Hello world, and firstly I'd like to start by welcoming myself to the world of blogging.
This is the second blog I've set up, but the first I aim to truly keep up and running, and I'm extremely excited about the possibilities that lay ahead.
The purpose of this blog is to conduct a study on a new style of music that has gained increasing popularity within Australian culture, for the purpose in order to fulfill the requirements of Assignment 3 for the subject 'Music & Popular Culture' of which I am in currently enrolled in.
Over the week and a half I will be blogging constantly in order to delve into the world of Nu-Disco, a genre of music that has gained vast notoriety within the past couple of years, and a genre that has come to represent the Australian musical identity within our club scene to the world. While it is not an entirely new genre, an extremely ever growing list of prominent musical stars within Australia embrace the style everyday, demonstrating its ability to represent and fulfill our desires as musical Australians.
In order to properly understand the genre, I will first delve back into its roots which lay firmly within the disco movement of the late 1970s and 1980s. I will also discuss the use of sampling within the genre before detailing how Nu-Disco has spawned a lasting Australian identity leading to the creation of a new genre known as 'Australian Electro' (also Oz Electro).
P.S Having previously gained a vast understanding of Genre Study during my tenure in High School, I am well aware of the difficulties of pigeon-holing songs under one umbrella, however for the first post I wish to demonstrate an example of a song that I believe shows distinct characteristics of the Nu-Disco phenomenon.
This song, "Last night a dj saved my life" by a relatively new Sydney artist known as D Cup shows multiple aspects of the Nu Disco genre. This is evident in its 1980s style synths, and also its use of sampling. The songs sampled are 'Let's groove tonight' by Earth, Wind and Fire and also the main back track also named "Last night a DJ saved my life from a ghost" performed by Indeep and later by 90 Day Men.
In all I hope this blog to display how a group of Australian individuals are able to represent ideals of the Australian Musical identity to the world, demonstrating the power and success of the Australian musical scene. I'm looking forward to the journey!
