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Clubbers' Decktionary: IDM aka Intelligent Dance Music
26 Feb 2013
Trouble's DJ Hobbes gives us a guide to the myriad genres of clubbing
IDM aka Intelligent Dance Music, proper noun, myriad styles and tempos; abstract electronic music designed more for listening and/or a home environment than the dancefloor. Much like its bastard offspring, EDM, this much-maligned term has always been…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Novelty Records
13 Dec 2012
Trouble's DJ Hobbes gives us a seasonal one-off guide to novelty chart-botherers
Novelty Records proper noun, myriad styles and tempos Invariably exhibits a tendency to grate excruciatingly on your nerves, while perhaps amusing your (ahem) style-challenged family member (who naturally irritates you further by singing/playing the…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Goa Trance
12 Nov 2012
Trouble's DJ Hobbes gives us a guide to the myriad genres of clubbing
Goa Trance aka psy-trance, proper noun, generally 130–150 BPM Characterised by 4/4 kicks with a thickly saturated low-end, florid, arpeggiated synth melodies, equally busy drum patterns and wacky samples from sci-fi films on arcane subjects such as…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Trap
16 Oct 2012
Trouble's DJ Hobbes gives us a guide to the myriad genres of clubbing
Trap proper noun 67–95/135–190bpm; fusion of hip hop and dubstep styles. The latter’s heavier bass, more complex drum programming and structure playing a key role and also introducing much higher tempos to the mix; the Roland 808 drum machine features…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Shangaan Electro
18 Sep 2012
Trouble's DJ Hobbes gives us a guide to the myriad genres of clubbing
Shangaan Electro proper noun, 180-184 bpm Dance music from South Africa, employing super-fast tempos, minimal electronic drums, with marimba and organ sounds used instead of bass and lead guitar (guitar is common in African dance music); features…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Scouse House aka Donk, UK Bounce, NRG
22 Aug 2012
A guide to the myriad genres of clubbing, from Trouble's DJ Hobbes
Scouse House aka Donk, UK Bounce, NRG Proper noun, 130–140 bpm Relentlessly, um, bouncy and uplifting strand of hard dance/house/trance music, characterised by banging kicks, speedy snare rolls, basslines which (literally) go ‘donk’, gaudy synths…
Clubbers decktionary - Disco Edits or Re-edits
9 Aug 2012
A guide to the myriad genres of clubbing, from Trouble's DJ Hobbes
(Disco) Edits or Re-edits, proper noun, various styles and tempos: classic (disco) tracks with a contemporary feel, their best qualities enhanced by modern production flair. While a remix often strips instrumental parts out of an original track…
Clubbers' Decktionary: EDM
27 Jul 2012
Trouble's DJ Hobbes gives us a guide to the myriad genres of clubbing
EDM aka Electronic Dance Music, proper noun, various strains. The US media’s umbrella term for what we Brits have just been calling ‘dance music’ for the past quarter of a century recently blew up in a very big way, due to some shrewd marketing…
Summer Festivals 2012: Clubbers Decktionary - RockNess
25 May 2012
Trouble's DJ Hobbes guides us through the myriad genres of RockNess
Techno Pure electronic dance music (ie no non-electronic samples or vox) with a 4/4 kick. The original, Detroit style incorporates more melody and strings alongside sounds from Roland’s classic 808 and 909 drum machines and, often, the 303 ‘acid…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Electro Swing
22 May 2012
Trouble's DJ Hobbes gives us a guide to the myriad genres of clubbing
Electro Swing proper noun: varied tempos, mixing 20s, 30s and 40s jazz and swing styles/samples with modern production; has spawned myriad sub-genres, including Swing House, Swing Hop, Ghetto Swing, Swing Tech, Swing Step. Some crossover with Balkan…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Seapunk
17 Apr 2012
A guide to the myriad genres of clubbing, from Trouble's DJ Hobbes
Seapunk proper noun: varied tempos, mixing 90s rave, techno, house and jungle styles, R&B vocals, even speedier beats from Chicago juke/footwork, often cheap, 8bit-style synth melodies and, you guessed it, aquatic sounds. The aquatic theme is actually…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Balkan Beats
26 Mar 2012
A guide to the myriad genres of clubbing, from Trouble's DJ Hobbes
Balkan Beats, proper noun: usually up-tempo (around 130 bpm), mixing gypsy/Balkan and other eastern European styles with traditionally more western dance music and electronica; most often little more than a two-bar loop of Balkan accordion, gypsy tuba…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Ballroom
29 Feb 2012
A guide to the myriad genres of clubbing, from Trouble's DJ Hobbes
Ballroom aka ballroom house, or Ha, proper noun: house sub-genre, which, much like Chicago Footwork/Juke and Detroit Jit, owes its lifeblood to the highly expressive dancers (‘voguers’) who dominate the scene. Also similar to B-more, the music is raw…
Edinburgh's club scene: what happens now?
28 Feb 2012
Representatives from Bongo, Cab Vol, Electric Circus, Summerhall and G1 Group have their say
Rob Hoon. Manager of Bongo Club’s parent organisation, Out of the Blue. Despite being a beautiful, blossoming city of international renown and appeal that hosts the biggest arts festival in the world, Edinburgh’s all year round independent music and…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Witch House
5 Jan 2012
A guide to the myriad genres of clubbing, from Trouble's DJ Hobbes
Witch House aka Haunted House or Drag, proper noun: usually down-tempo to mid-tempo (80-120 bpm), dark, syrupy fusion of hip hop with goth, industrial, noise, drone and/or shoegaze elements. Its main practitioners also favour the use of occult symbols…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Gabber
13 Dec 2011
A guide to the myriad genres of clubbing, from Trouble's DJ Hobbes
Gabber proper noun: wildly up-tempo (140-220 bpm) spin-off from hardcore techno, industrial and rave. Began in the early 90s and has remained a die-hard force in Europe (especially the Netherlands and Scotland) and Australia. Traditionally dominated by…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Skweee
16 Nov 2011
DJ Hobbes guides us through clubbing's myriad genres
Skweee proper noun Generally mid-to-low-tempo (80-105 bpm), cold, rhythmic electro-funk sub-genre pioneered by a small niche of Scandinavian artists, mostly soloists, using vintage analogue synths and samplers; quick, simple arrangement without too…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Chillwave
17 Oct 2011
A guide to the myriad genres of clubbing, from Devil Disco DJ Hobbes
Chillwave aka glo fi, proper noun. Generally down-tempo to mid-tempo (ie 80–120 bpm) danceable American indie/electro-pop style; usually made by solo artists with a laptop or small outfits; predominantly influenced by 80s analogue and electronica…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Chiptune
19 Sep 2011
DJ Hobbes guides us through clubbing's myriad genres
Chiptune proper noun. aka 8Bit, Bitpop, Bitcore, Nintendocore Any tempo but generally fast (ie 130-180bpm), the sound of 8-bit and 16-bit micr-chips from classic arcade games from the late 70s and early 80s, hand-held computer games from Nintendo and…
Clubbers' Decktionary: Cosmic
25 Aug 2011
DJ Hobbes guides us through clubbing's myriad genres
Cosmic (disco) adj/proper noun. aka Afro Cosmic, also Space Disco. Originally an highly eclectic, mid-tempo (9-105 BPM) style, which nowadays generally exhibits a lot of space, reverb and echo/delay in the production, bubbling synths, delicate keys…
A guide to the music genre Footwork
16 Aug 2011
Clubbers Decktionary
Footwork aka [Chicago] Juke (see also [Detroit] Jit, Shangaan electro) proper noun: so-called because of the associated dance crazes – essentially a contemporary form of break dance; wildly uptempo (140–170 BPM), characterised by syncopated beats…
Clubbers decktionary: Moombahton
10 Aug 2011
A guide to the musical genre defined by midtempo shuffling rhythms
Moombahton (moom-bar-tonn), also Moombahsoul, Moombahcore, Moombahstep, proper noun: midtempo style (105-115 BPM), characterised by the same shuffling rhythms (or ‘riddims’) of reggaeton, cumbia and dancehall with heavy bass and beats, plus…
Clubbers' Decktionary: B-more
22 Jul 2011
DJ Hobbes guides us through clubbing's myriad genres
B-more or Bmore, aka B-more Club, adj: Uptempo (120-140 BPM) hip hop/breaks originally from Baltimore, with an 8/4 time signature, using short, repetitive vocal samples – often call-and-response-style raps or chants – over old school drum breaks…
Clubbers decktionary: Balearic
29 Jun 2011
What exactly is the definition of 'Balearic' in music
Balearic, or Balearic beat adj: Spanish origin but formally cultivated by British DJs, Balearic came to be identified with a certain kind of mid-tempo (i.e. 100 - 120 BPM) dance music. Origins Pioneered by key DJs on London’s nascent acid house…
Clubbers' Decktionary: UK Funky
27 May 2011
Hobbes, resident at Devil Disco, guides you through the myriad genres of dance
UK Funky, aka ‘funky’, proper noun: British, characterised by syncopated, African rhythms, R&B-style vocalising, MCs and a four-four beat, c. 2006 – present day; influenced by (and often classified with) UK garage, grime, dubstep, jungle, rave…
