26-735: Move Forward is the debut album by British electronic rock band KLOQ , released 26 June 2008. The album was released via Out of Line Music . The album reached No. 1 on the Deutsche Alternative Charts, spending 7 weeks there and was No. 7 also on that chart's album of the year chart. Due to the success of the album, the album also finished the year at No. 2 on the International Album Charts only behind Nine Inch Nails . All tracks are written by Morsley unless stated Electronic rock Electronic rock (also known as electro rock and synth rock )
52-462: A compromised genre. Its first wave came about in response to the systemic shifts caused by late capitalism and neoliberalism . Its primary objective was to create a communal and alternative scene as a critique of the growing emphasis on neoliberal competition and private accumulation. The second wave of dance-punk materialized in an urban landscape characterized by the presence of the hipster figure, deeply entrenched in creative industries, operating in
78-602: A crowd by throwing oneself against other people. Punk dancing was an amalgamation of these two styles. Although dance-punk faded with the rise of new pop in the early 1980s, it made a comeback in the late 1990s and early 2000s as part of the post-punk revival . Dance-punk bands emerged from the pop-punk and garage rock revivals of the late 1990s. Well-known are acts such as LCD Soundsystem , Clinic , Death from Above 1979 , !!! , Hockey , Liars , Franz Ferdinand , Hot Hot Heat , Foals , Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Le Tigre , Bloc Party , Kasabian , You Say Party , Electric Six ,
104-462: A fusion of rock and electronic, electronic rock features instruments found in both genres, such as synthesizers , mellotrons , tape music techniques, electric guitars and drums . Some electronic rock artists, however, often eschew guitar in favor of using technology to emulate a rock sound. Vocals are typically mellow or upbeat, but instrumentals are also common in the genre. A trend of rock bands that incorporated electronic sounds began during
130-490: A new wave of math rock , industrial rock , and noise rock . Synth-metal is the fusion of heavy metal and electronic music. It was pioneered in the 1980s with Iron Maiden 's album Somewhere in Time and Judas Priest 's album Turbo , both of which notably incorporate guitar synthesizers . They were both released in 1986. Besides synth-metal, electronicore , electrogrind , coldwave and dungeon synth , heavy metal
156-570: A number of subsequent industrial dance , industrial rock and industrial metal acts. It also influenced the hardcore punk inspired digital hardcore , which combines hardcore punk with electronic music, noise and heavy metal . It typically features fast tempos and aggressive sound samples . In addition, pop punk fused itself with synth-punk to create a genre known as neon pop . Later revival instance include electronic body music, dance punk, and electroclash. Other artists, like Chicago 's Big Black , put guitars back in, and helped to spawn
182-464: A spirit of defiance against the confines of conventional mainstream culture . The dance-punk genre, spanning both its first and second waves, occupies a nuanced position along a stylistic spectrum rather than adhering to a rigid set of defining characteristics. Categorizing dance-punk becomes increasingly complex as certain bands proclaim allegiance to a punk "attitude" while crafting music that leans more towards electronic dance genres. Notably, as
208-416: A subgenre emerging from the broader post-punk movement, dance-punk shares several common features. These features include "dour (male) vocals with erudite or self-conscious lyrics, accompanied by metallic-sounding, distorted electric guitars playing texturally, not melodically; an accelerated disco beat or dance groove; a melodic bass line ; and echoing sound effects borrowed from dub-reggae ." One of
234-551: A trance-like, transcendent effect. This approach has similarities to disco singing, where the repetition of phrases serves to empty language and open the self to divine inspiration through heightened emotional expression. In the 70s, when dance punk emerged, punk bands tried to rebel against society. In the punk scene, rebellion was often expressed through violent dance styles such as thrashing , characterized by head bobbing, flailing arms and exaggeratedly aggressive and energetic movements, and pogo dancing , characterized by jumping in
260-505: Is a music genre that involves a combination of rock music and electronic music , featuring instruments typically found within both genres. It originates from the late 1960s when rock bands began incorporating electronic instrumentation into their music. Electronic rock acts usually fuse elements from other music styles, including punk rock , industrial rock , hip hop , techno and synth-pop , which has helped spur subgenres such as indietronica , dance-punk and electroclash . Being
286-546: Is also associated with industrial rock , synth-pop , dance-punk , indietronica , and new wave , with electroclash , new rave , post-punk revival , post-rock , considered as subgenres. Sometimes, certain other electronic subgenres are fused with rock, such as trance and techno , leading to the use of the terms trance rock and techno rock, respectively. Punk rock has been mixed with electronic music as well, creating subgenres like synth-punk (also known as electropunk ) and dance-punk . Suicide , formed in 1970,
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#1732772419014312-418: Is also sometimes mixed with other electronic genres and their subgenres, inspiring terms such as electronic metal, electronic dance metal, trance metal and techno metal. Dance-punk Dance-punk (also known as punk-funk ) is a post-punk subgenre that emerged in the late 1970s, and is closely associated with the disco , post-disco and new wave movements. The genre is characterized by mixing
338-497: Is known as one of the most influential artists in the genre. Their sound over their five studio albums mixed punk rock with various electronic-based genres such as electronic rock, synth-pop , and disco . Their first album is widely regarded for setting the stage for subsequent post-punk , synth-pop and industrial rock acts. The Screamers were labeled "techno-punk" by the Los Angeles Times in 1978. Rather than
364-498: The rhythm of dance punk. The genre strives to create a groove that is fluid, smooth and trance-like, offering an escape from the metrical constraints of capitalism. The groove, with its syncopations, introduces elements of human flexibility and unpredictability, giving the music an affective dimension that is felt rather than intellectually grasped. Syncopation, a key component, involves shifting and eliminating predictable accents, aligning rhythms more with speech and orality, emphasizing
390-510: The 1980s included Talking Heads , Public Image Ltd. , New Order and Gang of Four . New York City dance-punk included Defunkt , Lizzy Mercier Descloux , Material , James Chance and the Contortions , Cristina Monet , Bush Tetras , ESG , and Liquid Liquid . German punk singer Nina Hagen had an underground dance hit in 1983 with " New York / N.Y. ", which mixed her searing punk (and opera ) vocals with disco beats. In
416-557: The Faint , Arctic Monkeys , the Rapture , Shout Out Out Out Out , and Radio 4 , joined by dance-oriented acts who adopted rock sounds such as Out Hud . In the early 2000s Washington, D.C. had a popular and notable punk-funk scene, inspired by Fugazi , post-punk , and go-go acts like Trouble Funk and Rare Essence , including bands like Q and Not U , Black Eyes , and Baltimore's Oxes , Double Dagger , and Dope Body . In Britain
442-596: The Hand People , Beaver & Krause and Tonto's Expanding Head Band . Many such 1960s acts blended psychedelic rock with avant-garde academic or underground influences. In the 1970s, German krautrock bands such as Neu! , Kraftwerk , Can and Amon Düül challenged rock boundaries by incorporating electronic instrumentation. In 2004, Uncut described Kraftwerk's "incalculable" impact on electronic rock as being felt on major records like David Bowie 's Low (1977) and Radiohead 's Kid A (2000). Since
468-511: The clean lines and abstractions of modernist art . The guitar sound in dance punk takes on a unique quality characterized by angularity - a clean and brittle spikiness that departs from traditional riffing or bluesy chords. This sonic approach aligns the guitar sound with abstract shapes and architectural elements reminiscent of Constructivism , Suprematism and the Bauhaus movement. Prominent groove and syncopation are integral to
494-489: The energy of punk rock with the danceable rhythms of funk and disco . It was most prominent in the New York City punk movement. Many groups in the post-punk era adopted a more danceable style. These bands were influenced by funk , disco , new wave , and other dance music popular at the time (as well as being anticipated by some artists from the 1970s including Sparks and Iggy Pop ). Influential acts from
520-711: The human element over mechanistic precision. "Dryness” is a term often used to describe the sonic quality of dance punk. It denotes a lack of sweetness, warmth, emotion and softness, and conveys a reserved, sardonic and ironic manner. This sense of dryness extends beyond the sound to the lyrics and vocals, particularly in the dance-punk of the 2000s, where it becomes a defining sonic quality, characterized by ironic lyrics and flat vocal delivery. The lyrical aspect of dance punk sets it apart from many other dance genres . It often adheres to verse-chorus or narrative structures more common in rock music . At its most dance-influenced, however, dance punk uses repetitive phrases to create
546-644: The late 1960s. According to critic Simon Reynolds , examples included the United States of America , White Noise and Gong . Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco, authors of the 2004 book Analog Days , credit the Beach Boys ' 1966 hit " Good Vibrations " with having "popularly connected far-out, electronic sounds with rock 'n' roll." Other early acts to blend synthesizers and musique concrète 's tape music techniques with rock instrumentation included Silver Apples , Fifty Foot Hose , Syrinx , Lothar and
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#1732772419014572-521: The late 1970s, as the no wave movement grew in reaction to commercial new wave , punk bands such as James Chance and the Contortions, ESG and Liquid Liquid began to experiment with a more dance-friendly sound. Dance punk peaked in the early 1980s and then began to decline until the late 1990s, when it experienced a resurgence. Among the first relevant bands to exploit the genre were Leeds' Gang of Four , New York's Talking Heads , New Order (formerly Joy Division ) and Public Image . Dance-punk emerges as
598-405: The late 2000s, electronic rock has become increasingly popular. The term " progressive rock " (or "prog rock") was originally coined in the 1960s for music that would otherwise be described as "electronic rock," but the definition of "prog" later narrowed into a specific set of musical conventions as opposed to a sensibility involving forward-thinking or experimental approaches. Electronic rock
624-416: The most notable features of dance-punk is a deliberate emphasis on the effective use of space and silence . This approach involves creating minimalist rhythms, avoiding extended guitar solos and deliberately ' stripping back ' the sound. Within dance punk, minimalism is not just about simplicity; it signifies a sense of directness and systematic order, often drawing parallels with the purity associated with
650-417: The symbolic realm rather than the manufactured, and accumulating subcultural capital. Emerging from the convergence of disco and punk influences, dance-punk exhibits a strong affiliation with urban environments, particularly in the way they are romanticized and portrayed. These spaces, whether they exist in the realm of imagination or reality, conjure up a sense of cosmopolitanism, artistic liberation, and
676-479: The usual electric guitars, the band's instrumentation included a heavily distorted Fender Rhodes electric piano and an ARP Odyssey synthesizer . Devo , whilst better known for their 1980 synth-pop song " Whip It ", also had an electronic sound rooted in punk rock. The term synth-punk (or electropunk) was coined in 1999 by Damien Ramsey. In the early 1980s, synth-punk fused with various electronic genres to create electronic body music , which would influence
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