What will kids born today think of their parents' massive dance-music collections?

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Will it seemly largely undifferentiated?

For clues maybe we could look at how WE see the dance-music collections of yesteryear.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 19 September 2002 17:02 (twenty-three years ago)

the underground dance tracks of most eras - oh, say 1974 to 1985 were & are largely unknown to the general public. the difference since is the sheer scale of dance fans & DJs around the world - plus the media (especially magazine & book) coverage. but maybe the quantity of tunes rose so high that the balance is almost similar.

I think part of the answer to your question, Tracer, lies in the 90's revival. how will it go?

― Paul (scifisoul), Thursday, 19 September 2002 17:18 (twenty-three years ago)

yes, will jungle or even early trance be revived in the way that, say, sleeping bag-stylee post-disco is right now? (in which case we're looking at about 2112.)

― jess (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 19 September 2002 17:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Of course it will... everything is due a revival sometime.

I think the question as to what future generations will make of dance depends to a massive extent on what major youth culture phenomenon replaces it.

The jungle/drum'n'bass angle is interesting, because unlike house, trance and garage, jungle never really had any massive chart/crossover hits... overlooking Inner City Life and some of the Roni Size stuff, which I doubt will be exactly overplayed in 2002. I suspect jungle in 2012 will be viewed in much the same way as, say, dub is in this day and age.

I suspect our kids' perceptions of house, garage, trance and to an extent techno will be coloured by their perception of the big pan-European hits, many of which could well become the wedding disco music of the future.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 19 September 2002 19:30 (twenty-three years ago)

in which case we're looking at about 2112

"We have landed...and we bring you Cafe del Mar compilations!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 September 2002 19:32 (twenty-three years ago)

haha arrgh. you know what i meant!!

― jess (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 19 September 2002 19:35 (twenty-three years ago)

The Mover should undergo big revival around 2017

although it didn't work for Prince. bah-dum

― Paul (scifisoul), Thursday, 19 September 2002 19:48 (twenty-three years ago)

wait a minit - Basement Jaxx, Neptunes - maybe it did?!

― Paul (scifisoul), Thursday, 19 September 2002 19:50 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah, "grindin" is surely as harsh as "apocalypse never" and even more minimal than most gabba!

― jess (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 19 September 2002 19:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Will it seemly largely undifferentiated?

For clues maybe we could look at how WE see the dance-music collections of yesteryear.

I think it will end up seeming like Glen Miller or other 40s
WW2 period dance music - kind of generic to the non-expert ear.

― David (David), Thursday, 19 September 2002 22:11 (twenty-three years ago)

"in which case we're looking at about 2112"
Is it me, or is retro nostalgia moving faster than this? I wouldn't be surprised if flannel and Docs made a comeback in 2005.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 20 September 2002 02:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Flannel and docs have gone out of fashion?!?

Why was I not informed?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 20 September 2002 07:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Hopefully people with large collections of dance comps won't breed. (Sorry, couldn't resist)

― dave q, Friday, 20 September 2002 07:35 (twenty-three years ago)

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