New rave
New Rave (sometimes labelled Nu Rave or Neu Rave), is a term applied to several types of music that go from fusing elements of electronic, New Wave music, disco music, rock, Indie music, to Techno, Hip-House, Electro Breakbeat [1] Music publication NME is largely responsible for popularising the term throughout 2006 and 2007. The genre has connotations of being a 'new' version of 'rave' as well as being a corruption of the term 'new wave', despite having itself claimed in mid-2008 reviews that "New Rave is over".[2]
Klaxons,[3][4][5] New Young Pony Club,[6][7][8][9], and SHITDISCO[3] are generally accepted as the main exponents of the genre.
The aesthetics of the New Rave scene are largely similar to those of the original rave scene, being mostly centred around psychedelic visual effects. Glowsticks, neon and other lights are common, and followers of the scene often dress in extremely bright and fluorescent colored clothing.[3][10]
Criticism
The actual sound of original Rave is barely (if at all) discernible (save some typical analog synth lines) in the majority of bands referred to as 'new rave' . Bands such as The Sunshine Underground,[11] Cansei de Ser Sexy, Solo Combo [12], and Hot Chip[13] are often labeled as New Rave due to their large following by fans of the genre, despite evolving in a different musical culture and, in some cases, a different country. M.I.A. has been described as "a new raver before it was old."[14] Several have publicly declared they have nothing to do with the genre. Indeed, even Klaxons have declared they are not New Rave, describing it as a "joke that’s got out of hand."[15] [16][10]
In their review of the Klaxons' new album, Myths of the Near Future, the NME branded all ravers of the traditional rave scene “twats with baggy trousers”. [17]
The New Rave scene can be viewed as a media construct, largely propounded by the NME and TRAX with other publications treating the subject as a joke.[6] The belief that many of the bands associated with New Rave can more appropriately be associated with the genre of dance-punk has given credence to such suggestions, although differences between both genres are said to be minor and more down to aesthetics. John Harris has stated in The Guardian newspaper that the genre is nothing more than a "piss-poor supposed 'youthquake'" that will soon go out of fashion in the same way as rave.[6] In season 3 of the BBC comedy The Mighty Boosh, the song 'Eels' made satirical references to Nu-Rave, in an episode titled 'Eels'.
References
- ^ Rousing Rave from the Grave
- ^ Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles - Album Reviews - NME.COM
- ^ a b c The Observer. October 5, 2006Rousing Rave from the Grave; retrieved January 9, 2008
- ^ BBC News. January 3, 2007; Sound of 2007: Klaxons; retrieved March 31, 2007
- ^ The Observer. January 28, 2007;New Rave is Dead; Long Live the Klaxons; retrieved March 31, 2007
- ^ a b c The Guardian. October 13, 2006;New Rave? Old Rubbish; retrieved March 31, 2007
- ^ The Guardian. January 5, 2007; 2007's original soundtrack; retrieved April 12, 2007
- ^ Boston Globe. April 6, 2007; Meet the NEW rave. Same as the old rave?; retrieved April 12, 2007
- ^ Sunday Life. February 4, 2007; Music: Having a blast; retrieved April 12, 2007
- ^ a b The Guardian. February 3, 2007; The future's bright...; retrieved March 31, 2007
- ^ "Sunshine Underground gig review". NME. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ípsilon Solo combo and DJ Megamix 2009 live set review". Ípsilon. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Times Online Hot Chip Review review". Times Online. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Blog Rockin' Beats". The Guardian. 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Entertainment Wise. November 1, 2006;Klaxons: We're Not New Rave; retrieved March 31, 2007
- ^ Popworld interview. April 13th, 2007;Music News; Retrieved April 14th, 2007
- ^ NME Review: Klaxons - Myths Of The Future. March 4, 2007; Klaxons: Myths Of The Future; retrieved April 02, 2007