Rave music

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Rave music consists of forms of electronic dance music that are associated with the rave scene.

Characteristics

Most often, the term is used to describe high in energy music, including some forms of trance music, that features samples, loops and synthesizers.^{[citation needed]} Less intense forms of rave music include ambient music, and chillout music, usually used in separate areas of raves known as "chill rooms" that provide a place for ravers to rest and relax from the intense dancing.^{[citation needed]}

Rave music closely followed the acid house phenomenon and was initially considered as a combination of fast breakbeat and more hardcore forms of techno.^{[citation needed]} Early 1990s efforts by Nebula 2, Acen, Altern-8, The Prodigy (Experience), Utah Saints and The Shamen (En-Tact) were quintessential rave music and were being played at huge all night raves like Fantazia, Raindance, Universe and others.^{[citation needed]}

By the middle 1990's, the term was used more generically to mean any one of a number of different styles (or combinations thereof) that might be played at a rave party.^{[citation needed]} In this sense, rave music is more associated with an event than a particular genre, per se.^{[citation needed]} At a rave there can be different "arenas" or areas that play different styles of rave music.^{[citation needed]} Very large raves, called "massives,"^{[citation needed]} may include ten or more separate arenas, each with their own music style, ranging from hi-energy techno and trance to chillout and ambient in the chillrooms situated next to or within the surroundings of the main event. It is played with all sorts of instruments e.g. electric guitar, drums and somtimes violins.^[1]

Genres

Rave music has diversified into various different genres.

• Acid house — Phuture, 808 State, The KLF, Guru Josh
• Breakbeat hardcore — Acen, Brainstorm Crew, Bobs and Sounds, The Prodigy
• Goa trance — Hallucinogen, Astral Projection
• Drum and bass/Jungle — Andy C, Goldie, Dieselboy
• Hardcore techno styles: Happy hardcore, Gabber — Angerfist, Evil Activities, Dune, Luke Slater, Dave Clarke, Darren Styles, Neophyte, Enzyme X, Tommyknocker, Hellfish, Vagabond
• Hard trance — Cosmic Gate, DJ Scot Project, Alphazone
• Hardstyle — Technoboy, DJ Zany, Donkey Rollers, Q-IC, DJ Greg, Blutonium Boy
• Breakbeat — DJ Mikey Mike, DJ 303, Brad Smith and DJ Phunx

Non-dance styles that might be heard in a rave "chill-out" room include:

• Ambient music — Brian Eno, Harold Budd, The Orb
• IDM — Aphex Twin, Autechre

House often has roots in funk and disco,^{[citation needed]} while trance has its roots in new age and symphonic music.^{[citation needed]} Many DJs mix genres, remix existing sounds, or leave electronic music entirely.^{[citation needed]}

Among the new forms of rave music is "Makina,"^{[citation needed]} a distorted spelling of the Balkanian word for "machine." It is mainly produced in Spain but also in Italy, Germany and France.^{[citation needed]}

Footnotes

References

• Bennett Andy, Peterson Richard A.: "Music Scenes: Local, Translocal and Virtual." Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 2004

• Reynolds, Simon: Generation Ecstasy: into the world of techno and rave culture Routledge, New York 1999.

• Lang, Morgan: "Futuresound: Techno Music and Mediation" University of Washington, Seattle, 1996.