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drum machines
What are rhythms provided by in House music?
it was more electronic and minimalistic
What are some differences between House and Disco music?
dance-based music
What type of music is House based on?
1999–2001
When was the second wave of progressive house?
G-house, Deep House, Tech House and Bass House
What are some popular subgenres of House?
both clubs and in the mainstream pop scene
where is house music extremely popular?
a more mainstream pop-based variation
What variation of house music was produced by artists such as Madonna and Kylie Minogue?
synthesizers and drum machines
What instruments did disco songs incorporate from house music?
Giorgio Moroder
who produced Donna Summer's hit single "I Feel Love"?
1980s disco-pop
what sort of music did Hi-NRG group Lime produce?
1977
What year did Cerrone's "Supernature" get released?
1979
What year was solid state survivor released?
Soul and disco
What influenced House music?
Early house producers
What type of producer was Frankie Knuckles?
samplers, synthesizers, sequencers, and drum machines
what did Frankie Knuckles use to create his compositions?
Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat
What was the name of Charanjit Singh's 1982 album?
Indian ragas performed in a disco style
What did Singh's album contain?
1982
What year was synthesizing: ten ragas to a disco beat released?
minimal arrangement
What sort of arrangement did Charanjit Singh use on his 1982 album?
co-founder of an influential Trax Records
Who is Rachel Cain?
two influential pioneers of house music
Who were Frankie Knuckles and ron hardy?
"the Godfather of House,"
what was the nickname of frankie knuckles?
Ron Hardy's
marshall jefferson got involved in house music after hearing whose music?
Muzic Box
what was ron hardy's music released in?
The Hot Mix 5
who were the chicago radio jocks that played dance music in the early 1980s?
B-Boy hip hop music
what style of music did man parrish play?
electro funk
what style of music did afrika bambaataa play?
electronic pop music
what style of music did kraftwerk play?
reel-to-reel tape
how did producers sometimes make edits of house music?
Jesse Saunders
who produced the song "on and on" in 1984?
Chicago
where was jesse saunders from?
Vince Lawrence
who co-wrote the hit song "on and on" in 1984?
Roland TB-303
what type of bass synthesizer was a staple of the early house sound?
1979
when was player one's "space invaders" released?
1984
when was jesse saunders' "on and on" a hit?
African-American and gay audiences
what type of audience was early disco and dance catered to?
1985
what year was house music first used as a genre?
deep house and acid house
what were two big subgenres of house music?
Chicago-area radio
what area radio was house music generally played on?
Mr Fingers
what producer was the first to produce deep house?
Chicago
where was producer mr. fingers' from?
1985
when was mr. fingers' "mystery of love" released?
1986
when was mr. fingers' "can you feel it?" released?
1987
When was Phuture's "Acid Tracks" released?
Nathan "DJ Pierre" Jones, Earl "Spanky" Smith Jr., and Herbert "Herb J" Jackson
Who founded the group Phuture?
TB-303
what instrument was Phuture the first to use in house music?
12-minute
how long was phuture's "acid tracks"?
Roland TR-707
what type of drum machine did "acid tracks" use?
WBMX-FM
what radio station aired the Hot Mix 5 show?
Trax Records and DJ International Records
what record labels helped popularize house music?
"Move Your Body"
what song by marshall jefferson became a big house hit?
UK
what european country were big house music hits being released in, in 1987?
clubs
where was house music from chicago-based labels considered a must-play?
The Warehouse
what club did the term 'house music' originate from?
Chicago
what city was the club The Warehouse located in?
1977 to 1983
what years was the club The warehouse open?
primarily black and gay
what types of people did the club The Warehouse attract?
Frankie Knuckles
who was the resident DJ at The Warehouse in Chicago?
"It's House"
what is the name of Chip E's 1985 house hit?
1985
when was Chip E's hit "It's House" released?
Importes Etc
the term 'house music' came from the labeling of records at what store?
Rocky Jones
who ran the D.J. International record label?
dance music,
House is a regional catch-all term for what kind of music?
older disco music
what was 'house music' once synonymous with?
Mr. Fingers
What was the stage name of Larry Heard?
early DJs creating music in their own homes
Why did the term house become popular?
synthesizers and drum machines
what are the Roland TR-808, TR-909, and TB 303 examples of?
acid house
synthesizers were used to create what house subgenre?
Larry Heard
what was the real name of Mr. Fingers?
Detroit techno music
What is Juan Atkins an originator of?
the exclusive association of particular tracks with particular clubs and DJs
What did Atkins claim the term house reflected?
differentiate the clubs and DJs
Why were DJs inspired to create their own house records?
outcasts of society
Who did House relay political messages to?
church for people who have fallen from grace
Who did Frankie Knuckles once say the Warehouse club was for?
Marshall Jefferson
Who was a famous house producer?
Chicago
where was the warehouse club located?
the black community
what community was deep house popular with?
"Big Fun" by Inner City
what was one of the earliest Detroit techno hits?
The Electrifying Mojo
who started the Detroit techno development?
the "godfathers" of Detroit Techno
what was the nickname of juan atkins, derrick may, and devin saunderson?
Man Parrish, Soul Sonic Force
who were the early b-boy hip-hop artists that inspired detroit techno?
Kraftwerk, Art of Noise
who were the european electronica artists that inspired detroit techno?
"Nude Photo"
Mayday and Thomas Barnett released what hit in 1987?
Transmat Records
what was the name of Mayday's record label?
Derrick May
What was the real name of the artist Mayday?
1988
what year was the hit song "wiggin" released?
Kool Kat Records
what label did Derrick May have successful releases on after his own?
Kevin Saunderson
who founded KMS Records?
"When we Used to Play / Work your Body"
what was the name of Blake Baxter's 1986 hit recording?
"Bounce Your Body to the Box"
what was the name of Blake Baxter's 1987 hit recording?
Inner City
what group released "Big Fun" and "Good Life" in 1988?
"Rock to the Beat"
what was the 1989 hit theme released by KMS?
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk's "Love Can't Turn Around"
what is credited as the first house hit in the UK?
#10
what did "Love Can't Turn Around" peak at in the UK charts?
1986
what year did Farley Funk have his first UK hit?
Steve "Silk" Hurley's "Jack Your Body"
What was the first house single to hit #1 in the UK?
1987
What year did "Jack Your Body" hit #1 in the UK?
Raze
Who had a hit single with "jack the groove"?
Stock Aitken Waterman
what group's productions for Mel and Kim added elements of house to the europop sound?
Respectable
what was the name of mel and kim's number-one hit single in the UK?