Music Exam 4

4 pillars of Hip-Hop

MCing - rapping

DJing - turnablism

Breaking

Graffiti Art

Synthesizers

offers unmatched versatility by creating, modifying and generating entirely new sounds across genres like pop, rock and EDM

Scratching

a vital element of hip-hop culture and turnablism transforming the DJ from a mere music selector to a performing artist

Backspinning

manually spinning a vinyl record backward to rewind

MTV

revolutionized the music industry by making visual storytelling as important as sound

Synth-pop

revolutionized music by centering on electronics synthesizers, replacing traditional instruments with artificial textures

Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

electronic instruments gained popularity in the European club scene (1960s-70s)

made it to US and mixed with other styles to form many new genres

Fatboy Slim, Skillex, Deadmanu5, Tiesto etc

Dub

originated in Jamaica

“dubbed” versions of raggae songs with lyrics removed

enhanced by lots of effects

Techno

offshoot of house music

the Bellville Three

use of Roland Synthesizers, hi-hat on every beat

House

originated in clubs in Chicago

influenced by disco

rythms and blues in 4/4

Minimalism

began in 1960’s

reduction to the most essential elements

influenced by jazz, rock and non-western music

Early Electronic Intruments

1753 “Denis dor” or golden Dionysus

1907ish Telharmonium

Sampling

taking a portion of one sound recording and reusing it

Hip-Hop

late 1980s to 1990s

MC Hammer, Vanill Ice and Will Smith brought Hip-Hop to a massive audience

lots of contoversies

Gangsta Rap

1990s

lyrics about gang life had always existed but a new style came about

lyrics about gang life, police brutality and racial tension

popular with suburban white youth