Hi-NRG

Hi-NRG
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsThe late 1970s and the early 1980s in the United Kingdom and the United States
Typical instruments
Derivative forms
Regional scenes
  • London
  • New York
  • San Francisco
Other topics
List of artists and songs

Hi-NRG (pronounced "high energy")[2] is a genre of uptempo disco or electronic dance music (EDM) that originated during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

As a music genre, typified by its fast tempo, staccato hi-hat rhythms (and the four-on-the-floor pattern), reverberated "intense" vocals and "pulsating" octave basslines, it was particularly influential on the disco scene.

  1. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds. (2001). All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music. Backbeat Books/All Media Guide. p. 3. ISBN 0879306270. Hi-Nrg is a predecessor to techno and house, which drew from its beats in decidedly different ways. House has a funkier, soulful rhythm while techno expanded with the mechanical beats of Hi- Nrg
  2. ^ "Explore music...Genre: Hi-NRG". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]