Hopefully this will cause some debate.
Who do you think are the Godfathers of dance and electronic music and who have inflenced the current style and scene the most?
If I were to pick a few people it would be the following:
DJ Pierre The man that invented acid house in 1986, imagine if he had not of done this, how different would things be?
Franke Knuckles The godfather of House, converting Chicago disco, to house music in New York.
Grand master flash One of the big names behind hip hop aswell as pioneering the use of the turntable as a musical instrument.
Carl Cox The big man thats been djing for 36 years, one of the UK best ever.
Pete Tong The man thats allways bringing us the latest music.
Other people who I think have had a massive influence include: The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, Kraftwerk and Bob Moog.
Your thoughts?
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Posted 19 February 2006 - 5:12 PM
I think this one definitely should be added to the list:
Brain Eno (although he's been referred to as the grandfather of ambient)
Brain Eno (although he's been referred to as the grandfather of ambient)
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Posted 19 February 2006 - 6:36 PM
Not sure whether some of these can be considered godfathers but they certainly gain my respect:
Gary Numan: As I understand it he was the first person to start making commercial records using synthesisers and drum machines - Are friends electric in 1979 must be one of the first. Kraftwerk were making records before him but I think he had more of an impact to begin with...someone help me here...
The Pet Shop Boys: Started the shift from electropop into disco / house - Always on my mind/In my house is worth a listen.
M/A/R/R/S: Yes, one hit wonders but worth a mention for the pioneering Pump up the volume.
S-Express: Theme from...another pioneering house track.
New Order: Worth a mention for Blue Monday alone, but I think some others know them as a band better than me.
The Shamen?
Gary Numan: As I understand it he was the first person to start making commercial records using synthesisers and drum machines - Are friends electric in 1979 must be one of the first. Kraftwerk were making records before him but I think he had more of an impact to begin with...someone help me here...
The Pet Shop Boys: Started the shift from electropop into disco / house - Always on my mind/In my house is worth a listen.
M/A/R/R/S: Yes, one hit wonders but worth a mention for the pioneering Pump up the volume.
S-Express: Theme from...another pioneering house track.
New Order: Worth a mention for Blue Monday alone, but I think some others know them as a band better than me.
The Shamen?
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Posted 19 February 2006 - 6:53 PM
Not so sure about the Gary Newman one, although he enjoyed commercial success and was a part of the 'alternative' music scene at the time. New wave (used loosely only because that was the 'alternative') the synth atithesis to class rock, arena rock and refining punk rock in a time when disco was considered dead or dying. X-D There were a lot of notable artists, plenty of them considered "new wave" or whatever that used synths in pop music or rock and roll in that time in the late 70's, music that at the time was hard to place on radio stations because it didn't quite fit into any particular listening format - Talking Heads, B-52's, XTC, Blondie, The Police, Flock of Seagulls, Berlin even the Cars. Tons of other artists I remember shared the same kind of commercial success as Gary Newman - even though Cars is definitely a cult hit that's weathered the years quite well!
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Posted 20 February 2006 - 6:06 AM
-Kraftwerk
-New Order
I also saw James Brown last Sunday and I believe he's pure funk has influenced a lot of dance music...especially the funky drum beats.
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I also saw James Brown last Sunday and I believe he's pure funk has influenced a lot of dance music...especially the funky drum beats.
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Posted 20 February 2006 - 4:57 PM
Godfathers of dance??? James Brown for sure. As for electronic "dance/house" music it would be Kraftwerk and New Order imo. The original birthplaces of modern day dance/house music would be Detroit and Chicago.
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Posted 20 February 2006 - 11:45 PM
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OMD ?
That could be a matter of aural perception. OMD were definitely on the 80's new wave synth pop bandwagon and had some enjoyable songs that were clever, like their first album was great (but later on, the horrible Pretty In Pink soundtrack tune... gawd) It's a matter of opinion but I wouldn't call them particularly innovative in the sense they were set apart from everyone else by being groundbreaking. This is my opinion though, and doesn't mean I don't think they had their place defining the alternative at the time - like Tears For Fears, Talk Talk, Berlin, Depeche Mode, etc.
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Posted 20 February 2006 - 11:55 PM
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I wouldn't pick Grandmaster Flash as he ain't the one who came up with the idea to use your turntable as an instrument. It was... lemme check my 'Scratch' DVD... Grand Mixer DXT. Or Afrika Bambaata.
Well since we're talking about the Scratch film, then Herbie Hancock definitely deserves a nod in this department!
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