1876 1876 Alexander Bell invented the telephone that could convert sounds into electronic signals. It is not far-fetched to consider 1876 as the first year of electronic music. If we are still holding two glasses with a string threaded between them for remote communication, then the encounter between electronics and music will still be far away.

Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. Although Edison's phonograph was only a hand-operated mechanical device driven by gears, "Mary Had a Little Lamb" recorded with the cannon he invented heralded the era of mechanical reproduction. 's coming. Regardless of whether it sounds cruel or not, the history of electronic music itself is a history of technology. Without machines, there would be no electronic music.

In 1913, Italian futurist Luigi Russolo published his most famous declaration of "The Art of Noise". He called on all futurist musicians to use noise to replace the limitations of the sound of symphony orchestra instruments. You must know that at that time, even percussion music fell into the category of "noise".

In 1939, John Cage wrote his "Imaginary Landscape/No. 1". This piece uses electronic notes. Although John Cage is not a pure electronic musician, every time he comes up with new ideas, the development of modern music takes a big step forward.

In 1949, Frenchman Pierre Schaeffer took advantage of his position at the French National Broadcasting Corporation to create his "Symphony for a Lonely Man". It was the first work of figurative music and the first to exploit the possibilities of magnetic tape. "Concrete music" is, to put it bluntly, "cut n' paste" music. Today all those engaged in electronic music follow this avant-garde rule. It is absolutely appropriate to call Pierre Schaeffer the granddaddy of electronic music.

In 1951, the name Les Paul must be familiar to those who are engaged in rock music. It was this guy who invented the electric guitar. The difference between an electronic synthesizer and an electronic keyboard is that there are many effect units installed in the synthesizer.

In 1956 Stockhausen recorded "Gesang Der Juenglinge" (Voice of Youth). From then on, an electronic music superstar was born. Even now, those little kids who make electronic music still respect him as a master of electronic music. He also told them with the utmost arrogance: "I played all the things you guys played decades ago." "It's over, please take a break."

At the Brussels World's Fair in 1958, at the invitation of architect Le Corbusier, French musician Edgard Varese collaged electronic noise and the sound of airplanes. , created an electronic sound poem, which was played in the Philippe Pavilion designed by Corbusier. This may be the earliest ambient music. No one will look around for the performer. When you enter the building, you enter the music.

In 1963, concrete music began to enter the public. The long-running BBS radio science fiction drama "Dr. Who" boldly used concrete music as its soundtrack, scaring millions of British housewives to death. Then throughout the 1960s, electronic music gradually entered popular music. The Beatles used concrete music in the White Album; the Grateful Dead band used tape collage in "Anthem of the Sun"; Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock also regarded Stockhausen as an important influence in helping them create fusion jazz...

In 1974, the German band Kraftwerk released "Autobahn". This 24-minute long song completely used electronic sounds to simulate a car journey on the highway and became a hit song that year. Kraftwerk's greatest contribution was to completely separate electronic music from pop music represented by rock music and become independent in music classification.

In 1975, Brian Eno was involved in a car accident. This is definitely a modern interpretation of "a blessing in disguise". Brian Eno, who was lying in bed doing nothing, realized the true meaning of Ambient in the symphony of rain and mosquito-like harp music.

Then came his qigong-like album "Music For Airport".

In 1977, Donna Summer released "I Feel Love", which was considered the first pop ditty made entirely with electronic instruments. It could be used as a chant or for dancing. Donna Summer pretended to have orgasms on the background of electronic music, and the disco music that promoted "sex is power" began with this song.

In 1979, when everyone was getting tired of punk, a group of young people from European art academies mixed Kraftwerk-style electronic music with pop tunes, and Synth-pop was born. song). The emergence of Gary Numan is a symbol of the birth of this style. In the future, games like Human League, Heaven 17, and Depeche Mode will all be considered masters.

In 1981, Grandmaster Flash made an exciting discovery that a record player was not just a record playback device. By accidentally scratching a record, he obtained brand new music. It was he who gave the record player a new lease of life. He is the first Hip Hop DJ in history.

1982 was a year of great success for the Japanese. Yamaha's DX-7 synthesizer uses digital technology. At the same time, Japanese synthesizer manufacturer Roland released its unparalleled TR-808 drum machine and TB-303 drum machine. Since then, Japanese machines have begun a long career of dominance in the field of electronic music.

House music was born in 1983. The Warehouse Club in Chicago, USA, the DJ is Frankie Knuckles. He mixed the aphrodisiac disco music of Donna Summer with the rhythms produced by cheap drum machines, and made the gay men on the dance floor extremely excited. The next day, everyone went to the record store and said to the owner, "I want the kind of records they play in the Warehouse." That's how House opened. It wasn't until Jesse Saunders released "On and On" that year that the birth of the first house record was announced.

In 1985, Detroit native Juan Atkin released "No UFOs", which is considered the first Techno record. In fact, the name Techno borrowed from the subtitle "Techno Rebels" in the book "The Third Wave" by futurist Alvin Toffler. In fact, he did not invent Techno. In 1981, Juan Atkin kept listening to Kraftwerk's "Computer World" and wanted to make this kind of music. So I cloned it with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, and we had the surging Techno music in the future.

At the Summer of Love in the UK in 1988, many people attending the dance party were dissatisfied with the rhythm of the original house music because of drug use. Therefore, some DJs began to play original house dance records at a deliberately increased speed of 33 rpm. Thus was born Hardcore, which is defined as "ultimate happiness" music. Because the original record is played at a faster speed, the vocals are deformed and sound funny and interesting.

In 1989, due to the spread of drugs, many clubs in the UK were controlled by the government. Dance music parties had to be moved outdoors, and rave culture emerged. There are two core elements of rave, one is the drug, and the other is the DJ who plays the music and becomes a star, while the musicians who produce the music are not as famous as the DJ.

In 1990, the Happy Mondays band was inspired by rave culture and merged electronic and rock together.

In 1991, Massive Attack officially debuted as the first Trip Hop band with "Blue Line". The original intention of Trip Hop is to transform American Hip hop with the taste of European club music. At that time, the term trip hop had not yet been invented.

In 1992, Goldie's "Terminator" merged two completely different styles, hip hop and hardcore, and accidentally invented Jungle music. Contemporary Trance music also appeared in this year. At that time, rave events were in full swing in Berlin and Frankfurt, Germany. Adding beautiful melodies to Techno rhythms became the standard model of Trance music.

In 1993, Barcelona, ??Spain held the Sonar Music Festival, so every year just like Milan to the fashion world, the latest electronic music would go to Sonar for release. This year, the British Warp Records released the album "Surfing on the Sinewaves" by Aphex Twin under the pseudonym Polygon Window. It was considered an Artificial Intelligence series of music, recruiting a group of experimental electronic musicians who had no ability to dance.

In 1994, the first album of Café del Mar’s in-house music selections was recorded on CD and sold publicly. The chill out sound of Ibiza has gained worldwide recognition. In the past, Jose Padilla would just close the door and select some Jazz, Downtempo, and Classic music to play. He took out the most soothing and fragrant chapters to set off the ecstatic sunset at Café del Mar.

2000 The entire summer of 2000 was dominated by the UK Garage. BBC Radio 1 poached UK Garage dance music DJs who specialized in playing Jungle and Soul from underground radio stations in the UK and promoted them, and the whole UK Garage music became popular.

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