Intelligent dance music - Intelligent dance music IDM, short for intelligent dance music is an electronic music genre which began as a style of techno in the early 1990s. As compared to the driving, pounding, sound of techno aimed at the dancefloor, IDM aims for the head, being a bit slower, more melodic, less aggressive, and more artistic, quirky and improvisational. It is sometimes informally called intelligent techno, listening techno or art techno. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Overview 2 Sound production in IDM 3 Other notable IDM artists 4 See also 5 External Links Overview The initials IDM appeared in music magazines during the genre's first wave in 1992-1993, but didn't really stick until the formation of the IDM mailing list, an email forum, on the Internet in August 1993. At.
Hip hop music - Hip hop music Hip hop is an originally American cultural movement which is composed of four main parts: breakdancing and graffiti art, along with two more well-known aspects collectively known as hip hop music; they are rapping (emceeing) and DJing. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Origins of hip hop 1.1 The causes of hip hop 1.2 Diversification of styles in the later part of the decade 1.2.1 Early spread outside New York 2 The 1980s 2.3 Politicization and popularization 2.3.2 The rise of gangsta rap 2.4 Diversification of styles 3 The 1990s 3.5 The rise of the West Coast 3.5.3 East Coast-West Coast 3.6 Diversification of styles 3.6.4 Alternative hip hop and jazz 3.6.5 International hip hop 4 See also Origins of hip hop The roots of hip.
George Clinton (funk musician) - which reached #1 R&B but peaked at #101 on the pop chart. In the next three years, Clinton released three more studio albums (You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish, Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends and R&B Skeletons in the Closet) as well as a live album, Mothership Connection (Live from the Summit, Houston, Texas) and charting three singles in the R&B Top 30, "Nubian Nut," "Last Dance," and "Do Fries Go with that Shake." This period included multiple legal problems (resulting in financial difficulties) due to complex royalty and copyright issues. His popularity waned in the mid 1980s, but was revived by the rise of rap music (particularly, in the 1990s, G Funk), as many rappers cited him as an influence and began sampling him. In 1989, Clinton released The Cinderella.
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album - Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album has been awarded since 1991. From 2001 the award recipients have included the producers and engineers as well as the artists. In 1990 and from 1994 to 1999 the award was known as Best Alternative Music Performance Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for music released in the previous year. 2000s Grammy Awards of 2003 Ken Nelson (producer & engineer/mixer), Mark Phythian (engineer/mixer) & Coldplay (producers, engineers/mixers & artists) for A Rush of Blood to the Head Grammy Awards of 2002 Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Ken Nelson, Chris Martin, (producers), Ken Nelson (producer & engineer), Michael H. Brauer (engineer) & Coldplay for Parachutes Grammy Awards of 2001.
Grammy Awards of 1993 - Grammy Awards of 1993 The 35th Grammy Awards were held in 1993. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Record of the Year Russ Titelman (producer) & Eric Clapton for "Tears in Heaven" Album of the Year Russ Titelman (producer) & Eric Clapton for Unplugged Song of the Year Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (songwriters) for "Tears in Heaven" Best New Artist Arrested Development Alternative Best Alternative Music Album Tom Waits for Bone Machine Blues Best Traditional Blues Album Dr. John for Goin' Back to New Orleans Best Contemporary Blues Album Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for The Sky Is Crying Children's Best Album for Children Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) for Beauty and the Beast - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack performed by various.
Kathryn Bigelow - Bigelow's star was definitely in the ascendant with the movie Strange Days (1995). Besides being a director, Bigelow has also modelled for a Gap ad as well as acted in Born in Flames (1983). Her TV credits include episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street (1997-1998), the post-Twin Peaks TV series Wild Palms (1993) and several others. She also directed the music video for the New Order song "Touched by the Hand of God". Bigelow was married to fellow director James Cameron from 1989 - 1991. Her latest feature films have been The Weight of Water (2000) and K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) Filmography: K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) The Weight of Water (2000) Strange Days (1995) Wild Palms (1993) TV Series (Episode: 4) Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-99) TV Series (Episode:.
Kathy Tyers - science fiction and has also written a travel book and recorded two folk music CDss with her husband Mark. They currently live in Montana. Tyers graduated from Montana State University with a degree in macrobiology and, after marrying Mark, became certified to teach K-12. When her church opened a private school, she took over teaching the lower grades. In 1979, she retired from teaching to start a family; their son Matthew was born in 1981, and she began writing in earnest two years later. Bibliography of Kathy Tyers: Leave Her, Johnny (1986 CD) Firebird (1987, revised 1999) Fusion Fire (1988, revised 2000) The Very Best Dreams (1988 CD) Crystal Witness (1989) Exploring the Northern Rockies (1991, travel) Shivering World (1991) The Truce at Bakura (1993) One Mind's Eye (1996) Balance Point.
Kepone - band from Richmond, Virginia, formed in 1991 (see 1991 in music). The name is derived from a banned pesticide. Formed as a sideproject of Michael Bishop (most famously of Richmond-area legends Gwar), Tim Harris (Burma Jam) and Seth Harris (Honor Role), Kepone released their first recordings in 1993 on Quarterstick Records, based out of Chicago. Their full length debut was 1994's Ugly Dance. Harris left soon after to focus on environmental activism, and Ed Trask of the Holy Rollers replaced him. The band's latest album is Kepone (1997)..
Kid Rock - Rock Kid Rock is a performer of rap music - notably combining rapping with the sounds of more traditional rock - sarcastically described as a hybrid of ZZ Top and Public Enemy. The performer, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, was born in Romeo, Michigan. He began his hip-hop career at the age of 15. He became well-known in the Mt. Clemens housing project because of his unique style of rapping. He later moved to New York City, where he was said to have lived just below Queen Latifah. He got to know a lot of the areas rappers and landed a tour deal with Ice Cube and Too $hort when he was only 18 years old. In 1989, his first album, on the Jive label, was Grits Sandwiches for.
Kirsty MacColl - The Smiths, Van Morrison and Talking Heads amongst others. Kirsty re-emerged at the top of the British charts in December 1987 with The Pogues on "A Fairytale Of New York", a duet with Shane McGowan. After giving birth to two sons and a long period of silence, she bounced back as a songwriter and artist of substance, with the sublime Kite LP in 1989, widely praised by critics and featuring David Gilmour and Johnny Marr. She continued to write releasing the albums Titanic Days (1993), Electric Landlady (1995) and world music inspired Tropical Brainstorm (2000), often described as her finest work. On December 18, 2000, while swimming with her family on a Mexican holiday she was killed in a collision with a powerboat. Since her death, Billy Bragg has always inlcuded.
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award - The award was created by Kate Tufts in honour of her late husband Kingsley Tufts. She also created the smaller Kate Tufts Discovery Award which goes to a first time poet. Winners: 1993 - Susan Mitchell, Rapture 1994 - Yusef Komunyakaa, Neon Vernacular 1995 - Thomas Lux, Split Horizon 1996 - Deborah Digges, Rough Music 1997 - Campbell McGrath, Spring Comes to Chicago 1998 - John Koethe, Falling Water 1999 - B.H.Fairchild, The Art of the Lathe 2000 - Robert Wrigley, Reign of Snakes 2001 - Alan Shapiro, The Dead Alive and Busy 2002 - Carl Phillips, The Tether 2003 - Linda Gregerson, Waterborne See also: List of poetry awards.
KMFDM - KMFDM KMFDM is a German electronic music band in the industrial music genre. KMFDM was founded in Paris in 1984 by Sascha Konietzko and Udo Sturm. KMFDM has toured and recorded with a number of additional musicians, including Bill Rieflin and Ogre from Skinny Puppy. Their name is said to stand for Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit or "no pity for the majority". This is sometimes said as Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, which loosely means "no majority for pity". It has also been suggested that this really stands for "Kill MotherFucking Depeche Mode", but the band officially denies this. Their lyrics typically discuss the rejection of and resistance against incompetent rule in capitalist society. Due to differences between founding member Sascha Konietzko and other band members, KMFDM split up.
Koji Kondo - 4 Other Works (Incomplete) 5 External Link Biography Kondo was born in Osaka, Japan. He took to music at an early age, writing simple tunes for fun even as a small child. At seventeen, he decided to pursue music professionally. He undertook classical training, and he learned to play several instruments. In the 1980s, Kondo learned that a company called Nintendo was seeking musicians to compose music for its new video game system, the Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System in North America and Europe). Kondo had never considered writing video game music before, but he decided to give the company a chance. He was hired in 1983. Kondo found himself in a totally different environment at Nintendo. Suddenly, he was limited to only three "instruments" (melody, harmony, and percussion) due to the.
KRS One - "Feel the Heartbeat" by the Treacherous Three. After many BDP albums and the solo albums, Jive Records decided to drop KRS, and his 2001 album was released on Koch. In 2002, he released a gospel-rap album, Spirtual Minded, surprising many longtime fans since he had once criticized Christianity as being a "slavemaster religion" which blacks should not follow. Discography Criminal Minded (1987)(with BDP) By All Means Necessary (1988)(with BDP) Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop (1989)(with BDP) Edutainment (1990)(with BDP) Live Hardcore Worldwide (1991)(with BDP) Sex and Violence (1992)(with BDP) Return of the Boom Bap (1993) KRS One (1995) I Got Next (1997) The Sneak Attack (2001) Spiritual Minded (2002) Kristyle (2002) Guest Appearances "Radio Song" by REM from Out of Time (1991).
Krzysztof Penderecki - 23, 1933) is a Polish composer of classical music. He was born in Debica and after taking private composition lessons with Franciszek Skolyszewski, he studied music at Krakow University and the Krakow Academy for Music under Artur Malawski and Stanislaw Wiechowicz. After graduating in 1958 he took up a teaching post there himself, teaching Iannis Xenakis amongst others. Penderecki's early works show the influence of Anton Webern and Pierre Boulez (he has also been influenced by Igor Stravinsky). The piece which brought him international fame was Threnody For the Victims of Hiroshima (originally called 8' 37", perhaps in a nod to John Cage), written for 52 string instruments. In it, Penderecki makes used of extended instrumental techniques (for example, playing on the wrong side of the bridge, bowing on the tailpiece),.
January 1 - from Palau for the Luzon landings 1945 - USS Colorado (BB-45) Returns to Luzon on and participates in the preinvasion bombardments in Lingayen Gulf. 1945 - Bahawalpur State issues its own stamps. 1948 - Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. 1948 - Enrico De Nicola becomes President of the State of Italy 1956 - End of Anglo-Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. 1959 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista overthrown by Fidel Castro. 1960 - Cameroon becomes independent 1960 - USS Raritan (LSM-540) is struck from the naval register. 1962 - Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand 1964 - Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved 1969 - Marien Ngouabi becomes President of the Republic of Congo 1970 - Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC. 1971 - Cigarette advertisements banned on United States.
January 2 - soap operas: Backstage Wife Our Gal Sunday, Road of Life, and This is Nora Drake. 1968 - Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the first successful heart transplant. 1971 - 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. 1974 - Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum US speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo. 1979 - Sid Vicious goes on trial for the murder of Nancy Spungen 1981 - Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, is arrested 1983 - The musical Annie is performed for the last time after after 2,377 shows (Uris Theatre on Broadway, New York City). 1991 - Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first African American woman to lead.
January 26 - segregation in the United States Armed Forces. 1950 - India promulgates its constitution forming a republic and Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first president. 1956 - 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. 1961 - John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds this appointment. 1962 - Ranger 3 is launched to study the moon. The space probe later missed the moon by 22,000 miles. 1965 - Hindi becomes the official language of India. 1980 - Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations. 1983 - Lotus 1-2-3 is released. 1992 - Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia is going to stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons. 1993 - Vaclav Havel elected President of the Czech Republic..
January 24 - - The United States Department of Justice indicts Robert Nicholas Angleton of Houston, Texas on conspiring to murder his wife, Doris Angleton, along with his brother Roger. Robert also gets weapons-related charges. 2003 - The new United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation. Births 76 - Hadrian, Roman emperor (†138) 1712 - King Frederick II of Prussia (†1786) 1776 - E.T.A. Hoffmann, poet, composer, and painter (†1822) 1862 - Edith Wharton, writer (†1937) 1888 - Vicki Baum, writer (†1960) 1888 - Ernst Heinkel, aircraft designer (†1958) 1895 - Eugen Roth, lyricist and narrator (†1976) 1917 - Ernest Borgnine, actor 1918 - Oral Roberts, evangelist 1925 - Maria Tallchief, prima ballerina 1928 - Desmond Morris, anthropologist, writer 1939 - Doug Kershaw, musician 1939.
January 5 - of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl). 1957 - Major league baseballer Jackie Robinson retires. 1961 - Television: Mr. Ed debuts. 1968 - "Prague Spring" begins in Czechoslovakia. 1970 - Soap opera: All My Children premieres. 1972 - President of the United States Richard Nixon orders the development of a space shuttle program. 1975 - The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people. 1980 - Hewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computer. 1984 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU. 1987 - President of the United States Ronald Reagan undergoes prostate surgery causing worries about his health. 1993 - The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands spilling 84,700 tonnes of oil. 1993 - Washington.
