History of
House or Industrial
Music - ambient, noise, techno, house, lo-fi, rave
The term Industrial is a very generic term for
many subgroups or genres of music like ambient, noise, techno, house, lo-fi, and
several others. The
most obvious stereotype that comes to mind is a distorted, percussive, lo-fi electronic
samples weaved into the fabric of a traditional pop song or dance remixes. The
first band who are considered to be a part of this genre are Throbbing Gristle
who formed Industrial
Records in the 1970's. It is really just a loose term that suggests the
influence of modernized and automated patterns woven into the music.
One pattern that fits most groups in the genre is the use
of unusual items as instruments which range from, metal,
glass, pipes, trashcans to tools and machines like grinders,
drills, presses, phones, radios, televisions, typewriters and others to
represent, some argue the mechanization and depersonalization of society.
The genre is usually very heavily processed and manipulated using sample
sound loops combined in repeating rhythms and lush textures to create a unique
composition. The influences reach far outside of the genre
into mainstream
genres and other subgenres
like punk and nu metal among others, making its presence well known in many
types of music. As with all genres is just a general idea which can be
incorporated into many other genres and is only good as a general description
which is very relative and loosely applied.
Industrial music started in England during the 70's at
the same time punk was beginning to take root. Bands like Cabaret Voltaire, SPK,
Fad Gadget began to gather a cult following which quickly took the movement to
the rest of the world.
Early in the genre the bands very rarely used instruments and
many listeners classified it as disharmonic noise with no real listening value.
Later Industrial bands took these early elements and added to it traditional
instruments and song structures. Industrial was another outlet for the feelings
of despair and depression that seems to be a common theme in Industrial songs.
The more commercial bands like
Gravity Kills, God Lives Underwater, Filter, Stabbing Westward, Orgy, and Nine Inch
Nails
have brought the band to a more mainstream audience. Some bands like Throbbing
Gristle, Kraftwerk, Foetus Einsturzende
Neubauten, Skinny Puppy, Test Dept, KMFDM, Cabaret Voltaire, and The Young
Gods
are considered by many fans to be more representative of the scene.
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