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Originally posted by Emperor Clobbersaurus:
Not to shit in everyone's cheerios, but I find this resurgence in dance music kinda weak. All of a sudden (post Daft Punk) college kids, suburban kids, hipsters, and indiefucks think a 4/4 beat is the raddest shit ever. Never mind that no one would be found dead listening to a disco track twenty years ago. I am just surprised that within the latter part of last decade, and all through the new millennium it's become cool. I guess it's better late than never, but to that end no one is going back and appreciating the rich and diverse history. It's all these new cats either cherry-picking or just straight jacking old school shit without offering anything original; or, it's all diluted and soulless.

Of course the argument can be made that anything you can dance to should be considered dance music, but for the purposes of this thread I think the commonly accepted definition would be music that follows a relatively strict definition and aesthetic. I am usually either discovering or re-discovering obscure funk, disco, or house gems. Nothing new really grabs me unless it's some old school dj doing a white label underground mix of something as current as Hercules and Love Affair.

Speaking of Hercules and Love Affair, Crue-L Grand Orchestra did it way better back in the 90's with soul. No one talks about them, though. True disco.

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Originally posted by hector mm:

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Originally posted by Emperor Clobbersaurus:
I am usually either discovering or re-discovering obscure funk, disco, or house gems.

Donald Byrd, Love has come around

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Originally posted by mlilly84:
I think you definitely have a fair argument, but the same case could be made for any genre. How many upper middle class kids moved to the Lower East Side in the last 15 years to slum it and form some cheap VU knockoff?

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In the end, if people are having fun (and dancing), then Id say what the current crop has achieved is pretty admirable.

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With the internet its become even easier to rediscover obscure or forgotten artists. Hell, sometimes I'll just walk into Dusty Groove and pick up 3 old funk records at random and walk out...some have been duds, but I've discovered a lot of great stuff that way.

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Originally posted by hector mm:
Donald Byrd, Love has come around

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Originally posted by Emperor Clobbersaurus:
You are different and far removed from a casual music fan. But I do see your point. I just cannot get behind shit like Crystal Castles, and though Justice might have a bit of something all I think about is how Daft Punk does it way better.

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Originally posted by mlilly84:

Justice is an abomination.

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Originally posted by Emperor Clobbersaurus:
I both love and hate Daft Punk. Love them for being authentic and progressive, but hate them for all of the dreadful shit that followed in their wake.

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Originally posted by loveisreal:

You must not love much music, then, considering that every notable act always influences legions of shitty ones.