MZGS III

DUTCH INDIE 1990s-00s

WEEK 12 + 13

HISTORY OF DUTCH POPULAR MUSIC III

WEEK 11

HISTORY OF DUTCH POPULAR MUSIC II

WEEK 9

WEEK 6

Watch/listen to these documentaries about some of the greatest outliers, who carved their own path in music. Watch and learn peoples! Look for the similarities and the differences.

Prince Roger Nelson
David Bowie

A great radio doc on ‘Colour Of Spring’, the intruiging transistion album from Talk Talk.

WEEK 4

What does the word “post” mean in musical genres? We dive into Post Punk and Post Rock. And other ‘post’-genres.

Outliers part 3: Prince

WEEK 3

The difference between Power Pop and Soft Rock. The ironic distance of Yacht Rock.

WEEK 2

Krautrock baby!

Find your own favourite Krautrock artist.

WEEK 1

http://everynoise.com/
Here’s the link to the genre-cloud, thanks to Glenn McDonald.
We tried to find genres we’ve had never heard of. Found some cool stuff along the way.

FRANK ZAPPA (1940-93)


2019-2020

SEMESTER 2

Here’s the 2nd edition of Roy Shuker’s book. The 5th edition is – of course! – better and more up to date.

Pierre Henry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN6Vzdcoejc&t=113s
Philips NatLab
Raymond Scott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkW8Ul7Q1I&t=86s
Bonus Round




Semester 4 will feature the book “Popular Music – The Key Concepts (4th ed.)” by Roy Shuker. So you need a book. You can buy it second hand here. The third edition is also workable. There is also a e-reader version available.

Semester 3

DEADLINE FOR THE ESSAY IS JANUARY 16 16:00 h.

PLEASE HAND IT IN IN TWOFOLD IN HARDCOPY.

 
 
 
 
EVERY NOISE AT ONCE: EVERYNOISE.COM
A INTERACTIVE CLOUD OF GENRES AND STYLES FROM ALL OVER THE PLANET
WHERE BIG DATA MEETS SMART PEOPLE
 

WEEK 1 – KRAUTROCK

READ THIS: https://monoskop.org/images/2/21/Cope_Julian_Krautrocksampler.pdf

WEEK 2 – FRANK ZAPPA

RECOMMENDED READING:

 

WEEK 4 – POWERPOP & SOFTROCK

 

 
WEEK 5 – DAVID BOWIE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAmxOs5Zewc&t=214s

TONY VISCONTI ON THE MAKING OF “HEROES”