DANCE PUNK

2002

After Post-Punk, a number of New Wave bands experimented with the idea of electronic pulsating rhythms, just like many Synthpop artists back in the day attempted to do, but more EDM than Pop. Especially in Manchester, UK, cross-pollination was at an all-time high – Acid House was welcomed by the British with open arms, leading to an unusual subgenre called Madchester, the bridging between Indie Rock and Electro House. However, the renewed interest in pre-Indie music by Garage Rock Revival bands also shifted the ground where Indie Dance was buried, resulting in what is now understood as "Dance Punk" – modern New Wave meets House. The music is so infectious that even the middle-aged, middle-class white man starts to dance. And finally, there is the short-lived Nu Rave movement, which blends Dance Punk with Indie. Fast, danceable Rock music created by artists with only their laptop – DIY entrepreneurship like Free Tekno and Rave and a grasp of their old school euphoria in a Rock ensemble. Nu Rave is Madchester in the age of social media and hipsterism.

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