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Post-disco is a term to describe an aftermath in popular music history circa 1979–1986, imprecisely beginning with the backlash against disco music in the United States, leading to civil unrest and a riot in Chicago known as the Disco Demolition Night on July 12, 1979, and indistinctly ending with the mainstream appearance of new wave in 1980. [...
The term post-disco is a referral to the early to late 1980s era movement of disco music into more stripped-down electronic funk influenced sounds; post-disco was also predecessor to house music. This chronological list contains examples of artists described as post-disco.
Jun 4, 2018 · Boogie, Italo disco, new wave, no wave, punk funk, synth pop, early electro and dub were all part of the post-disco landscape where the proliferation of synthesisers and drum machines helped artists pastiche their creations together.
Post-disco music emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a response to the decline of disco. It incorporated elements of funk, soul, R&B, and electronic music, and was characterized by its use of synthesizers and drum machines.
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Some variants of post-disco include boogie (midtempo tracks steeped in funk) and early Italo-disco (electronic tracks with heavy traces of Giorgio Moroder), as well as the beginnings of alternative dance (which often took cues from Italo-disco).
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