The Past & Future of Dance Music Styles

Some say the origin of House music came out ofdistinctive electronic sound. Telstar was the first U.S.
Chicago in 1981. An escape from street and gang life,number one hit by a British group. The song was
house music offered temperance to the unsettledoriginally thought to be just a novelty record intended
consciousness of youth at the time. It allowed themto make people think about the dawn of the space
to mingle with peers, while dancing away any of theirage. Little did they know at the time how
problems.evolutionary their record would become.
Techno music, which some say, came out of DetroitSince then, DJ's and Re-mixers (both male and
in the early 90's, may have begun through thefemale) have come on the dance music scene,
evolutionary progress of various new textures,creating an entirely new sound of the future. With
patterns and sounds which were emerging from alltheir flair for remixing different sounds, cuts and
over the world.beats, many DJ's have created number one dance
New electronic music devices were being createdsingles. In doing so, they have developed a new
while electronic sounds were coming into their own.artistry and way for them to be heard by music
The kick and snare became the heartbeat of theindustry power players. Further, they continue to
song. The bass became the backbone driving force.compete at becoming the best mixers and most
The synthesizer was the melody which broughtpopular DJ's in the clubs. In their own right, they have
people into the nightclub doors, and kept thembecome the celebrities.
dancing from dusk to dawn.With respect to all forms of music and genres
Over the years, some of the different genres andintroduced, there is no one sound or genre which
sub styles which have emerged with this new soundnow stands alone. Music is as diverse as the creators'
have been called: Deep House, House, Techo,imagination. But groundbreakers, such as The
Megabeat, Electro House, Disco House, Funky House,Tornados and Kraftwerk have helped to pave the
Garage, Techno, Industrial, Electronica, Breakcore,way.
Micro-house, Underground, Trance, Ambient, Breaks,Stay tuned, because the next groundbreakers are
Minimal Techno, and many more.sitting in their studios (or sound proofed bedroom
But in looking at where we are now, it was the musicclosets) right now creating the hottest 'new sound'
groups from as far back as the 60's that were theas we speak. And moving forward toward the
veterans of this new sound. Bands like "Thefuture, who knows what those sounds will be
Tornados" created one of the first techno-pop songsentitled. Perhaps you will come up with the next new
entitled Telstar in 1962, which became a Billboardstyle yourself. If so, what will it be coined? The
number one hit for the band. The song featured aworld's audience will definitely be listening.
Clavioline, an instrument like a keyboard with a very