Euro Disco

Euro Disco [ ˌ jʊəɹəʊ dɪskəʊ ] is arisen in the 1980s style within the electronic dance music, whose main feature is the use of electronic instruments ( synthesizers, keyboards and drum machines ). Euro disco is one of the forerunners of the popular in the 1990s, Euro dance music.

Style

Euro Disco builds on the 4/4-time known for dance music, which was popularized by the disco music. The term was used primarily for the mix of synth pop with Italo disco, where in the Euro disco, there is a stronger bass and the melodies are less spherical and varied. That is why, for example discofox on euro disco to dance better than on Italo Disco, as the 4/4-Beats are louder and thus clearly audible.

History

First representatives who took up the disco wave from the U.S., came from England, where back in the early 70's was experimenting with their own variations of soul music. In Italy, a disco scene developed (see Italo - Disco ). Popular throughout Europe in particular was known as the Munich sound producer Giorgio Moroder, who scored among others, the artists Donna Summer and Silver Convention No. 1 hits on the charts.

In the 1980s, such as Dieter Bohlen successfully with the group Modern Talking and CC Catch interpreter in Germany producers. Furthermore influenced, among others, Bad Boys Blue, Fancy and Sandra this music.

In the UK, these included the producer trio Stock Aitken Waterman with Mel & Kim, Kylie Minogue and Rick Astley.

Around the year 1990, Euro Disco developed together with Italo - Disco Euro Dance for.

Swell

• History of the Euro - Disco (English)

• Style Disco
• Style of electronic dance music