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House MusicDisco never really died. Instead it mutated, and one of its mutant offshoots is House Music. House music retains much of the heavy regular beat of disco, but tends to be more electronic, with drum machine rhythms and synthesized basses. The music is song based, and draws on a variety of influences, including Latin, jazz, soul, gospel and reggae. House music grew up in the early eighties in Detroit and Chicago clubs that appealled to poor and disenfranchised populations, especially the gay community. The music incorporated the Roland Rhythm Section, TB-303 Bassline and TR-909 drums. There's both instrumental and vocal house music. Vocal house rarely focuses much attention on actual lyrics, instead trying to deliver an intense hook that will get people dancing. C+C Music Factory's "Everybody Dance Now" is catchy as hell, but doesn't try to be anything more than a call to dance. One of the most notable early house cuts was Rhythm is Rhythm's "Strings of Life". House grew in popularity as mainstream artists like Madonna gave it more of a pop twist. Even though house music is twenty years old, most club-oriented dance music that is played today is still a variation on the formula created by early house musicians. Synthtopia House Music Reviews
ATB - DedicatedSunday, December 28, 2003This CD is a good collection of upbeat dance electronica, which plays like the soundtrack to a trip to a good club.
Basement Jaxx - RemedyMonday, December 08, 2003The cover of Basement Jaxx's debut, Remedy, shows naked bodies packed tightly together. The music is likely to pack people tight on the dance floor, too.
Blue 6 - Beautiful TomorrowMonday, January 12, 2004Jay Denis wants you to get it on. As founder of Naked Music, Denis has released a lot of sensual music that is equally at home on the dance floor and in the bedroom.
Britney Spears - In the ZoneTuesday, January 06, 2004For her latest release, this former Mouseketeer enlisted a crew of electronica and dance superproducers, including Moby, R Kelly and The Matrix. The question is - can a gang of superproducers and some sexy club tracks turn Britney into a global dance diva?
BT - 10 Years in the LifeThursday, May 20, 200410 Years in the Life is a double-CD collection of some of the finest tracks and remixes by BT. While it is not a greatest hits compilation, it collects radio edits and rare versions of some of his best tracks.
DJ Shadow - The OutsiderWednesday, November 08, 2006DJ Shadow has talent out the wazoo. But can he reign in his many talents and deliver a tight, coherent CD?
Goldfrapp - Black CherrySaturday, December 06, 2003Alison Goldfrapp lets her knickers down on her second album and delivers a sexed-up electro romp. Too hot!
Iio - PoeticaSaturday, June 03, 2006Iio, vocalist Nadia Ali & producer Markus Moser, are back with their debut CD, Poetica, a mix of poetry and electronica.
Jimmy James - JamestownWednesday, November 08, 2006Jamestown, the latest CD from actor, singer, songwriter, recording artist, cabaret performer and dance music diva Jimmy James, is an oddity in already odd world of dance electronica.
Jimmy Van M - Balance 010Thursday, November 30, 2006Balance 010 is a three disc compilation that explores a different world of electronica with each CD. Disc 1 explores ambient and downtempo tracks; Disc 2 picks things up a little with midtempo tracks; finally, Disc 3 moves into uptempo progressive electronica.
Kraack & Smaak - Boogie AngstFriday, November 10, 2006Kraak & Smaak deliver a hook-filled funkfest with their debut release, Boogie Angst.
Kylie Minogue - FeverTuesday, January 06, 2004Retro-disco and electronica collide on Fever to create music for a world that could not care less about categories or styles, but just wants to dance and have fun.
Moby - PlayMonday, December 01, 2003On Play, Moby blends emotional blues and soul samples with colder electronic sounds. The result is an often upbeat, spiritual sound.
Paul Oakenfold - A Lively MindSunday, July 30, 2006The first single from the latest Paul Oakenfold CD A Lively Mind, is scorching hot. Is the rest of the CD as hot?
Paul Van Dyk - GlobalThursday, December 18, 2003On Global, superstar DJ Paul Van Dyk collects music from his international career and sums up his current place in the electronica world.
Raistalla - RaistallaSunday, August 20, 2006Raistalla is full of hooks, retro dance sounds and imaginative production work
Robert Miles - DreamlandSunday, November 23, 2003Robert Miles' 1996 album is a set of upbeat, melodic trance cuts. These are targeted to a mainstream dance audience, and are filled with catchy melodies. These tunes sound great at the club, but are equally at home at the dance floor as the are in the chill-out room.
Various - Beatwave ArgentinaSaturday, October 02, 2004Beatwave: Argentina, a new compilation of electronic dance music from Argentina, features 10 tracks from 10 artists. The CD is an interesting mix of styles and influences, and should appeal to fans of world music and latin electronica.
Various - Nude Tempo OneMonday, April 26, 2004Deep and hard, Nude Tempo One delivers house music with the sexy style that Naked Music has down to a science.
Get House Music at Amazon.com! Search for house music with the Ebay Auction Finder! Recent Electronica NewsBrian Eno To Score Spore1/16/2007Brian Eno is reported to be working on the soundtrack for the Will Wright video game, Spore. Ueberschall Intros Scoretrax Royalty-Free Music Library1/14/2007Ueberschall has announced the release of SCORETRAX, a royalty free music library for Video, Film, Flash, TV, Advertising, Animation, Games, Music on hold, Multimedia, Education, Broadcast and Website Producers. Ueberschall Intros Liquid Trumpet1/14/2007Ueberschall Liquid Trumpets are loop-based construction kits (480 licks) adding over 1000 add-on licks and phrases (jazz, funk, pop, soul, afro cuban, buena vista, bebop and electronica).
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