subject: French Electronic Music [print this page] French electronic music represents a great blend of rhythm and melody. Many of the present day dance numbers have inspiration of French electronic music. Whichever club you go to, you will hear French electronic music or similar sort of music with heavy influences from French electronic music.
French electronic music is characterized by the following qualities:
Disco vibe
Crisp beats
And sharp tone
French electronic music has retained its popularity since the time it was formed. The popularity of French electronic music is growing with the days and it can be expected that it will continue to grow. There is no chance music will lose its popularity. It is a music which gives you a lot of scope for experiments.
The beginning of French electronic music:
This music came into existence when disco culture was born. During the later part of 1970s disco music could be termed as a separate genre of music. Disco music became popular with the people after the movie Saturday Night Fever was released. This movie encompassed a lot of French electronic music. Some of the nightclubs of the times like The Paradise Garage and Studio 54 played this genre of music. These were 2 most popular night clubs then. People thronged these places groove to the tunes of French music. As far as French music goes, it owes a lot to Frankie Knuckles. He brought in a lot o innovation to this music. While other DJs were influenced by the following:
eggae,
euro pop,
hip hop,
new wave etc.
The development of house music:
House music was a combination of all music that was played at nightclubs. It developed as it progressed from the disco music to the songs of radio play. These tracks were much more stretched and the basslines were more experimented with. The nightclubs airing this music were more vibrant than ever. Drums came into the scene during the 1980s.
This music was called Euro music in France. But by euro music they did not mean music which had migrated from the UK or from the US. The music band ABBA made music belonging to this genre. But within some more time this genre of music was not addressed as Euro disc any more. It began to be called just disco.
All through the era of 1980 s, disco music ruled France. It was aired on radio and was also played at the nightclubs frequented by a lot of people. This music incorporated influences of p funk. It later was developed into French horse music.
Tomas Bangalter is a name worth mentioning here. His has a lot of contribution to French electronic music. He started the genre of Daft Punk. His album Homework shot to popularity as soon as it got released in the year 1997.
Some DJs who took new French music to further heights were:
DJ Sneak,
DJ Rush,
Waxmaster,
Hyperactive,
Jammin Gerald,
Brian Wilson
French electronic music is appreciated all over the world.
