Nu-disco

Nu-disco is a 21st-century dance music genre associated with a renewed interest in the late 1970s disco,[1] synthesizer-heavy 1980s European dance music styles, and early 1990s electronic dance music.[1][2] The genre was popular in the early 2000s, and experienced a mild resurgence in the 2010s.

There are several scenes associated with the nu-disco term. The original scene is characterized as house music fused with disco elements (sometimes incorrectly referred to as disco house),[3][4] and disco-influenced balearic music, also known as balearic beat revival[5] or balearica.[6]

Nu-disco is often confused with the other disco-influenced house music genres, such as French house or disco house. French house usually features various special effects, such as phasers and has heavily sample-based production, compared to the usually programmed or live original instrumentation that nu-disco relies on.[7] The other key difference is in the song structure — nu-disco usually has a typical song structure of a pop or classic disco song, with multiple breakdowns, and often with verses and a chorus, whereas disco house generally has a more constant and unvaried character throughout the composition,[7] as does most of house music.

  1. ^ a b "Beatport launches nu disco / indie dance genre page" (Press release). Beatport. 2008-07-30. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2008-08-08. Beatport is launching a new landing page, dedicated solely to the genres of "nu disco" and "indie dance".
  2. ^ "Spin Magazine – February 2008 – Reviews (Page 46)". Spin: Digital archives. Spin Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009.
  3. ^ "The Joy Of Nu Disco". www.prsformusic.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  4. ^ Lowrey-Rasmussen, Logan (2016-06-29). "3 Nu Disco / Disco House Tracks That Keep the Funk Alive In 2016". relentlessbeats.com. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  5. ^ Hutchinson, Kate (9 June 2016). "Dan Lissvik: Midnight review – suitably eclectic Balearic beat revival". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. ^ Hervé (12 August 2011). "Moombahton, Nu-Jungle, Future Garage? Let Hervé explain". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b Grodzins, Quinn (2017-08-14). "What We Like – Nu-Disco". EDM Identity. Retrieved 2020-05-13.