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In music, the terms Afro, cosmic disco,〔 “Looking over to the blogosphere, the largest hipster tremors came from the rediscovery of the Italian ‘Cosmic Disco’ sound (a mid-tempo stew of balearic disco pioneered by Beppe Loda and Daniele Baldelli)…”〕〔 “Originally championed by Italian DJ Daniele Baldelli, cosmic disco funkily trudges along at about 80–105 bpm, as if Robitussin replaced coke as the producers' and dancers' drug of choice. In these slow-mo dance anthems, every element somehow becomes more dilated and psychedelic.”〕 the cosmic sound,〔Baldelli's term; Wang 2005.〕 free style,〔Beppe Loda's term, also written ''free-style''; no connection to the Latin freestyle genre; Ashton 2007.〕 and combinations thereof (cosmic Afro,〔Oldfield.〕 Afro/cosmic〔With a hyphen,, slash (Chingas 2007.), or no punctuation (Brewster 2005.)〕 Afro-Freestyle,〔 “…enjoy the latest mix from the master of Afro-Freestyle.”〕 etc., as well as Afro-Funky〔 “In the following months I heard reports that Chee had now sold his entire ‘Italo' collection and was into the cosmic & afro-funky vibe, being inspired by the early Loda and Baldelli tapes. Hearing several of their Discossession mixes, I realised that the dudes had carved out their own sound, not only citing Italo, Disco and Cosmic, but also added psychedelic, jazz fusion and rock elements into the occasion.” (Nishimura:) “My favorite Japanese DJ is Toriyama from Sendai. He is very young, but the very best in Afro/Cosmic vein in Japan.”〕) are used somewhat interchangeably to describe various forms of synthesizer-heavy and/or African-influenced dance music and methods of DJing that were originally developed and promoted by a small number of DJs in certain discothèques of Northern Italy from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s. The terms slow-motion disco〔From the name of a 2006 compilation by DJ Mooner, ''Elaste Vol. 1: Slow Motion Disco'', released on the Compost Records label.〕 and ''Elettronica Meccanica''〔Campbell 2006. Elettronica Meccanica is the name of a series of mixtapes and planned records by DJ Beppe Loda, and in the interview, he says “Here are some of the artists and styles I like best: …Conrad Schnitzler; Meccanica Popular (the latter two inspiring my Elettronica Meccanica style)…”〕 are also associated with the genre. Italian DJs Beppe Loda and Daniele Baldelli both independently claim to have invented the genre and mixing style. ==Descriptions== The Afro/Cosmic mixing style is freeform in that it allows for short hip-hop style transforms as well as long, beat-matched segues; it sometimes incorporates added percussion and effects; and it permits major speed variations to force songs into a 90–110 BPM range.〔Wang. “The tempo is often between 105 and 110 bpm.”〕〔Wang. (Baldelli:) “…the music was very slow. I mean, in that period, the music was like 90–105 bpm.”〕 Baldelli would also play 45 RPM records at 33 and vice versa. The Cosmic Sound included a very diverse range of musical styles, from electro and funk to jazz fusion and Brazilian music. Peter Shapiro described Baldelli's music as a "combination of spaced-out rock and tribal percussion." "the Cosmic Sound," One genre that was usually ''not'' part of this mix was Italo disco,〔 which Baldelli believes was generally too mainstream and commercial.〔 In a 2005 feature on Daniele Baldelli, one of the style's founding DJs, music journalist Daniel Wang describes Baldelli's style as “psychedelic, churning, hypnotic.” In the interview, Baldelli emphasizes playing diverse selections of classical, African and Brazilian folk, and synth-pop at improper speeds, mixed with effects and drum machines: Cosmic music has been cited as a "touchstone" for contemporary "space disco" artists like Lindstrøm collaborator Prins Thomas and Andy Meecham of Chicken Lips.〔 It has also been cited as an influence on some later Italian house songs, such as Sueño Latino.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Afro/Cosmic music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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