Introduction:

Music is around us everyday, and is a part of everyone’s lives. Music brings power to everyone, also everyone enjoys at least one genre if not more. In this world every kind of music exist, whether it is old or new. For example, I absolutely love Electronic Dance Music, but despise Punk. In this world new musical styles are gradually being introduced.

Music is all about portraying and sharing feelings. 20th and 21st Century have shown us how diverse musical culture is. Modern music styles such as Electronic music and Rap where instruments and studio production techniques that take centre stage in mainstream media. This blog will look at the analysis of Electronic Dance Music and Rap and soon you will know why I am writing about these diverse Genres.

One of my favourite styles of music is K-Pop, and that is because of its clever use of electronic production techniques, as well as carefully choreographed dancing on stage. This style took over the whole world, and 21st Century and it is no surprise. But K-Pop is an example of a fusion of various genres- in particular Rap and EDM. For example, the Rap genre is very popular in Korea at the moment with 10’s maybe 100’s of R&B and Rap clubs in Hongdae alone. The track from Big Bang “Bad Boy” showcases the quality of KPOP Rap and R&B. Whereas, you can find elements of EuroClub (an EDM Genre) in the second Big Bang track “Fantastic Baby” but this one is more of a club style. Not really a Western club style but more EuroClub style. This is why I have chosen to explore EDM

So what exactly is EDM?

EDM stand for Electronic Dance Music and is known as night club dance music, they are more famous for nightclubs and festivals. EDM artists produce their performances live with electronic instruments such as synthesizers, and play their songs in concerts. EDM shook the Dance floors of clubs in the earlier decades, since the 1970s rise of Disco, took over the world that made people happy and full of life. One oldest recorded EDM song is ‘Popcorn’, by Gershon Kingsley. This song was released in 1969, and was the first, no lyric, full EDM song.

How did Disco influence the later styles of EDM?

Disco influence the later styles of EDM was by there dance styles which was highly dependent on disco music and they usually contain strong and high vocal which influence EDM to have high and strong vocals in there songs and performances. disco has also, influenced EDM by there music which was a kind of music played in clubs and that’s how this influenced EDM which is now played in clubs.

EDM Music Features- What is the recipe for an EDM track?

Generally EDM music pieces have a quite high and fast tempo. In some cases it ranges between 129-150 beats per minute (BPM). In contrast there are some EDM sub genres, such as drum and bass where the tempo goes up to 180 BPM. Another typical feature  of EDM is the rarity of vocals in the music pieces. To get the crowds moving on the dance floors and at parties, it is important to have fast, pumping, rhythmic and bassy tracks. Drum machines, looped synth parts and ethereal hooks are the key to great electronic dance music.

What makes EDM suitable for dance music?

With the help of technology, the music can be loud, pumping and instrumentation can be manipulated. EDM would not exist without the synthesizers. Often abbreviated as synths, they are electronic musical instruments that generate audio signals and imitate live instruments, but also manipulate instruments. An example of a popular synth is the moog, used by a lot of electronic dance artists. It was in 1965 when Robert Moog created his Moog synthesizer. 

Another feature that makes EDM sound great is use of drum machines. The iconic ones are Roland’s TR-808 and TR-909 models. These machines were key in electro, house, and techno, with the 909 specifically used in the Detroit techno scene. The 808 is so important that it’s part of the backbone of today’s trap resurgence in the EDM scene.

Another amazing breakthrough is Sampling, which is the act of borrowing pre-existing music and quoting it or reinterpreting it. Many of our favourite artists, from Goldie and Daft Punk, have sampled music in some way.

Why we like EDM

People might like EDM because of the different styles they use in their performances and it is a collective term for various different genres of dance musics. It can also, be because of the instruments they use to make songs catchy. For decades EDM had grown in popularity. From 1970s Disco, to 80s House, 90s Trance and Dub of and Drum and Bass of today. Many of these styles are also mixed with other genres like Rap. For example, there have been so many recent collaborations between artists and DJs. Countless EDM remixes of rap songs exist, and producers just Blaze and Kanye West have incorporated elements of electronic music into rap.  I do like a both genres, and I think EDM and Rap have influenced each other greatly.

When the lines are blurred between EDM and RAP

 An artist of today who really makes his music stand out, is Flume. He typically makes hip hop, trap, ambient, and future bass music. If we were to narrow down on one specific genre, we’d associate Flume with experimental future bass. He’s going to be hitting every major music festival come 2020. Add to his list of headline performances the magical Buku Music + Art Festical in New Orleans in March, but he’s just one of more than 50 dance, hip-hop and pop acts on the massive bill.

Flume is a big fan of electronic music as teenager Streten, from Sydney’s north shore, soon started creating his own tunes, 130bpm house music and creates his own music to listen to it on the bus, home, and places that he travels. Flume liked music since young age. In school he was in a band and played saxophones for 9 years. He also, attended band camp and showcase his vocals in choir. When he was 11 years old, Flume got free music production disk in a box and started to play around with it, which got him to like electronic music. Many artists are like Flume, and since the rise of PCs in 90s, could produce electronic music digitally from home.

The best skills in both genres to be learned is in mixing. EDM mixing techniques came from hiphop guys. Looping scratching, phrasing, BPM transitions, live mashups and layering tracks are all skills needed to make most of today’s mainstream music.

Sampling, Technology and Hip Hop techniques

Several technologies have become the symbol of producing hip hop and include the turntable, synthesizer, drum machine, and sampler. The digital age brought with it the ability to sample and electronically manipulate sound.

Since the invention of the phonograph in 1877 a lot had happened. The phonograph is simply a record player, and is known to DJs as a turntable. The turntable is the device where the electronic technology made its first entrance into hip hop.

Similarly to the technology used in EDM, Rap and Hiphop uses some of that technology. In 1970, the invention of the synthesizer, a portable keyboard triggered device that simulated instrument sounds, changed popular music. Also the Roland TR-808 was the drum machine used exclusively for Rap because of the way it processes bass frequencies. Samplers were another device that became the iconic technology. It would store short loops or ‘samples’ of preexisting music or beats. The sampled sounds in Hip Hop music are digitally reproduced but not digitally created.

Social Media is the key in sharing music around the world and getting famous. With a computer and a network anyone can produce music and release it to fans online. This is how the music industry operates in today’s age. Soundcloud and Youtube are the best platforms and Spotify is a great place to post new releases for fans to find.

Rap

In 2018, Juice WRLD went from being a common unknown to a Billboard Hot 100 mainstay in a matter of months. He is very well known for his track Lucid Dreams. It was initially released for free streaming on SoundCloud. It is a great example of Sampling used creatively, as it uses a sample of Sting’s 1993 song- “Shape of my heart”.

 While I think Juice WRLD is cool, but back in 1970s when Rap emerged, it was very different. Rap battles were the key to recognition.

why do people like rap?

People may like rap because of the meaning behind the rap or because of the way people sings it and brings the music together. People also, like rap because they grew up with it and the sounding is cool. people who enjoys rap would be attracted to the musicians who makes rap because of the way they bring the music together and makes it sound cool. The tempo of the instruments used in rap are fast which may make people want to dance to it. Some rap songs have a very deep meaning behind their rap song which can attract people easily.

what is rap music about?

rap music can be about sharing feelings of what they have went through who made the rap song.

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