Episode 12 - Nightcore

In one of the most indepth and academic looks at a Genre yet, the cult lads Alex and Eugene take a look at Funk Carioca or Baile Funk from Brazil. A mammoth task as the music has existed since the early 90s consistently up till today and encompasses numerous sub-genres and evolutions. They are helped along the way by Brazilian scholar Carlos Palombini who is well regarded for his research into Funk Proibidao, and is currently applying Pierre Schaefer's concept of sonic morphology to the evolution of Funk Carioca Sound.

Full Show Notes and Links https://genrecultpod.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/episode-14-funk-carioca/

Another one of these clip show re-packaged old content as new things that is Not Even Genre Cult. We dive head first into the overcompressed breaks that saturated the late 90's with Big Beat. Guided along the way by special guest and Big Beat aficionado, Hayden (aka Null, fka BKind2Me). Originally recorded 19/03/13

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What it do! The Genre Cultists, Eugene and Alex take a look into the slowed and throwed music of Houston hip-hop, Chopped & Screwed. Looking into it's originators, innovators and having a chat with historian Maco Faniel, author of "Hip Hop in Houston: Origin and Legacy". Knowalmtalbout.

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An interruption in your Genre Cult feed as we bring you material from the archives edited down into bite size pieces for your podcast consuming pleasure. Alex and Eugene started doing this whole music genre exploration thing in 2012 and so as a way to bring you more content more frequently we are packaging the older stuff up and pretending its new! So we present the first Not Even Episode to be recorded looking into the Mexican Pointy Boot phenomenon of Tribal Guarachero or 3ball.

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The core of the night, Eugene and Alex are back looking at the ultra-fast hypercolour world of Nightcore. Discussing the anime connections and the early days of internet video sharing, through to its reinterpretations by artists around the PC Music roster. Includes an interview with YouTuber and Nightcore Universe co-founder Maikel6311. Speed it up, Get your ratio right.

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After over a year of radio silence the Genre Cult lads are back!!
Bringing you deep into the mystical world of Dungeon Synth, Alex explains to Eugene the fascinating music he has been listening too. Also including some insightful talks with German 90's Dungeon Synth artist Forgotten Pathways and the worlds leading DS expert and moderator on r/metal Kaptain Carbon. 2spooky5me..

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Eugene, Alex and Jake are here. 2014 – a year for dope trax? Yes, mos def… Join the boys as we go thru our favs of the past year. Also featuring guest lists from Traxman and Velatix. Woo and Sophia too. It’s Genre Cult.

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What happens when Molly becomes the drug of choice amongst South African club kids? Gqom happens. The Genre Cult boys Eugene and Alex return from hiatus to look at this strange, progressive, dark and percussive dance music. Alex has a chat to South African producer Jumping Back Slash about how this music inspires his production and how cool kasimp3.co.za is.

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Bassline s’orrite n’that innit. The sound of the north: Bassline,
Niche, 4×4 is what the Genre Cult lads look into this month. From its
early beginnings in speed garage, to the happy organ pop that hit the
charts, Eugene and Alex look at it all. Including interviews with
Northern Line Records creator, producer DJ Paleface, and the
producer of the forthcoming Drop: The Story of Bassline documentary.

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