Characteristics
In comparison to other forms of house music, garage includes more gospel music, 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 AllMusic, All Music, is relatively closer to disco than other dance styles. As Chicago house gained international popularity, New York's garage music scene was distinguished from the "house" umbrella. Dance music of the 1980s made use of Music technology (electronic and digital), electronic instruments such as synthesizers, Music sequencer, sequencers and drum machines. These instruments are an essential part of garage music. The direction of garage music was primarily influenced by the New York City discothèque Paradise Garage where the influential DJ Larry Levan, known for his musical versatility and innovation, played records. According to ''Blues & Soul'', contemporary garage music started with Boyd Jarvis and Levan's The Peech Boys. Jarvis, using the Visual moniker, was behind 1983 recordings "Somehow, Someway" and "The Music Got Me" , the latter especially influential, which later was sampled by mainstream house music record producers Robert Clivillés and David Cole (producer), David Cole of C+C Music Factory.Jarvis v. A & M Records 827 F. Supp. 282 (D.N.J. 1993See also
*New Jersey soundReferences
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