Electro swing
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| Electro swing | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Swing house |
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Early 1990s, Europe and the United States |
| Other topics | |
Electro swing, or swing house, is an electronic dance music genre that combines the influence of vintage or modern swing and jazz mixed with house and hip hop.[1] Successful examples of the genre create a modern and dance-floor focused sound that is more readily accessible to the modern ear, but that also retains the energetic excitement of live brass and early swing recordings. Electro swing groups typically include singers, musicians playing traditional jazz instruments (e.g. trumpet, trombone, clarinet, saxophone) and at least one DJ.
Notable artists
- AronChupa
- Boogie Belgique
- Caravan Palace
- Caro Emerald
- Chinese Man[2]
- DelaDap
- Deluxe[2]
- Dimie Cat
- Dutty Moonshine Big Band
- Electric Swing Circus
- Gramophondzie
- Kormac
- The Living Tombstone
- Parov Stelar
- Scatman John
- Tape Five
- Yolanda Be Cool
- Waldeck[3]
Chart performances of notable releases
- "I'm an Albatraoz" by the Swedish DJ AronChupa has received multiple platinum certifications.
- Robot Face, an album by French band Caravan Palace placed at No. 3 on the US Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart in 2015.[4]
- "We No Speak Americano" by Australian musicians Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP was a major hit in Australia and Europe, and reached No. 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5]
- Other notable songs include "Doop" by Doop (UK No. 1); "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" by Fergie, Q-Tip and GoonRock (US platinum); "Bang Bang" by will.i.am (UK platinum); "Emergency" by Icona Pop (US Dance No. 1); and "Bboom Bboom" by Momoland (South Korea platinum).
References
- ^ "Electro-swing - Tonight we're going to party like it's 1929". The Independent. October 23, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "Deluxe Interview (Chinese Man Records)". Electro-Swing.com. 2012. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ ElectroSwingThing (October 5, 2010). "Waldeck (AT)". Electro Swing Thing. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "Caravan Palace: Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018.
- ^ "Yolanda Be Cool We No Speak Americano Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 19, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
Bibliography
- Inglis, Chris (March 31, 2023). Electro Swing: Resurrection, Recontextualisation, and Remix. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000849622.