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technoelectronic dance music that first appeared in the U.S. in the 1980s and became globally popular in the 1990s. It originated with Detroit deejay-producers who, inspired by European electro-pop, underlaid dreamy synthesizer melodies with rapid electronic rhythms. Imported in Europe, it was adopted by the burgeoning rave scene of all-night dance parties (which often featured the hallucinogen ecstasy) and is celebrated in the annual Love Parade in Berlin. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Featuring tunes by MTV-generation techno artist Moby, Welch's piece depicts a hectic day of pedestrian life complete with street clothes and sneaker-esque pointe shoes, hyperbolic highs, and an urban aura. Operative only when viewed as a kind of materialization of sound, or a visible pulse, it, like much of Meadows' work, has more in common with recent recordings by misfit visionary techno artists like Aphex Twin and Luke Vibert than with anything you see around in galleries today. And British techno artists Pop Will Eat Itself added tracks to Loaded, a Saturn game. |
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