(Please excuse the date of today’s entry, it is of course not Monday today but from here on in I swear on the sanctity of Blur that Music Mondays will occur on Mondays!)
Anyway, since this is the first Music Monday Post I will introduce the format. Every Monday (I promise) there will a post on a trend in 90s music. Today’s trend is: THE RISE OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC!!!!
Now, with the popularity of EDM (Electronic Dance Music) we shall take a look back in history at the musicians that paved the way for today’s stars:
Now, with the popularity of EDM (Electronic Dance Music) we shall take a look back in history at the musicians that paved the way for today’s stars:
1. Fatboy Slim
Key Song: Praise You
Year: 1998
What can I say about Fatboy Slim? Truly a pioneer, just take a look at his name! He has a genius that is most profoundly exhibited in his 1999 hit ‘Praise You’ that combined aspects of rock, soul, hip hop and big band to create a monster hit along with an iconic video! Check it out!
< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAi4VBoBSM>
< http://www.complex.com/music/2013/08/the-15-best-songs-from-the-electronica-era/photek-ni-ten-ichi-ryu-two-swords-technique >
2. Haddaway
Key Song: What is Love
Year: 1993
What is Love? We’d all like to know the answer to that question, or at least Haddaway would. This song remains popular to this day as it’s blasted out of the speakers of clubs. Heavy with Trinidadian and German influences, this was THE anthem of the 90s.
It is also notable as being the subject of an unforgettable SNL skit from the 90s. Press play and prepare to laugh!
3. Darude
Key Song: Sandstorm
Year: 1999
Waving the flag for trance, we have the hit of Finnish DJ Darude. Thanks to a meme that has popped up recently this classic has been seared into the records of electronica history. As described in the arbiter of all things urban, urban dictionary’s top result describes it as “The name of every song in existence” as submitted by the aptly named user “Some Random White Guy With a Name”. A confusing and perhaps meaningless video accompanies an equally trivial but unexplainably addictive tune.
< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6120QOlsfU >
< http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Darude+-+Sandstorm >
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