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| stylistic_origins = [[New Wave music|New Wave]], [[Synthpop]], [[Digital hardcore]], [[electronic dance music]] |
| stylistic_origins = [[New Wave music|New Wave]], [[Synthpop]], [[Digital hardcore]], [[electronic dance music]] |
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| cultural_origins = Late 1990s Detroit & New York City |
| cultural_origins = Late 1990s, Detroit & New York City |
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| instruments = [[Synthesizer]], [[drum machine]] |
| instruments = [[Synthesizer]], [[drum machine]] |
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| popularity = Underground worldwide, small cult in Europe around 2000 (mainly festivals) |
| popularity = Underground worldwide, small cult in Europe around 2000 (mainly festivals) |
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Revision as of 21:03, 8 July 2011
| Electroclash | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | New Wave, Synthpop, Digital hardcore, electronic dance music |
| Cultural origins | Late 1990s, Detroit & New York City |
| Typical instruments | Synthesizer, drum machine |
| Derivative forms | Electrotech |
| Other topics | |
| Dance-punk, alternative dance | |
Electroclash, a term coined by Larry Tee, is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music.[1][2] The visual aesthetic of electroclash has been associated with the 1982 cult film Liquid Sky.[3] The Guardian called electroclash one "of the most significant upheavals in recent dance music history".[4]
History
The term "Electroclash" first rose to media attention in 2001, when the Electroclash festival was held in New York.[5] The genre was a reaction against the electronic music of the time, in favor of an artistic underground movement.[6] The bands involved took inspiration from New Wave and modern art, and produced a synthesized pop sound. The Electroclash festival was held again in 2002 with subsequent live tours across the US and Europe in 2003 and then 2004.
Notable artists who performed at the festivals and subsequent tours include: Scissor Sisters, Felix Da Housecat, ADULT., Peaches, Fischerspooner, Erol Alkan, Princess Superstar, Mignon, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, Mount Sims, Tiga, Spalding Rockwell and Ladytron. Though popular focus on electroclash regressed towards the end of the 2000s,[7] many artists are still producing music.[8] Ladytron were often labeled as electroclash in the beginning of their career, but the band rejected this tag.[9]
Popularity chart
Successful records from electroclash movement include:
| Year | Song | Label | Artist | UK [10] |
UK Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Silver Screen Shower Scene" | City Rockers | Felix da Housecat featuring Miss Kittin | #39 | #2 |
| "Emerge" | Capitol | Fischerspooner | #25 | ― | |
| 2002 | "Set It Off" | Kitty-Yo | Peaches | #36 | ― |
| "Sunglasses at Night" | City Rockers | Tiga and Zyntherius | #25 | ― | |
| "Rippin Kittin" | Zomba Records | Golden Boy with Miss Kittin | #67 | #1 | |
| 2011 | "Civilization" | Ed Banger | Justice | #53 | #9 |
References
- ^ The Electroclash Mix by Larry Tee | Music Review | Entertainment Weekly
- ^ Larry Tee Biography on Yahoo! Music
- ^ "The Great Electroclash Swindle". [1] Access date: August 10, 2008.
- ^ "The female techno takeover", The Guardian, May 24, 2008
- ^ Quinnon, Michael: "Electroclash". World Wide Words, 2002
- ^ The Electroclash Movement Trend Central. 27 October 2001.
- ^ "So-cool U.K. quartet Ladytron brings electro-pop to Gothic
- ^ Electroclash was no flash in the pan. The Guardian. 11 July 2007
- ^ Ladytron rejected the electroclash tag
- ^ Search song on EveryHit.com database