Dance Music.

[Mat ov CPFC]

Just read a very interesting article all about the growth of the whole School Disco thing ( 20's and 30's all dressed up in mock school uniforms, getting pissed and dancing to pop music ) and comparing it to the decline in attendance at the so called 'Super' clubs and the lack of Dance music in the charts ( only 1 out of the current top 20 ). Is this popularity for cheesy nights out a direct reaction to the supposed elitism of the dance scene or something totally seperate

Now I never got this whole 'Dance' music thing and it always seemed to me that many people just got involved because of a desire to be part of an 'in' crowd as opposed to a genuine like of what they where listening to.

Am I being to cynical about a large amount of people ? ( are any of you willing to confess to being more interested in the image as opposed to the music ) And is the whole Dance thing over ?

[DougleMcNori]

I think its great that 'dance' music doesnt populate the charts - it keeps it more underground and less commercialized where it belongs - the decline in people going to the super clubs is probably only due to the widening of the dance scene - there is more choice nowdays, either that or people just cant be bothered to travel and would rather stay in, have a smoke and chill to some choons :)

[wombat]

Not at all.

a lot of it has gone back 'underground'. The free party scene which slowed down a lot after the cja went through, is getting huge again.

[Axie]

Originally posted by Mat ov CPFC
Just read a very interesting article all about the growth of the whole School Disco thing

Blimey Mat - you reading the Guardian today ??

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4454299,00.html

[spike]

Originally posted by Mat ov CPFC
Just read a very interesting article all about the growth of the whole School Disco thing ( 20's and 30's all dressed up in mock school uniforms, getting pissed and dancing to pop music ) and comparing it to the decline in attendance at the so called 'Super' clubs and the lack of Dance music in the charts ( only 1 out of the current top 20 )


Not quite on the question you're asking, but are you turning into a closet Guardian reader on us?
It is this morning's article there I assume you've read.
Would you like to come up to NW3 for a dinner party to discuss it further?

[spike]

Originally posted by Axie


Blimey Mat - you reading the Guardian today ??



Agggh, you beat me to it!

[Mat ov CPFC]

Never been a closet Guardian reader. Always quite public about it. Knowing the enemy and all that ;)

[Pistike]

Due to the truncated size of the Mail you cant hide The Guardian inside like you can with The Sport.

Mat(ov) whats going on?

Did Tak leave his copy in the khazi and you just picked it up to help reinforce all your prejudices.

[Georgie Boy]

I read a similar sort of article in 'Square Meal'.

Bars with late licences and a small space to dance are getting much more popular than the huge clubs.

I must admit, I prefer it this way as it does take a lot out of you trudging round the big events.

Bars have a more intimate feel to them, more relaxed especially if you get a decent underground DJ play there, more people concentrate on the music as opposed to the 'scene'.

I have started my own night up with a lad from my work - first one was wicked, small bar in Clapham, nice atmos, tunes and the system we played on was better than a huge room etc etc. Second one we did was in a big (ish) club in Brixton, bloody empty I must admit. The manager explained that people don't make the effort anymore as the bars in London look good, get the right crowds and are less intense to organise and get into.

Sorry to go on but I went to Properganda on Wardour St last Friday - prime example of bars taking over.

[firesign]

It's all swings and roundabouts. Music styles go in and out of fashion just like everything else.

[Al From Bromley]

I think there is more to it than that. People like a bit of nostalgia, a bit of retro. Turning back the years and seeing women dressed up as schoolgirls is probably inifinitely preferable to my experience at The End where about a thousand people were out of it, clutching a botle of mineral water and jumping up and down on the spot to some throbbing beat. Give me Disco Inferno and all that great music from yesteryear any time.

[c_block_lad]

I got an old skool album yesterday. It's got a lot of retro stuff on it which I like a lot. There's nothing wrong with Retro although the worry might be that the retro stuff start's to really appear in the chart's again which could cause a problem or two.

[Al From Bromley]

Most stuff in the charts is retro anyway, one way or another. More covers than a very big restaurant.

[Men At Work]

Originally posted by Mat ov CPFC
are any of you willing to confess to being more interested in the image as opposed to the music

I suspect a lot were more interested in the drugs than either the image or the music :)

[sexyrazor]

I'll be helping out the 'superclub' cause by shaking my thank in Fabric tomorrow night! Don't do it that often as I do tend to head for the Disco Bars but it is nice once in a while to have a big night!!

[Jaffa]

I prefer bars and pubs to superclubs myself. Overpriced entry and drinks.

I prefer to know the people you are with as well.

[Kevin T]

The dance music 'scene' has always been about far more than just the music anyway Mat.

The charts are irrelivent. You'd very rarely hear a track in a club that had ever charted. Well, sometimes tunes chart months after they've done the club scene but you get what I mean.

Humans as a species have always enjoyed reminicing. We all do it. 'Old Skool', Retro and School Disco are all just signs of this.

[Kevin T]

Originally posted by Jaffa
I prefer bars and pubs to superclubs myself. Overpriced entry and drinks.

I prefer to know the people you are with as well.

I would never consider going clubbing if I fancy having a good drink. The club/bar thing here is getting too confused. Or rather, people are confusing the Cinatras and Ritzy's of this world with the dance scene.