synthesizers mixed with electronic keyboards, and regular acoustic instruments to create abstract sounds. It is often a mix of bebop, hip op, and early devlopment of rock and roll.

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