Bleep techno

Bleep techno
Other names
  • Yorkshire bleep[1]
  • Sheffield bleep[2]
  • bleep and bass[3]
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsLate 1980s, Yorkshire
Typical instruments
Derivative forms

Bleep techno (or simply bleep[2]) is a regional subgenre of techno which developed in the late 1980s in Northern England, Yorkshire.[5][6] Named after its minimalistic synthesizer sounds,[1] bleep techno combined influences from American techno and house, with electro elements and heavy sub-bass inspired by reggae sound system culture.[4] The style was commercially successful between 1989 and 1991,[6] and became associated with artists on the Sheffield label Warp Records.[4] It has been characterized as the first unique British style of electronic dance music.[5][4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Music radar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Tantrum, Bruce. "LFO - "LFO"". Insomniac. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Simon (2012). Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture. Soft Skull Press. pp. 156–7.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Reynolds, Simon (22 July 2013). "The 20 best bleep records ever made". Fact. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Anniss, Matt (2019). Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music. Velocity Press. ISBN 978-1913231002.
  6. ^ a b The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 11. Bloomsbury. 2017. p. 69.