Monthly Archives: October 2015

The Beat that Changed Hip-hop

 

 

 

Sources:

Geeta Dayal and Emily Ferrigno. “Electronic Dance Music.” Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, accessed October 13, 2015.

“Roland TR-808 – Famous Drum Beats.” YouTube. February 21, 2014. Accessed October 31, 2015.

By Abra and Lindsay

Japanoise

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Citations: 

“Masonna Festival Beyond Innocence, Bridge, Osaka 2002 Japanoise.” YouTube. Accessed October 30, 2015.

“JAPANOISE.” : About the Book. Accessed October 30, 2015.

“Japanoise – Release Music Magazine Spotlight.” Japanoise – Release Music Magazine Spotlight. Accessed October 30, 2015.

Henriques, Julian. Sonic Bodies Reggae Sound Systems, Performance Techniques, and Ways of Knowing. New York: Continuum, 2011.

Space is the Race

sunra   We chose to include a sound clip from one of Sun Ra’s most popular songs, “Space is the Place.” This is a prime example of Sun Ra using his music to convey his alternate persona as an alien as so that he transcends the ideas of racism and is looked at as more than just black.