The Year Electronic Dance Music Started
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The year was 1996. The place: the United States. The electronic dance music scene was about to explode.
A new generation of music lovers was discovering the joys of going to all-night dance parties, and the music they were dancing to was unlike anything they’d ever heard before.
It was the year that electronic dance music started to take over the world. And it’s been going strong ever since.
The first electronic dance music festival is held in Germany
In the year 2000, the first electronic dance music festival was held in Germany. This festival was a one-time event and was organized by a company called Music Factory. The festival was a huge success, with over 10,000 people attending.
The first electronic dance music festival is held in Berlin
On August 13, 1982, the first electronic dance music festival was held in Berlin, Germany. The event was called “Love Parade” and was organized by a group of electronic music enthusiasts. It featured several local DJs playing a mix of electronic music genres. The event was a success, attracting over 500 people.
The first electronic dance music festival is held in Cologne
In October of 1971, the first electronic music festival was held in Cologne, Germany. This event, called E-Musiklabor party, was organised by Rainer Riehn and Dieter Dettke. It featured various artists who performed using electronic instruments, including a theremin and Moog synthesizer. The party was a success, and it laid the foundation for the genre of electronic dance music (EDM).
The first electronic dance music club is opened in London
On October 16, 1973, DJ David Mancuso held a party at his Loft in New York, which is widely considered to be the first ever electronic dance music club. The party, which was called The Loft, featured music by disco, soul, and funk artists such as Gloria Gaynor, Thelma Houston, and Mandrill.
The first electronic dance music club is opened in Ibiza
In the summer of 1987, a new type of club opened in Ibiza, Spain. The club, called Pacha, was the first club dedicated to electronic dance music (EDM). Prior to this, clubs in Ibiza had played a mix of music styles, but Pacha was different. It featured only EDM.
The opening of Pacha signaled the start of a new era in clubbing. EDM would go on to become one of the most popular genres of music in the world. Today, clubs that feature EDM are found in nearly every major city.
The first electronic dance music record is released
It is difficult to pinpoint the exact year electronic dance music, or EDM, started. However, many experts believe that it was in the late 1970s when the first electronic dance music record was released. This record, called “Space Invaders,” was created by Japanese electronic music duo Yellow Magic Orchestra.
The first electronic dance music record is released by Kraftwerk
In 1974, German electronic music band Kraftwerk released their single “Autobahn”, which contained the first electronic dance music ever recorded. The song became an instant hit, reaching the top of the charts in several countries. “Autobahn” was later included on the band’s fourth studio album, Radio-Activity (1975), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest albums of all time.
The first electronic dance music record is released by Giorgio Moroder
On this day in 1977, “I Feel Love” by Giorgio Moroder is released as a single by Casablanca Records. The record, written and produced by Moroder with lyrics by Donna Summer, is widely credited as the first disco song to use a drum machine and synthesizer throughout its entire duration and is considered one of the most influential records in dance music history.
The song was recorded in just three days using a brand-new synthesizer, the Minimoog Model D, which was played by Moroder himself. The synth bassline, which has since become one of the most iconic and imitated basslines in dance music, was played using just two notes: C and D. The lyrics were inspired by a news report about the growing popularity of disco dancing in Northern England that Summer had seen on television.
“I Feel Love” was an instant hit, reaching #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and #1 on the UK Singles Chart. It remains one of the most popular disco songs of all time and has been covered and sampled numerous times by artists including Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson and LCD Soundsystem.
