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Noncompliant
Lisa Smith, performing as Noncompliant and formerly known as DJ Shiva, is an American Disc jockey, DJ and record producer. Life Smith is originally from Evansville, Indiana. She moved to Indianapolis in 1996. Career Smith's current stage name is derived from the comic ''Bitch Planet'', in which women who fail to observe patriarchal rules are termed "noncompliant". She adopted the moniker in 2017, and has said that it is "very much based in queerness and feminism". Smith has spoken in favor of equality for women in electronic music. Smith has performed sets at Berghain's Panorama Bar, on UK radio station Rinse FM, and at Detroit's Movement electronic music festival. Although primarily a DJ, Smith released an original EP titled ''More Than Surviving'' in 2017. A reviewer for ''Resident Advisor'' observed that, although described as techno, ''More Than Surviving'' has House music, house influences. Smith also contributed a single titled "Femslash" to a 2017 compilation, descri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Techno
Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often characterized by a repetitive four on the floor beat. Artists may use electronic instruments such as drum machines, sequencers, and synthesizers, as well as digital audio workstations. Drum machines from the 1980s such as Roland's TR-808 and TR-909 are highly prized, and software emulations of such retro instruments are popular. Much of the instrumentation in techno emphasizes the role of rhythm over other musical parameters. Techno tracks mainly progress over manipulation of timbral characteristics of synthesizer presets and, unlike forms of EDM that tend to be produced with synthesizer keyboards, techno does not always strictly adhere to the harmonic practice of Western music and such structures are often ignored in favor of timbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
