Eurodance

Nineties dance genre

Eurodance is electronic dance music that emerged from Europe in the late 1980s and peaked in the 1990s.

It combines synthesizers, drum machines, and catchy hooks with rapped verses and sung choruses, often featuring a male rapper and female vocalist.

Acts like 2 Unlimited, Snap!, and La Bouche defined the genre.

The sound dominated European clubs and pop charts before fading in the late 1990s.

genre

techno

Electronic dance genre

  • houseResidential building
  • tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
  • synth-popSynthesizer-based pop music

electronic · rave · EDM · four-on-the-floor · synthesizer · sequencer · drum machine · BPM · remix · club music

culture

rave

Enthusiastic praise or nightlong dance

aerobics · fitness video · party · Ibiza · Mallorca · beach club · vacation · European · continental · cosmopolitan

sound

vocoder

Speech analysis synthesizer

euphoric · high-energy · repetitive · anthemic · chorus · breakdown · buildup · drop · cheesy · infectious

era

nineties

1990-1999

  • 1990sFinal twentieth-century decade
  • millenniumSpan of thousand years
  • MTVYouth-oriented video network

charts · mainstream · radio · Top 40 · peak · golden age · nostalgia · retro · throwback · revival

artists

Ace of Base

Swedish eurodance group

Categories
Opposites
musical energy/tempo

Eurodanceambient

Of the surroundings

downtempo · chillout · meditation music · sleep music · lo-fi

electronic vs. acoustic/organic production

Eurodancefolk music

Community-born acoustic songs

acoustic music · unplugged · bluegrass · classical music · chamber music

cultural/geographic origin

EurodanceAppalachian music

Folk sounds from eastern mountains

Detroit techno · Memphis soul · Chicago blues · New Orleans jazz · K-pop

Family

dance, dancer, dancing, Europe, dancers, danceable, dancehall, Europop

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Positive · Rated G