Electronic Swing Analysis

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My taste in music could best be described as electronic swing, since it is not quite EDM, electronic dance music, and isn't exactly jazz. It's the perfect mix, which presents you with a type of music that resembles art more than a simple melody. Often mistaken for nu-disco, electronic swing creates a modern and dance-floor focused sound that is more readily accessible to the modern ear but that also retains the feeling of live brass and the energetic excitement of the early swing recordings.

The best-known artists include Parov Stelar and Caravan Palace while one-off international hits include 'Why Don't You' by Gramophone Dzie or No. 1 World Hit We No Speak Americano by Australian duo Yolanda Be Cool Vs DCUP. In addition to individual artists and one-off hits, electronic swing is a genre whose growth has largely been fueled by a series of European compilation albums that have drawn together works by a variety of producers. These include the British 'White Mink : Black Cotton' series described by Mixmag as "Electronic Swing's first landmark moment" and France's 'Electronic Swing' series. In the United States, parties such as San Francisco's 'Trapeze' have showcased the genre's artists. The cultural origins of electronic swing originated in Europe and America in the early 1900's.
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