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Stylistic origins American influences
European influences
Cultural origins 2000s Europe (France)
Typical instruments Synthesizer, sampler, sequencer, drum machine, bass guitar, electric guitar, vocals, talkbox, drums
  • Deep disco
  • Disco house

Nu-disco or nu-house is a 21st-century dance music genre associated with a renewed interest in 1970s and early 1980s disco,[1] early to mid-1980s Italo disco and boogie,[2] and the synthesizer-heavy Euro disco and P-Funk aesthetics.[3] Starting in 2013, the 'Nu-disco style became mainstream, as disco-styled songs by artists like Daft Punk (with Nile Rodgers), Justin Timberlake, Breakbot, Bruno Mars and Robin Thicke filled the pop charts in the UK and the US.[4][5] This trend continued in 2014, when similar styled songs by Michael Jackson, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams entered the charts as well.




Nu-disco is most popular in Europe and Australia. Bands such as Miami Horror, Cut Copy, Cadillac and Bag Raiders epitomize the Australian nu-disco sound. The French disco-revival sound can be seen in big acts such as Daft Punk, Stardust, Modjo, Madeon, Breakbot, Justice, Chromeo, as well as Duck Sauce, Armand Van Helden's collaborative project with A-Trak. While the latter may qualify more as an electro band, their walking bass lines and funk rhythms (as seen especially in "I Want Your Soul") are reminiscent of the genre.

In 2013, several 1970s-style disco and funk songs charted, and the pop charts had more dance songs than at any other point since the late 1970s.[4][5] The biggest disco hit of the year as of June was "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk, featuring Nile Rodgers on guitar. The song was initially thought likely to be a leading candidate to become the summer's biggest hit that year; however, the song ended up peaking at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks behind another major disco-styled song, Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines", which spent twelve weeks at number 1 on the Hot 100, and in the process became the eventual song of the summer itself.[4][5] Both were popular with a wide variety of demographic groups.[4][5] Other disco-styled songs that made it into the top 40 were Justin Timberlake's "Take Back The Night" (No. 29), and Bruno Mars' "Treasure" (No. 5).[4][5] In addition, Arcade Fire's Reflektor and Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, both featured strong disco elements, topped the Billboard 200 in 2013. This trend continued well into 2014, when similar styled songs, such as Katy Perry's "Birthday" (No. 17), Michael Jackson's "Love Never Felt So Good" (No. 9) and Pharrell Williams's "Happy" (No. 1) and "Come Get It Bae" (No. 82) reached the Hot 100. In the UK, DJ Cassidy's "Calling All Hearts", reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart.

Notable artists[edit]

Nu-disco has a wide range of definition, all of those artists can be defined as nu-disco artists.

Disco edits[edit]

Disco edits (re-rubs or re-edits) are traditional disco songs from the 1970s and 1980s which have been edited in some way, often using software but occasionally with a razor and reel-to-reel tape (a tape edit).[7][8] The distinction between an edit and a remix is that an edit does not incorporate additional production, only the manipulation of the source material, whereas a remix can include as many new instruments and sounds as the remixer prefers.[9] A "re-rub" and a "re-edit" fall somewhere in between, with re-rubs being tracks that have been cleaned up (from the vinyl source material) and straightened to a regular 4x4 beat, sometimes incorporating additional production.[8][10] A re-edit is an edit in which the song's parts have been re-organized and minor additional production has been added, such as a more prominent drum beat, but the overall tone of the song has been left intact.[11]



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  5. ^ a b c d e Billboard Hot 100 webpage
  7. ^ discopatrick site
  8. ^ a b c Credit To The Edit Volume Two: Sleevenotes | Electrofunkroots
  9. ^ Anatomy Of An Edit | Greg Wilson
  10. ^
  11. ^ ReRub vs Refix vs Remix vs whatever else - NorthwestTekno

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