Many criticized minimalism during this decade as devoid of sexuality, yet not when listening to German label Perlon’s early catalog – from Baby Ford & Zip’s low end “Windowshopping” to Narcotic Syntax’s Spanish female vocal, its first-rate seduction music. Etta James’ 1962 classic remains an infectious dance floor classic and this sensuous and soulful remix […]
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Macon Holt is a cultural theorist and contributing editor at Passive/Aggressive magazine. His new book, Pop Music and Hip Ennui: A Sonic Fiction to Capitalist Realism is now available from Bloomsbury Academic. Pop music encapsulates the tensions of contemporary culture. While neither excusing its oppressive tendencies nor dismissing their pleasures, this book explores all of
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Reggae music emerged during the early 1960s from ska and rocksteady styles, and has since become an international craze. Reggae evolved from the rhythms of ska and rocksteady, featuring syncopated snare drum beats, bass guitar riffs, and offbeat chords; its tempo being slower than either. The origins of the term Reggae was birthed in Jamaica
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This channel specializes in instrumental hip hop beats. It offers both relaxing and upbeat beats, as well as some hip hop instrumentals ideal for studying or meditation. Massive Attack’s album Blue Lines pioneered trip hop for global audiences. Their musicology includes experimental breakbeats, hip-hop breaks accelerated to double time speeds, bass from dub music, samples-based
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Musiq Soulchild first made an impressionful entrance on the music scene at the beginning of 2000 with Aijuswanaseing and later with Juslisen, with hits like “Halfcrazy” and “Dontchange”. Hit-Boy’s lavish production helps elevate these contemplative tales of love’s darker corners, making Feel the Real and Magic an exciting follow up. 2. Between Love & War
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CMT is one of the premier channels for country music fans. Offering music videos as well as lifestyle shows about Southern lifestyle and reality shows, CMT can be found free-of-charge in all DIRECTV packages such as Entertainment, Choice and Ultimate. Be immersed in the unique American art form that is country music. Witness Dolly Parton
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Dance music encompasses any form of electronic music intended for dancing purposes. Here is a selection of some of the more common genres. Glitch-hop is an inimitable genre of EDM music. Creating glitch-hop requires complex audio editing techniques like beat repeating and cutting at short intervals to produce something truly original. Disco Disco is a
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Dubstep, or electronic dance music with heavy bass frequencies, originated in London during the late ’90s and is characterized by half-tempo beat patterns with an emphasis on bass frequencies. Dubstep music draws inspiration from genres like Jungle, Drum ‘n Bass and 2-Step Garage, with early releases often including a bass drop that disrupts its regular
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Music can have an enormous effect, from Black Sabbath’s headbanging to Alice Cooper’s screaming; all music has an effect. While studies indicate certain genres can cause depression and mania, they also appear to help regulate negative emotions. Heavy metal music relies heavily on guitar for its power and distortion capabilities. 1. Loudness Metal music tends
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Rock music emerged in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, marked by its rhythmically dynamic songs with electric instruments such as guitar. Rock differs from earlier forms of pop in that its lyrics often reflect social and cultural movements, and has inspired subcultures like mods in England or The Beatles’ following
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