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UK Funky House
UK funky (sometimes known as UKF or funky) is a genre of electronic dance music born in United Kingdom that is heavily influenced by Soca music, Soca, soulful house, tribal house, UK garage, broken beat and grime (music genre), grime. Typically, UK funky blends beats, bass loops and synths with African and Latin percussion in the dembow rhythm and contemporary R&B-style vocals. Characteristics UK funky uses tempos of around 130bpm. Drum patterns vary between tracks, using either "Four on the floor (music), 4 to the floor" or a syncopated style. The drum patterns commonly also include percussion playing African inspired rhythms. Instrumentation varies widely, but drum machines and synthesizers are common. There are similarities to UK garage, garage in rhythmic, musical and vocal styles. UK funky is highly influenced by the tribal house, tribal, soulful house, soulful and bassline house, bassline house subgenres. Similar genres include Afrobeats, broken beat, electro (music), elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garage House
Garage house (originally known as "garage"; local terms include "New York house" and New Jersey sound) is a dance music style that was developed alongside Chicago house music. The genre was popular in the 1980s in the United States and the 1990s in the United Kingdom, where it developed into UK garage and speed garage. Characteristics In comparison to other forms of house music, garage includes more gospel-influenced piano riffs and female vocals. It has a more soulful R&B-derived sound than Chicago house. History Garage house was developed in the Paradise Garage nightclub in New York City and Club Zanzibar in Newark, New Jersey, United States, during the early-to-mid 1980s. There was much overlap between it and early house music, making it difficult to tell the two apart. It predates the development of Chicago house, and according to All Music, is relatively closer to disco than other dance styles. As Chicago house gained international popularity, New York's garage music sce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |