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The "rave" genre would develop into oldschool hardcore, which lead onto newer forms of rave music such as drum and bass, 2-step and happy hardcore as well as other hardcore techno genres, such as gabber and hardstyle. [30] Rave music is usually presented in a DJ mix set, although live performances are not uncommon. Styles of music include:
Rave Radio are an Australian electronic dance music duo formed in Queensland in 2008 by DJs and producers, Brett Allen and James Todman. They play a combination of live drum, live vocals, live sampling and mixing up with bass heavy genres.
Dance music radio focuses on live DJ sets and hit singles from genres of techno, house, electro, drum and bass, UK garage and big beat. While some stations play all kinds of electronic dance music , others (mainly pirate radio stations) focus on particular genres.
The breakbeat hardcore rave scene was beginning to fragment by late 1992 into a number of subsequent breakbeat-based genres: darkcore (tracks embracing dark-themed samples and stabs), hardcore jungle (reggae basslines and influences became prominent), and 4-beat also known as "happy hardcore" where piano rolls and uplifting vocals were still central to the sound. [2]
The biggest of these would be the rising rave music scene, with stations moving to a "rave on the air" format with back to back mixing and listener participation through 'shouts' - enabled by the growth of pagers and mobile phones. In London, such stations included the likes of Rush, Kool FM, Pulse FM, Innocence, Don FM, and Defection. [17]
Dance radio is a type of radio format that focuses on dance and electronic music. These formats typically feature current and recent hits in the genres, and may often include mixshows featuring songs mixed by DJs (including station personalities and special guests).
Originally a slow form of electronic dance music, Belgian new beat evolved into a native form of hardcore techno during the early 1990s with the introduction of techno records played at their intended speeds or slightly accelerated. [10] This brutal new hardcore style spread throughout Europe's rave circuit and reached the pop charts. [11]
An annual music festival featuring Australian and international artists held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Bloc Festival: 2006–present England It is devoted to electronic music of all genres including electro, hip hop, IDM, techno, house music, reggae, drum and bass and dubstep, and incorporates both DJ sets and live shows.