New beat

New beat is a Belgian electronic dance music genre that fuses elements of new wave, hi-NRG,[2] EBM and hip hop (e.g. scratching).[3][4] It flourished in Western Europe during the late-1980s.[1]

New beat spawned a subgenre called "hard beat" (a blend of EBM, new beat and acid house)[5] and became a key influence on the evolution of European electronic dance music styles such as Belgian techno, hardcore techno and gabber.

  1. ^ a b c "Sounds of Belgium – day one: a history of Belgian pop in 10 songs". The Guardian. 2 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b Simon Reynolds: Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture. Routledge 1999, ISBN 978-0415923736, p. 124.
  3. ^ a b Sicko, Dan (2010). Techno Rebels: The Renegades of Electronic Funk. Wayne State University. ISBN 978-0814337127.
  4. ^ a b Timor Kaul: Electronic Body Music. In: Thomas Hecken, Marcus S. Kleiner: Handbook Popculture. J.B. Metzler Verlag 2017, ISBN 3-476-02677-9, pp. 102–103.
  5. ^ Nikki van Lierop: Hard Beat 1st Compilation., 1989.
    "Hard Beat is the perfect link between Electronic Body Music and New Beat."

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