Birmingham sound

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The Birmingham sound is a subgenre of techno that emerged in Birmingham, England in the early 1990s.[1] It is most commonly associated with the city's House of God club night,[2] the Downwards Records label,[3] and the local DJs and producers Regis, Surgeon and Female.[4] It is characterised by a hard, fast and uncompromising style[1] that strips the music of the bassline funk that characterised the techno of Detroit and Berlin,[5] leaving only "huge slabs of unrelentingly unchanging minimalism".[6]

The Birmingham sound marked a turning point in the development of techno and its influence can be heard throughout the Berlin techno of the Berghain and Ostgut Ton.[6] It also formed the starting point for Regis and Female's later Sandwell District project.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sande, Kiran (2010-06-09), "Regis: blood into gold", FACT Magazine (London: The Vinyl Factory), retrieved 2013-08-31 
  2. ↑ Burns, Todd L. (2010-08-24), Surgeon: British murder boy, retrieved 2013-08-31 
  3. ↑ Finlayson, Angus (2013-03-01), "Downwards is the Only Way Forward: An interview with Regis", Electronic Beats (Berlin: EB), retrieved 2013-08-31 
  4. ↑ Finlayson, Angus (2013-02-13), The industrial techno revolution, Resident Advisor, retrieved 2013-08-31 
  5. ↑ Glazer, Joshua, "Disintegration", Allmusic (Rovi), retrieved 2013-08-30 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Otasevic, Dragan (2011-02-22), "Sandwell District", Altered States, retrieved 2013-08-30 
  7. ↑ Masterson, Patrick (2012-09-10), "Silent Servant - Negative Fascination", Dusted Reviews (Dusted Magazine), retrieved 2013-08-31 
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