[Dancecult-l] Dance Music Project

[Adam Walker]

Funnily enough, the doof scene doesn't really exist in South Australia.  
'Enchanted Forest', an annual party that usually attempts to be outdoors is 
the closest thing, but has a much more ravey vibe overall compared to the 
doofs of Vic, NSW or QLD.  So Clyde, if you can't get interstate, reading 
Graham St Johns 'FreeNRG: Notes from the Edga of the Dancefloor' will give 
you a bit of an insight into the culture - or the social influences you ask 
about.

As for resources - checkout the amazing bibliography on the Dancecult.org 
website

But definately refine your topic Clyde, what you are asking is extremely 
broad.

Have fun!

Adam

>From: "tobias c. van Veen" <tobias at techno.ca>
>To: Dancecult <Dancecult-l at listcultures.org>
>Subject: Re: [Dancecult-l] Dance Music Project
>Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:49:28 -0400
>
>
>Hello there,!
>
>I would go rent the movie 'Modulations' -- that will get you started. These
>are huge questions, kinda' like asking 'what are the influences of rock
>music and how is it made?' -- the answers being: almost everything & almost
>every which way, but you will never understand rock without the blues and
>you will never understand its production without the electric guitar. For
>electronic music, I guess one could answer that you will never understand
>contemporary dance music without disco and Kraftwerk, but one could also
>say, Detroit & Chicago & Berlin -- hip hop, electro, house & techno -- and
>you will certainly never dig the production without grasping two Technics
>SL1200 turntables, a mixer, and a sampler, but one could also say, a Roland
>909, 808 and 303. But somehow it just doesn't work the same, as 
>contemporary
>dance music has morphed considerably, and I have completely neglected to
>mention dub, for which most dance music would be left out in the dark were
>it not for Jamaica.
>
>Then I'd go clubbing, and then as in yer in Australia, go find a 'doof'.
>There's some Aussies here, perhaps they can crawl out from the woodwork to
>send you in right -- as in weirdest -- directions. At night, under the
>stars, there ya' go, it clicks.
>
>[ http://dancecult.net/ ] has a growing database of books to read but
>methinks that Simon Reynolds' _Generation Ecstasy_ will do rather nicely,
>followed by Kodwo Eshun's _More Brilliant than the Sun_.
>
>good luck,
>     and let us all hear the restuls,
>
>     t
>
>
>
>
> > I am looking to do a project for my final year of music in school on
> > electronic dance music. I have found some information on the internet, 
>but i
> > would like to get the opinion of other people that are interested in the
> > genre.
> > I am looking for any personal opinions on the music, history, answers to 
>the
> > questions below or even websites or books that would be of any help to
> > complete this project.
> > i am planning to explore the following questions below.
> >
> > * technological and social advances and influences in the music, and how 
>these
> > changed EDM throughout the genres history, and musical examples of this
> > * exploring its origins
> > * how the music is created
> >> * how synthesizers and drum machines became an integral part of dance 
>music
> >> * how these sounds are synthesized and created
> > * Look at how social and musical developments contributed to the 
>creation of
> > several sub genres and associated sub genres.
> > i am also looking for any other topics that i should delve into or 
>changes to
> > the questions i am examining for this project on EDM
> >
> > any help is gratiously apprecitated.
> >
> > with thanks
> >
> > Clyde Altschwager
> > Student
> > Prince Alfred College
> > South Australia
> >
> >
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>
>tobias c. van Veen -----------++++
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