MU121 Study Guide - Final Guide: Earl Van Dyke, Clyde Stubblefield, Dj Kool Herc
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Black sabbath released fri feb 13, 1970 is earliest form of heavy metal. Power chords, devil"s/tritone chord (interval of 3 whole tones), distortion, dissonance. Motown studio band from detroit"s lively jazz scene. Earl van dyke (pianist), benny benjamin (drums), james jamerson (bass) Brought sound system to park, used city power source and span records for whole neighbourhood to hear. First to use an mc, credited with originating hip hop in bronx, nyc 1970s. First began to isolate instrumental portion/drum break and switch from one break to another. Merry go round; technique by which dj switched from break to break at the height of the party. Employed mixing board or cross fader to blend tracks. Developed break spinning: repeating short phrases by spinning one record backward while other is playing. Punch phrasing: short burst from one record while another is holding down beat.
