Electronic Music

Today begins the exploration of electronic music in class. The use of synthesizer was widely used in the 70s and 80s in order to create new music and push the boundaries of what music can be. I found it really interesting that one song could be used over and over again in order to create something completely different. For instance we watched the Rolling Stones song Satisfaction recreated by Dero, and Benny Benassi. Each creation was completely different from one another, however both influenced by the same work. Meanwhile songs that I have heard of before and like, were examined in a context that I have never thought of before. Depeche Mode and Nowell Vauge are artists that everyone has heard of before whether they realize it or not, however I never thought of them as contributors to an art movement. Although they were in a new music genre being explored at the time, it seemed that I was looking at the overall music of the decades rather than the music as an art piece that would influence the music we hear today. An artist like Lady Gaga is a just another artist pushing music to see what else can be created. Her influences can definitely be seen from the electronic music and style that developed throughout the 70s and 80s.