The History of Electronic Dance Music

The History of Electronic Dance Music

Do you like dancing??????? Do you want to hear the best songs for dancing??? Let’s present you with the history of Electronic Dance Music.

House

Originated in Chicago, Illinois, USA in the early 1980s.
Popularized in the discos (“The Warehouse”) offering music to African American, Latin American and the Gay community first in Chicago and then to other cities of the USA. It was also known as electro boogie. Let’s hear some examples:
Sample tracks:
1. Donna Summer “I Feel Love”

2. Patrick Cowley “Menergy”

Classic Chicago house has roots in blues, funk, soul, jazz, disco, dub and sometimes hip hop.
Sample tracks:
1. Marshall Jefferson “Move your body”

2. Lil Louis “French Kiss”
3. Extasy “This is my house”

4. The Break Boys - My House Is Your House (And Your House Is Mine)


Then reached Europe before becoming infused in mainstream pop and dance music worldwide since the early to mid-1990s.

Sample tracks:
1. Technotronik “Pump the Jam”

2. Latour “Blue”

3. S’Express “Theme from S’Express”


Descendant of disco mixing soul, R & B and funk sending messages about dancing, love and sexuallity.

Here are some funky Chicago house sample tracks:
1. Dj Sneak “Fix My Sink”

2. Avalanche “Acid Attack”

3. Meccaheadz “Nightskool”

4. Fab Four “Last Night a Dj Blew My Mind”

5. Angel Alanis “Funkmaster”

6. Basco “Music with a Feel”

7. MI Presents Neon Lights “House of Funk”

Other subgenres of house:
Garage House (from Dub mid 80s in New York)
1. NYC Peech Boys “Don’t make me Wait”

2. Masters at Work “ I can’t get no sleep”
http://youtu.be/YZOFHnSilek
2. Oliver Cheatham “Get Down Saturday Night”

Acid House (late 80s):
1. Fast Eddie “Acid Thunder”
http://youtu.be/C6V9WBTJlhw
2. Bam Bam “Where’s your child?”

Disco House
1. Boogie Tunes - Takin' You Down


Electro Dance
1. Shannon - Let The Music Play (original video)

French House (Aka Filter House or Telefunk)
1. Thomas Bangalter - Colossus

2. Daft Punk - Rinzler (Basic Slack Remix)

Tribal house (early 90s):
1. Dubtribe Soundsystem “Hasta luego mi hermano”

2. The Goodmen “Give it up”

Detroit House:
1. Inner City “Big Fun”

2. Blake Blaxter “When We Used To Play”

3.
Tech-House (mid 90s from Detroit House)
1. Gene Harris “Go Bump in the Night”

2. Pump It Up (Original Mix)

3. Casey Hogan - Uncut


Turntablism

1. DJ QBert - Cosmic Assassins


East Coast Rap

1. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out


Abstract Hip Hop
1. Coldcut - Timber

2. Dj Shadow

1. Sedona - Coast (Acid Sex Mix)


2. Renegade Soundwave - Thunder (Original Version)


Miami Bass
1. Whoomp There It Is - Tag Team

Deep House (from Chicago House during the mid 90s)
1. Kevin Yost & Peter Funk – Dreams Of You

2. Terry Lee Brown Jr. - Terry's House (Extended Mix)


Trance
1. Papillon By Union Jack. Platipus Records 2009