New Rave
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| New Rave | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins: | indie rock, rave music, dance-punk, electronic music |
| Cultural origins: | 2006, UK. |
| Typical instruments: | Guitar - Bass - Drums - Keyboard |
| Mainstream popularity: | Mostly limited to the UK. |
| Regional scenes | |
| Related to the largely-American dance-punk scene. | |
New Rave (sometimes referred to as nu-rave)[1] is a style of music fusing elements of electronic dance music and rock, which developed in the UK in 2006.[1] It has similarities with US-led style dance-punk. Music publication NME is largely responsible for popularising the term, which has connotations of the genre being a 'new' version of 'rave' as well as being a corruption of the term 'new wave'.[1]
Klaxons,[1][2][3] Datarock,[1] and Shitdisco[1] are generally accepted as the main exponents of the genre.
The aesthetics of the New Rave scene are largely similiar 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 bright colours.[1][4]
[edit] Criticism
The label is often perhaps erroneously applied to any band with an electronic influence. Bands such as The Sunshine Underground, Cansei de Ser Sexy, and Hot Chip[1] are often labelled 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.[citation needed] 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."[5] However, they have also said that they do not regret creating the term, and view the genre with approval.[4]
The New Rave scene can be viewed as a media construct, largely propounded by the NME. 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 it has been said that trying to argue about something so intangible as genrology is a futile exercise anyway.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h The Observer. October 15, 2006; Rousing Rave from the Grave; retrieved March 31, 2007
- ^ 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 The Guardian. February 3, 2007; The future's bright...; retrieved March 31, 2007
- ^ Entertainment Wise. November 1, 2006;Klaxons: We're Not New Rave; retrieved March 31, 2007
- ^ The Guardian. October 13, 2006;New Wave? Old Rubbish; retrieved March 31, 2007
