(new) Style - requests

please submit new style requests here,

instructions from staff, see: http://www.discogs.sitioby.com/forum/thread/410013#6900657

I will follow up with SR to Diognes_The_Fox next week

requesting:

[Style]: Memphis Blues
[Genre]: Blues

Synopsis:
- evolved in the 1910s – 1930s by Memphis-area musicians like Frank Stokes, Sleepy John Estes, Furry Lewis,+ Memphis Minnie.
- originally associated with "The Father of The Blues" W. C. Handy's The Memphis Blues

- Memphis Blues gives the rise of two distinct forms:
(a):the jug band (humorous, jazz-style of blues played on homemade instruments)
- this early version [pre WW II] of the genre was heavily tied to the local medicine show & vaudeville traditions, lasting well into the late '30s.
(b): the beginnings of asg parts to guitarists for lead & rhythm, a tradition that is now part and parcel of all modern day blues/rock/rock&roll
[post-World War II] version of this genre featured loud & distorted electric guitar work

Artists:
- Howlin' Wolf , he was Memphis before Chicago
- Bobby Blue Bland
- Memphis Minnie
- Albert King
- James Cotton
- Sleepy John Estes
- Furry Lewis
- Memphis Slim
- Sleepy John Estes
- Little Junior Parker
- Ike Turner
- BB King [BB moniker shortened from Beale Street Blues Boy]
his early was Memphis Blues, see Frank Stokes
**these are major artists and only a portion of the artists this Style applies to
also:
the artists involved here: Various - Essential Memphis Blues
and heres more antiquated artists: Elvis Presley - Elvis At Sun ] in Memphis he was photographed with Bobby Bland and Junior Parker
- Various - Blues Masters, Volume 12: Memphis Blues

links:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_blues
- http://www.guitarvideos.com/products/guitar-workshop-instructional-dvds/memphis-blues-guitar
- http://www.allmusic.com/style/memphis-blues-ma0000012183

- the material tagged Memphis Blues, would be substantial and differs from: East Coast Blues tag, which falsely contains BB King
- the definition of East Coast Blues I am unsure of but is likely more akin to the Piedmont Blues which is good guitar pickin music.
Memphis Blues will also often be misinterpreted as Chicago Blues and Electric Blues, though it is a predecessor to both.
St. Louis Blues is another form from the Mississippi, as well as the roots in Louisiana Blues, but these all differ.
With the GREAT SIGNIFICANCE of Memphis Blues it would greatly benefit the Discogs database by including this style.

d-of
the list of material tagged Memphis Blues, would be substantial and differs from 'east coast blues'

In what way?

You should improve your request, by providing some external sources, proper definition & characteristics of the style or else s that don't know anything about blues (like myself) can't really give you a +1.
check my request: http://www.discogs.sitioby.com/forum/thread/690906?page=1#6907316
(i copied the format from previous ones)

Style Name: Hillbilly
Alternative Names: Bluegrass, Country Western, Western Music, Cowboy Music
Genre: Folk, World and Country
Description: Hillbilly music was at one time considered an acceptable label for what is now known as country music. The label, coined in 1925 by country pianist Al Hopkins,[8] persisted until the 1950s.

The "hillbilly music" categorization covers a wide variety of musical genres including bluegrass, country western, and gospel. Appalachian folk song existed long before the "hillbilly" label. When the commercial industry was combined with "traditional Appalachian folksong," "hillbilly music" was formed. Some argue this is a "High Culture" issue where sophisticated individuals may see something considered "unsophisticated" as "trash."[3]

In the early 20th century, artists began to utilize the "hillbilly" label. The York Brothers entitled one of their songs "Hillbilly Rose" and the Delmore Brothers followed with their song "Hillbilly Boogie." In 1927, the Gennett studios in Richmond, Indiana, made a recording of black fiddler Jim Booker. The recordings were labeled "made for Hillbilly" in the Gennett files and were marketed to a white audience. Columbia Records had much success with the "Hill Billies" featuring Al Hopkins and Fiddlin' Charlie Bowman.

By the late 1940s, radio stations started to use the "hillbilly music" label. Originally, "hillbilly" was used to describe fiddlers and string bands, but now it was used to describe traditional Appalachian music. Appalachians had never used this term to describe their own music. Popular songs whose style bore characteristics of both hillbilly and African American music were referred to as hillbilly boogie and rockabilly. Elvis Presley was a prominent player of rockabilly and was known early in his career as the "Hillbilly Cat."

Sample artists on Discogs:
Arthur Smith (2)
The Delmore Brothers
Tennessee Ernie Ford

External Citations:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music#Hillbilly_boogie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillbilly#Music

Request style: Bubblegum
Alternative Names: Bubblegum Pop, Bubblegum Rock, Bubblegum Music
Genre: Pop, Rock
Description: A genre of pop music with an upbeat sound contrived and marketed to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers, that may be produced in an assembly-line process, driven by producers and often using unknown singers. Bubblegum's classic period ran from 1967 to 1972. A second wave of bubblegum started two years later and ran until 1977 when disco took over and punk rock emerged.

See link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_pop

Bubblegum suits me, I see alot of 60s stuff branded psychedelic or garage, when it is very pop orientated, I have heard 'bubblegum' referenced many times
-would it not go earlier than 1967?

Request style: AOR
Alternative names: Album Oriented Rock, Adult Oriented Rock
Genre: Rock

Description: AOR is a style of rock that is even more soft/lighter than Arena Rock, but more rockier than west coast.

See link: Wikipedia

Request style: Coldwave
Genre : Rock

Under this word, a large scene represents a W&B depressive part of Post-Punk, born in the late 70's and still active today:

The Coldwave sound comes with a big repetitive bass line, high-pitched scissor-guitars & minimalist efficient drums. An impression of sadness or some oppression is strenghtened by the use of melancholic loops of keyboards. The use of this term came from the UK press : it was created in 1977 to describe the music of Trisomie 21

lastfm has a Coldwave page : "bands that were heavily influenced by British post-punk acts such as Joy Division, The Cure, Bauhaus and Siouxsie and the Banshees... more notable French examples of this style are Trisomie 21"

Rateyourmusic.com also has its own Coldwave page, nice text copied from lastfm...

On bandcamp too, many bands are referenced under the Coldwave tag.
10-page list full of active Coldwave bands, Lebanon Hanover, Ciudad Lineal for simple instance...

The Coldwave sound inspires bands, but also labels (Manic Depression, Infrastition, Str8line Records...), record shops (Souffle Continu), blogs (System Of Romance, coldwave-newwave...), and also simple folks just as me.

And if you take a look at the best site ever, I mean this one, just type "Coldwave", then you'll see dozens of artists and releases.

This list is long enough, the purpose is not to put everything-about-Coldwave here, just to point the fact that a whole group of bands, labels, sites, fans use this same term to express their art precisely.

A full world in a word. Yes, this "Coldwave" tag is still missing here to fullfill a real gap, somewhere between "Post-Punk" and "New Wave", from late 70's/early 80's to nowadays. For all these reasons, please include Coldwave to Rock styles!

I am suprised there isn't "Boogie-Woogie" for jazz

major genre I've only read about going way back to circa late1920's

piano jazz a'la Albert Ammons term Boogie Woogie part of the American vocab still
Boogie-woogie

d-of
I am suprised there isn't "Boogie-Woogie" for jazz

it's there but under blues!

ok thanks djmushroom, I better open my eyes

Request style: Deathcore
Genre : Rock

Description: its a fusion of genres that contains one of more metal genres, it usually a mix of death metal, metalcore and hardcore punk

Link for more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathcore

I have added these styles:

[Style]: Memphis Blues [Genre]: Blues
Style : Hillbilly Genre: Folk, World and Country
style: Bubblegum, Genre: Rock
style: AOR Genre: Rock
style: Coldwave, Genre : Rock
style: Deathcore, Genre : Rock

Diognes_The_Fox
style: Bubblegum, Genre: Rock

isn't bubblegum pop ?

phallancz
isn't bubblegum pop ?

It is, but I had to choose one and I felt it was more a subset of pop rock.

Diognes_The_Fox
I have added these styles:

[Style]: Memphis Blues [Genre]: Blues
Style : Hillbilly Genre: Folk, World and Country
style: Bubblegum, Genre: Rock
style: AOR Genre: Rock
style: Coldwave, Genre : Rock
style: Deathcore, Genre : Rock

thank you very much Diognes_The_Fox

phallancz
isn't bubblegum pop ?

Diognes_The_Fox
It is, but I had to choose one and I felt it was more a subset of pop rock.

Great this has been added (after a number of calls!) but I agree, would it not either be under 'pop' or under rock but called 'bubblegum pop', otherwise we have 'Rock, Bubblegum' which is surely a whole other kind of candy...

Diognes_The_Fox
It is, but I had to choose one and I felt it was more a subset of pop rock.

Bubblegum should be under Pop.
If a bubblegum song should accidentally have a rock feel, we can still tick the Rock genre box just as well… ;)

Bubblegum should be pop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_pop

Fair enough! :)

I moved it to pop.

Request style: Old Time
Genre: Folk, World and Country

Description: Old-time music is the pre-bluegrass folk music of the Appalachian Mountains. It's main instruments are fiddle, banjo, and guitar. The music itself blends traditions brought to America by early European settlers and enslaved Africans. It has been ed down through the generations and enriched with elements of other styles, like the blues of black Southerners, sentimental 19th-century heart songs, and jaunty Tin Pan Alley numbers. Many of the best-known old-time tunes are instrumental favorites often played for dancing.

Link: Wikipedia

Request style: nyabinghi
Genre: Reggae

From what I can see nyabinghi records are given the label roots reggae for style, but it's a totally different unique style, combining chanting and drumming. It is performed by rastas, often as a religious ritual, and is probably more akin to 'world music' or religious chanting than reggae, but reggae musicians have used nyabinghi as background for their music (notably the Congoes). Other artists include Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus, Dadawah, Count Ossie, and many others.

It's certainly a distinct style and worth separating from roots reggae, which refers to the musicians such as Culture, Mighty Diamonds, etc often from the mid-70s who use Rastafari as their inspiration.

Request style: Western Swing
Genre: Folk, World and Country
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_swing

I would love to be able to -finally- add this style to the albums of Bob Wills, Dan Hicks and Commander Cody.

Style: Chillwave

Genre: Electronic

Similar styles: Synth-pop, New Wave, Downtempo, Leftfield

Description: Chillwave, is often described as the first post-internet music genre. Lo-fi dreamy pop and downtempo music rose to fame in 2009. Quoting wikipedia: "genre of music whose artists are often characterized by their heavy use of effects processing, synthesizers, looping, sampling, and heavily filtered vocals with simple melodic lines."

Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chillwave
http://www.timeout.com/chicago/music/chillwave-bands-at-pitchfork
http://www.vulture.com/2011/07/vultures_a_brief_history_of_ch.html

Examples:
http://www.discogs.sitioby.com/Washed-Out-High-Times/release/2081235
http://www.discogs.sitioby.com/Toro-Y-Moi-Cas-Of-This/master/232573
http://www.discogs.sitioby.com/Neon-Indian-Psychic-Chasms/master/211680

thanks!

okay, looking good. I'll get these in tomorrow if there's no objection.

Not sure if this was ever added, but here it is just in case:

Style Name: Keroncong (Alternatives: Keronchong, Krontjong, Kroncong)

Genres : Folk, World & Country

Description: "An Indonesian musical style that typically makes use of the kroncong (the sound chrong-chrong-chrong comes from this instrument, so the music is called keronchong), the band or combo or ensemble (called a keronchong orchestra) consists of a flute, a violin, a melody guitar, a cello in pizzicato style, string bass in pizzicato style, and a female or male singer."

Examples: Krontjong Karya Nada, Keronchong Salina 3, Keronchong, Sarinande

Associated Styles: Pacific, Pop

Notes: I've noticed this has been requestimes before, and I recently got a few Indonesian records that are all in this style.

(already requested in another thread)

Style: Disco Polo
Alternative names: Muzyka Chodnikowa (a very early form of Disco Polo, with a more garage/wedding band/amateur sound)
Genre: Electronic
Similar styles: Disco, Euro Disco, Italo-Disco, Europop

A form of electronic pop music present and very popular in Poland since the early 1990s. Derived from simplified forms of electronic dance music (italo disco, eurodisco, dance pop) and primitivized Polish folk songs, in varying proportions. Sometimes influenced by such genres as Polish folk, Eastern European folk music or Russian disco-pop. In the 1990s synthesizers were usually the only musical instrument present, nowadays it is made in a similar fashion to regular dance-pop music.
Main labels releasing this genre were/are Folk.

Examples with YT links:
Bayer Full - Złote Przeboje (YT)

Citations:
http://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/13920/article
http://disco-polo.info/
https://www.youtube.com//TeledyskiDisco/videos (YT channel of one of the labels, modern style of Disco Polo)
http://www.inyourpocket.com/poland/Disco-Polo_72983f
http://norient.com/en/blog/crash-course-disco-polo-1/

It's Cold Wave, not Coldwave. I mean seriously, it looks like Doommetal or Blackmetal or Electronicbodymusic.

So please, rename Coldwave to Cold Wave and Darkwave to Dark Wave.

republicofseven
Request style: Old Time

Yes

bibijeebies
Request style: Western Swing

Yes

gatip


Yes

Clifton Chenier is the man.

Also, Western as a style would be great to distinguish it from Country. Gene Autry, Sons Of The Pioneers, all those cowboy singers.

Style: Western

Genre: Folk, World & Country

Description: Western music is a form of American folk music composed by and about the people who settled and worked throughout the Western United States and Western Canada. Directly related musically to old English, Scottish, and Irish folk ballads, Western music celebrates the life of the cowboy on the open ranges and prairies of Western North America.

Wikipedia

Request style: Swamp Pop

Genre: Rock

Description: Swamp pop is a musical genre indigenous to the Acadiana region of south Louisiana and an ading section of southeast Texas. Created in the 1950s and early 1960s by teenaged Cajuns and black Creoles, it combines New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and traditional French Louisiana musical influences.

Artists:
Johnny Preston

Hey, Diognes_The_Fox, can we get the Minneapolis Sound added as a style of Funk / Soul? I don't see why not as we also have P.Funk.

* Style Name Minneapolis Sound

* Genres Funk / Soul

* Description
The Minneapolis sound is a hybrid mixture of funk, rock, pop, synthpop and new wave, that was pioneered by The Family (2).
One of the main characteristics of the Minneapolis sound is the extensive and creative use of the Linn drum machine. Synthesizers generally replaced horns, and were used more as accent than as fill or background. This sound is still used today by artists in pop, R&B and hip-hop.

* Examples
The Time - Ice Cream Castle

* Listen on YouTube
Rihanna - Sexuality
Beyonce - Schoolin’ Life
Maroon 5 - Until You’re Over Me
Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Jussie Smollett - All Of The Above

* Associated Styles Synth-pop & Disco are commonly used in place of it

* External citations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis_sound
http://www.popmatters.com/feature/94060-the-minneapolis-sound/

Added:

Keroncong
Disco Polo
Minneapolis Sound

Diognes_The_Fox
Added:

Keroncong
Disco Polo
Minneapolis Sound

Thanks!

'post-metal' - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-metal

Style name: Zemer Ivri
Alternate names: Israeli Folk, Zionist, Shirei Eretz Yisrael, Hebrew National
Genre: Folk, World and Country
Description:
From Rate Your Music: "Folk music of the Jewish settlers of Eretz Yisra'el, growing out of a musical meshing of the folk traditions of the various countries the settlers originated from, combined with the optimistic spirit of Zionism and the cultural conditions that surrounded it (interaction with Arab culture and by extension, music, the use of the Hebrew language, the thematic content of the songs, both musically and lyrically, etc.). These songs are almost always in minor keys."

WikiPedia actually divides this into two styles, "Early Hebrew National" and "Land Of Israel Style", but that is more a differentiation in of political status and time (yishuv period/British rule vs. independence) than in sound. This will mostly cover releases from the 1920s through the 1970s. It's very rare that an album with this sound is recorded or released anymore; it simply isn't popular. Artists will do a single nostalgic song in this style once in a while, for example, Keren Peles' song "Pejo '92" on her album "Mabul" (2008).

Sample releases on Discogs:
Haparvarim - Vintage Stock - אדום עתיק

External citations:
http://rateyourmusic.com/genre/Israeli+Folk+Music/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Israel#Land_of_Israel_style
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Israel#Early_Hebrew_national_style
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/culture/2/Music/Israeli_Music/Folk_Music.shtml

· Style name: Funaná

· Genre: Folk, World, & Country

· Description: The funaná [funɐˈna] is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde. Funaná is an accordion-based music. It is perhaps the most upbeat form of Cape Verdean music.

As a music genre, the funaná is characterized by having a variable tempo, from vivace to andante, and a 2-beat rhythm. The funaná is intimately associated to the accordion, more precisely to the diatonic accordion, commonly known as gaita in Cape Verde. This influences a lot of musical aspects that characterize the funaná, such as the fact that, in its most traditional form, the funaná uses only diatonic scales, and not chromatic ones.

Concerning instrumentation, in its most traditional form, of the funaná only uses the accordion and the ferrinho. With the stylization and electrification other instruments are used: the rhythm provided by the ferrinho is made on a drum set together with other percussion instruments (a shaker or a cabasa); the bass/accompaniment played on the accordion is replaced by a bass guitar and an electric guitar; the melody played on the accordion is replaced by a synthesizer. By the end of the 90’s, there is a certain revival where the unplugged (acoustic) performances are sought after, in which electronic instruments are relegated in favor to authentic accordions and ferrinhos.

[Definition excerpted from Wikipedia]

· Examples:

º Releases:
João Cirilo - Pó D'Terra - Raízes

º YouTube links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKU4K8Darug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b76IrnmSxw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIK5M1WSxW4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyXcoqx1gqQ

· External citations:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funan%C3%A1
http://www.capeverdeinfo.org.uk/cape_verde_music_funana.htm
http://las.sinica.edu.tw:1085
https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/jul/20/scene-and-heard-funana

Hi,
would the following styles also been added please:

general:
Afro-Jazz - file under Jazz
Cosmic - file under Electronic or Funk/Soul
Modern Soul - file under Funk/Soul
Spiritual Jazz - file under Jazz

Caribbean:
Cadence (French Antilles) - file under Latin or Folk, World, Country
Cadence-lypso (French Antilles) - file under Latin or Folk, World, Country
Gwo ka (French Antilles) - file under Folk, World, Country
Mazurka (French Antilles) - file under Folk, World, Country
Tumbélé (French Antilles) - file under Folk, World, Country

Asia/Middle East
Arabic or Oriental (Middle East / Maghreb) - file under Folk, World, Country
Kollywood (Kodambakkam, Chennai, India) / Lollywood (Lahore, Pakistan) - file under Folk, World, Country

Africa:
Batuque (Cape Verde) - file under Folk, World, Country
Benga (Kenya) - file under Folk, World, Country
Coladeira (Cape Verde) - file under Folk, World, Country
Funaná (Cape Verde) - file under Folk, World, Country
Juju (Nigeria) - file under Folk, World, Country
Maloya (Mauritius & La Réunion) - file under Folk, World, Country
Morna (Cape Verde) - file under Folk, World, Country
Semba (Angola) - file under Folk, World, Country

Brazil:
Carimbo (Northern Brazil) - file under Folk, World, Country or Latin
Tropicalia (Brazil) - file under Latin or Rock

Style name: UK Funky

Alternate names: -

Genre: Electronic

Description:
UK funky is a genre of electronic dance music from the United Kingdom that is heavily influenced by deep house, Afrobeat, soca, electro house, broken beat and UK garage. It often gets confused with funky house in America, which is mainly disco and funk oriented.

Typically, UK funky blends beats, bass loops and synths with African and Latin percussion in the dem bow rhythm and contemporary R&B-style vocals. UK funky uses tempos of around 130bpm and often has a prominent "4 to the floor" kick drum. The drum patterns commonly also include percussion playing African inspired rhythms. Instrumentation varies widely, but drum machines and synthesizers are common. There are similarities to garage in rhythmic, musical and vocal styles. UK funky is highly influenced by the tribal, deep, soulful and bassline house subgenres. Similar genres include Afrobeat, broken beat, electro and garage.

Sample releases on Discogs:
Ill Blu - Bellion / Dragon Pop

External citations:
http://uk.complex.com/music/2015/01/complex-uk-20-best-uk-funky-tracks/
http://www.dummymag.com/lists/the-10-best-uk-funky-tracks-according-to-champion
https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/brackles-keeps-it-funky
http://www.factmag.com/tag/uk-funky/

genre - rock
style - christian rock
songs about: bible, jesus, god

not my preference mind you but I am trying to help another who has a pop 45 with jesus songs on it
well, there is Oi, and lounge and lo-fi,
but no christian-rock as a style?
I am sure in America there are plenty of radio stations that play nothing but
wiki lists all these bands as C-Rock, most surely in Discogs DB, a few I checked out are Rock, Hard Rock
see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_rock_bands
the Stryper - In God We Trust just Rock , Hard Rock
no christian rock in my collection to sub but there must be tens or hundreds of thousands of releases in DB this would be applicable to, s with collections to submit should hve the option on this style, it has been mainstream for just about 40 years now, ty

Posted from hatfulofelt's request:

* Style Name: Disco Rap

* Genres: Hip-Hop

* Description: This describes early hip-hop tracks recorded between 1979-1982. Nearly all of recorded rap between 1979 and 1980 involved rappers and a pickup band that usually replayed/interpolated a popular funk and/or disco break. However, the rappers' delivery didn't always conform to a disco flow -- indeed, there is still debate over whether old-school legends like Melle Mel and Grandmaster Caz used an MC style that was markedly different from disco jocks like Frankie Crocker. Releases made in 1981 and 1982 used more varied and trendy styles such as post-disco, electro-funk and New York-styled funk, as well as the emergence of original, non-interpolated production (see the Wild Style soundtrack). The arrival of Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force's "Planet Rock" and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's "Scorpio" marked the end of the disco-rap era and the beginning of the electro age.

* Examples:

https://www.discogs.sitioby.com/Harlem-World-Crew-Rappers-Convention/release/179820

* Associated Styles: Disco, Funk, Boogie, Electro (for 1982 post-disco/pre-electro releases like Chocolate Star's "The Pop")

* External citations:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music#Influence_of_disco
http://www.popmatters.com/review/various-artists-boombox-early-independent-hip-hop-electro-and-disco-rap-79-/
http://hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.2935/title.people-under-the-stairs-compare-aap-mob-to-mc-hammer-reflect-on-disco-rap

ignore this post, removal is need

*Up* Any on this? Seems necessary, and much more precise than marking early hip-hop 12-inches as Funk/Soul, Disco.

infamous31
Posted from Forum Thread #736860 per hatfulofelt's request:

* Style Name: Disco Rap

* Genres: Hip-Hop

* Description: This describes early hip-hop tracks recorded between 1979-1982. Nearly all of recorded rap between 1979 and 1980 involved rappers and a pickup band that usually replayed/interpolated a popular funk and/or disco break. However, the rappers' delivery didn't always conform to a disco flow -- indeed, there is still debate over whether old-school legends like Melle Mel and Grandmaster Caz used an MC style that was markedly different from disco jocks like Frankie Crocker. Releases made in 1981 and 1982 used more varied and trendy styles such as post-disco, electro-funk and New York-styled funk, as well as the emergence of original, non-interpolated production (see the Wild Style soundtrack). The arrival of Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force's "Planet Rock" and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's "Scorpio" marked the end of the disco-rap era and the beginning of the electro age.

* Examples:

https://www.discogs.sitioby.com/Harlem-World-Crew-Rappers-Convention/release/179820

* Associated Styles: Disco, Funk, Boogie, Electro (for 1982 post-disco/pre-electro releases like Chocolate Star's "The Pop")

* External citations:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music#Influence_of_disco
http://www.popmatters.com/review/various-artists-boombox-early-independent-hip-hop-electro-and-disco-rap-79-/
http://hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.2935/title.people-under-the-stairs-compare-aap-mob-to-mc-hammer-reflect-on-disco-rap

^ is sort of see where you're coming from, but as far as I know, I've never heard of "Disco Rap" name

zin
I've never heard of "Disco Rap" name

Yeah, me either. Wikipedia does not cite a source for it other than a recent Afrika Bambaataa interview. Other references I found on my own in Google Books seem to be Wikipedia-based (e.g. Pitbull's book) or otherwise quite new. The Pop Matters article is just promoting the 2012 compilation Boombox 1 (Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro And Disco Rap 1979-82), so I am hesitant to regard it as an authority on what anyone besides someone at Soul Jazz Records is calling something on that release.

If the term were on more compilations, I'd be more persuaded.

Quite a bit of c. 1979–1989 rap can be categorized according to its instrumental basis & genre influences or its lyrical themes, but just because these styles may be easily distinguished does not mean they have names. If we want to invent names for them on Discogs, or try to adopt, better define, and promote obscure names, then I am not completely opposed, but let's it that's what we're doing, and not pretend that these names are widely accepted or very well defined in the real world.

Also, it seems inappropriate to say that all funk-based rap is "disco rap". Some of it is disco-based, some of it is funk-based. Now of course I realize that in the broader view, disco indeed originated from—and often is—particularly dancefloor-friendly funk, but it very quickly developed patterns that set it apart from "pure" funk. The proposed definition of disco rap as well as the interview with People Under The Stairs indicate that this schism is real—the latter distinguishes Beastie Boys and Kid 'n Play as "disco rap" in contrast to Digital Underground's "funk" basis. Also, notably, these examples are also from the late '80s, indicating that these guys are using the term "disco rap" in a much looser way than the narrow definition being advocated for here on Discogs; they have their own personal definition, thus this citation is not really very persuasive for the term being used generally.

d-of
christian rock

The possibility of acknowledging religious-themed music as a genre or style has been discussed and rejected before. https://www.discogs.sitioby.com/forum/search?query=religious

mjb
If we want to invent names for them on Discogs, or try to adopt, better define, and promote obscure names, then I am not completely opposed, but let's it that's what we're doing, and not pretend that these names are widely accepted or very well defined in the real world.

Fair enough. Just to clarify, I did not "invent" this term. It is growing in use, but perhaps it has not reached the same kind of critical mass as "boogie-funk" and other posthumous subgenre .

mjb
Also, it seems inappropriate to say that all funk-based rap is "disco rap". Some of it is disco-based, some of it is funk-based. Now of course I realize that in the broader view, disco indeed originated from—and often is—particularly dancefloor-friendly funk, but it very quickly developed patterns that set it apart from "pure" funk. The proposed definition of disco rap as well as the interview with People Under The Stairs indicate that this schism is real—the latter distinguishes Beastie Boys and Kid 'n Play as "disco rap" in contrast to Digital Underground's "funk" basis. Also, notably, these examples are also from the late '80s, indicating that these guys are using the term "disco rap" in a much looser way than the narrow definition being advocated for here on Discogs; they have their own personal definition, thus this citation is not really very persuasive for the term being used generally.

Please re-read my initial proposal.

infamous31
Nearly all of recorded rap between 1979 and 1980 involved rappers and a pickup band that usually replayed/interpolated a popular funk and/or disco break. However, the rappers' delivery didn't always conform to a disco flow -- indeed, there is still debate over whether old-school legends like Melle Mel and Grandmaster Caz used an MC style that was markedly different from disco jocks like Frankie Crocker.

I am very aware of the ongoing debate around funk-based disco, "pure" funk and "pure" disco, as well as the overlap between the styles. I am also aware that early hip-hop pioneers prefer to distinguish themselves as a alternative to the stereotypically glamorous disco horde -- even though Melle Mel shouts out "Say disco!" on Grandmaster Flash's "Adventures on the Wheels of Steel," so go figure. Finally, there is a dearth of scholarship regarding the 12-inch rap craze between 1979-1981, since most authors tend to focus on the Bronx/Manhattan live scene -- which is understandable, since the South Bronx pioneers invented the damn thing -- which is why "disco rap" remains a casual term, and not one that has been developed through various articles and books.

I understand that Discogs is not made to settle wider debates in regards to genre classification. I also know that proper genre classification is one of the site's weakest spots, and much of that is due to its inflexibility in regards to adopting new as they appear, as well as its seemingly intractable fidelity to classifying everything as Electronic music. My suggestions reflect my hope that this will change someday.

EDIT: This has also been requested in the following thread: https://www.discogs.sitioby.com/forum/thread/373033 . I apologize for the duplicate request, but I believe thatthe other thread is better suited for my request.

I have a suggestion for a style tag to be added to Discogs, Funeral Doom. I am not sure if this have been discussed elsewhere, so please let me know. Further, if there is a better please to post this, please direct me accordingly.

* Style: Funeral Doom Metal

* Genre: Rock

* Associated Styles: Doom Metal, Death Metal, Death/Doom

* Description: Funeral doom is a style of doom metal that crosses death-doom with funeral dirge music. It is played at a very slow tempo, and places an emphasis on evoking a sense of emptiness and despair. Typically, electric guitars are heavily distorted and dark ambient aspects such as keyboards or synthesizers are often used to create a "dreamlike" atmosphere. Organs are also utilized in keeping with dirge music. Vocals consist of mournful chants or growls and are often in the background. (Definition taken from Wikipedia, I can provide more if needed)

* Examples:

- Artists:
. Mournful Congregation,
. Profetus,
. Esoteric (3),
. Evoken,
. Thergothon,
. Skepticism,
. Shape Of Despair,
. Worship,
. Colosseum (2),
. Tyranny (2).

- Releases:
. Profetus - As All Seasons Die
. Mournful Congregation - The Book Of Kings
. Thergothon - Stream From The Heavens
. Esoteric (3) - The Maniacal Vale
. Skepticism - Lead And Aether
. Colosseum (2) - Chapter 1: Delirium
. Lycus - Chasms

* External citations:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_metal#Funeral_doom
> https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/Funeral+doom+metal
> https://en.metapedia.org/wiki/Doom_metal

I'm baffled as to why there is no Rock Opera after all this time. There are many releases in the database that would be the only fitting. Many of them are listed as "Classic Rock". Gimme a break. Most s pick the radio station format when they have no idea what else to use.

Genre: Rock
Style: Rock Opera

Por favor

Style: Choral
Genre: Classical

Polyphonic vocal music with two or more singers assigned to each part, usually performed by a choir

External https://www.britannica.com/art/choral-music

Example:
The Robert Shaw Chorale - Sweet And Low And Schubert Songs For A Male Chorus

^^absolute agree, meanwhile I use "Vocal" on Pop genere and then uncheck Pop genere.

trailoff
Style: Choral
Genre: Classical

Polyphonic vocal music with two or more singers assigned to each part, usually performed by a choir

External https://www.britannica.com/art/choral-music

Example:
The Robert Shaw Chorale - Sweet And Low And Schubert Songs For A Male Chorus

"Choral" implies anything sung by a choir, to me. Did you mean to say "Chorale"?

brasscrest
"Choral" implies anything sung by a choir, to me

Hence "Style". It's not what we call the credit role, but how we refer to as the style of the production.

mossinterest
brasscrest"Choral" implies anything sung by a choir, to me

Hence "Style". It's not what we call the credit role, but how we refer to as the style of the production.

There's a huge difference between, for example, a gospel choir and a madrigal choir, but under your definition they would still both eligible for the "Choral" style tag? Just trying to understand how this would be used.

If it's any type of choir it would still be "Choral" style. I'm thinking you're confusing a credit role with style of genre? Credit roles are usually more specific. Adding every type of choir under 'styles' would be a bit overwhelming, and most s wouldn't know the difference anyway.

I don't understand why Rock Opera is not a consideration. Should be automatic, IMO

since there's not Pop Thread (its locked), I'm going to post this here.

I'm requesting "Idol", idol's (it's both the name and what artists of the genre are called) are typically pop groups with 3 to 4 and targeted to teens and pre-teens, most are created and controlled by a talent agency, think J-Pop if it was even more commercialized and the artists had less control over the music they performed, there is different sound to Idol's when compared to J-Pop.

brasscrest
"Choral" implies anything sung by a choir, to me. Did you mean to say "Chorale"?

No I did not mean to say "Chorale." A chorale as a "style", from my understanding, basically is a Lutheran hymn.

brasscrest
There's a huge difference between, for example, a gospel choir and a madrigal choir, but under your definition they would still both eligible for the "Choral" style tag?

In a general sense yes they would. If s are unsure if this tag applies they could ask in the forums.

mossinterest
If it's any type of choir it would still be "Choral" style.

A piece that uses a choir doesn't make that piece "Choral" necessarily, something like The Rolling Stones "You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a good example that uses a choir but is not "Choral." The choir part alone is choral but the piece overall is Rock & Roll (IMO a rock ballad) so I wouldn't use the choral tag on it.

My hope for a "Choral" style tag is to give s something more specific to catalog this type of music. Currently the best we have is selecting Vocal from the pop genre (IMO far to general and unspecific). Making it merely a style doesn't really do it justice given its long history and having separate styles for different types or periods of choral music may be confusing to most s. But as a general style would be helpful overall. If something is marked as choral the listener has some idea of what to expect, more so than leaving the style field blank or selecting Vocal style.

Style Request: Holiday
Genre: This could pertain to just about any genre

Description: I'm requesting this style to be added primarily for Christmas music. As we are all aware, there are pop, rock, country, jazz and so many other genres of Christmas music that it could pertain to most genres. This would not strictly be used for Christmas and could pertain to other Holidays for other cultures who may celebrate with a certain type of music, of which I have no specific examples due to my ignorance of other cultures.

Thank you for your consideration.

Rock Opera is self explanatory...needs no explanation

REQUESTING CHRISTMAS MUSIC CATEGORY!!!

+1 for Holiday.

flipside
REQUESTING CHRISTMAS MUSIC CATEGORY!!!

Christmas (or any other holiday) as a tag has been dismissed in the past. It is not a type of music, it is a theme. The same line of thinking would lead to something like Halloween being added as a tag, and that is even more unnecessary. This is also a reason why a Holiday style would not work, as Christmas music would be different than Hanukkah songs or Diwali songs. As mentioned:

nik
We have been avoiding any descriptive names that focus on a lyrical theme rather than an identifiable musical style. Religious and political descriptors are something we, on the whole, avoid.

DasVogt
Christmas is a theme like "Love", "Death", or "Someone stole my cow (YeeHaaw)", a genre is the way it is played like "Jazz" or "Rock". Themes and Genres are to different things

'Christmas music' sounds like whichever genre the artist performs it in. There could be more 'traditional' sounding Christmas songs, or death metal Christmas songs. Same theme, potentially (and dramatically) differing genre styles could be applied. There is a tag under Non-Music for Religious. That could be a viable option depending on the given Christmas (or other holiday associated) song.

Do not misinterpret my negativity, there is quite a bit of in of adding 'Chirstmas' or 'Holiday' style tags. Existing styles like Soundtrack and Children's are not necessarily genres, but themes given their respective natures, and they are present in the database.

A quick forum search with the word 'Christmas' yields many results discussing this, please see the following:
https://www.discogs.sitioby.com/forum/thread/393303

flipside
REQUESTING CHRISTMAS MUSIC CATEGORY!!!

You can add "Religious" from the Non-Music genre and disable the latter again.
For my christmas carols records I use "Religious" and "Children"

Lorenzo, your reply is very dismissive. What you say is true-Christmas music can be in any genre. However, there should be either a Christmas category, or a Holiday category at the very least. The 'work-arounds' other sellers use like Religious or Children's are not satisfactory. The reason why sellers keep asking for this is that there is a significant audience for Christmas music-even off-season. To not have a category that would make customer searches easier is just wrong. I've been selling records since 1981 and before. I've worked in and managed real record stores. They all had Christmas music sections. If my record store had mixed all the Christmas albums into their regular sections and had no Christmas section, sales of these records would have plummeted. Customers who came in asking first thing for the Christmas section (or Channukah, for that matter) would have immediately left. eBay has a 'Holiday' music category. Discogs should too. This is interfering with sales.

flipside
Lorenzo, your reply is very dismissive.

Firstly, this has been dismissed by staff on numerous occasions, not just by myself. My response was not meant to be overtly dismissing, so I apologize. Discogs does have other styles are essentially themes, and are not distinct sounding. I am simply reiterating what has been discussed before. I do agree to some extent about adding something like a Holiday tag, but I am not sure the best method.

flipside
The 'work-arounds' other sellers use like Religious or Children's are not satisfactory. The reason why sellers keep asking for this is that there is a significant audience for Christmas music-even off-season. To not have a category that would make customer searches easier is just wrong.

eBay has a 'Holiday' music category. Discogs should too. This is interfering with sales.

Please that Discogs is a database first, and a marketplace second. The impact database changes have are weighed against this. Adding a new style tag is seen from this perspective. Adding as style that is focus on a lyrical theme rather than an identifiable musical style is the reason why it is repeated dismissed. The push back stems from this.

Aside from this, a potential customer can search through Discogs for their artist and release of interest. The lack of a Christmas/Holiday tag does not necessarily prevent them from finding or purchasing a release. Using an artist name and a term like 'Christmas' or 'Holiday' can likely find almost all Christmas themed releases. I would assume that most artists with Christmas themed music have their releases titled with these .

to be fair, there is a identifiable sound to them, Christmas music for example, traditionally uses a lot of bells, choirs, silence and a song structure similar to nursery rhymes, there composition typically composed using an orchestra or a low key folk method mostly used by old traditional's, a lot of the iconic Christmas songs from the 30s, 40s , 50s and 60s still used this sound and other genres got mixed in when tastes in music changed over time.

wile it's not easy to hear a distinct sound nowadays (largely do to most modern Christmas songs ignoring traditional song composition), when artists do go beck to the old traditions, there is a distinct sound.

Christmas music has no more of an identifiable sound than Soundtrack, or Children's, or Religious. These are all themes. It's hard to argue against Christmas when the rest are there, other than the can of worms it opens... which is reason enough for me. :)

It would be interesting to see the data that would be displayed on a Holiday style page. Most collected, most sold, releases by year etc. Several notable artists have built careers on holiday music such as Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Some of Bing Crosby's and Burl Ives' most iconic recordings are holiday music. It would be easier for s to catalog holiday music in their collections if there was a proper Holiday style to select. A good many classic holiday song don't have holiday or Christmas in the title such as Frosty The Snowman, Sleigh Ride, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells.... IMO there is definitely a place for a holiday style when catag artists discographies. I would describe it as:
Usually upbeat with slow to medium tempo and lyrics centered on holiday traditions. Often has a strong melody that's easy to follow.

Genre: Pop
Style: Holiday

PLEASE

Post-Grunge

Rock Opera

mossinterest
PLEASE

Post-Grunge

Rock Opera

post you rock request on this thread: https://www.discogs.sitioby.com/forum/thread/373033

TReimer
rock request on this thread: https://www.discogs.sitioby.com/forum/thread/373033

Done. Thank you!

trailoff
Style: Choral
Genre: Classical

I really wish they would add this; I've requested it before: https://www.discogs.sitioby.com/forum/thread/335214

double-happiness
trailoff
Style: Choral
Genre: Classical

+ 1 for that
Meanwhile I use "Vocal" from pop genere

+1 for Choral

+1 for Choral

The Wikipedia entry for "choir" says this: "A choir is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from the Medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire. Most choirs are led by a conductor, who leads the performances with arm and face gestures." We already have "chorus master" in the credits DB, why not "choral" for style?

Example of a choir that is often accompanied by instruments: Государственный Украинский Народный Хор

I would also like to add:
Style: A Cappella
Genre: Classical

The reason is that a choir can sometimes be accompanied by an instrument (eg. piano, organ), while an a cappella choir performs without instruments. The Wikipedia entry for "A cappella" says: "A cappella (Italian for "in the manner of the chapel") is specifically group or solo singing without instrumental accompaniment." A cappella choirs are most often associated with sacred and liturgical music and there is a very long tradition in Europe of this type of music. There are hundreds of release on discogs with this style. The same Wikipedia page mentions "barbershop" (which is already included in the discogs DB) as a sub-genre of "a cappella".

Example of an a cappella choir (almost exclusively sacred and liturgical songs): Капела "Думка"
Example of an a cappella group (popular songs): Піккардійська Терція

lastivka
+1 for Choral

lastivka
I would also like to add:
Style: A Cappella

Absolutely. I thought A Capella already existed. Why doesn't it? Why isn't Rock Opera a style?

I believe this thread to be nothing but a waste of time.

mossinterest
Absolutely. I thought A Capella already existed. Why doesn't it?

Yea, why not? How many thousands of hip hop singles have an A Cappella version on them?

mossinterest
I believe this thread to be nothing but a waste of time.

Pinging Diognes_The_Fox........ maybe some addition since last one one year ago?
More time to add them > more releases to move from on style to other or add it > more work.

Note: please, to move "Flamenco" and "Copla"from Latin to Folk

There's gotta be a better way.

All added unless I have comments:

hatfulofelt
post-metal

Fauni-Gena
Zemer Ivri

Elooooy
Funaná

- Already added

el_sabu
would the following styles also been added please:

-Links/Citations should be added for these, thanks!

zin
UK Funky

d-of
style - christian rock

- At the moment we are considering this to be more of a subject matter than a style.

infamous31
Disco Rap

- I'm not against it, but I'd like more citations that this style is referred to as such more formally.

Lorenzo15
Funeral Doom Metal

mossinterest
Rock Opera

trailoff
Choral

TReimer
Idol

- More citations, please

trachi
Holiday

- Like Christian, this is considered to be a subject matter.

mossinterest
Post-Grunge

lastivka
A Cappella

- I am worried this is going to get abused and added to every 12" with an a cappella cut. But also I have that worry for Instrumental and it rarely happens. Thoughts?

tele52
Note: please, to move "Flamenco" and "Copla"from Latin to Folk

- Is there discussion for this somewhere I can reference?

Diognes_The_Fox
- At the moment we are considering this to be more of a subject matter than a style.

subject matter? UK Funky? did you read the description of the style?! :D maybe you mixed up something

Really? Funeral Doom Metal and Post Grunge are ok, but Holiday is subject matter. OK, whatever...

trachi
Funeral Doom Metal and Post Grunge are ok,

they haven't been added

zin
they haven't been added

They've been.

Style request quoted / no comment => added
UK Funky = added

Style request quoted + comment => not added

Diognes_The_Fox
There's gotta be a better way.

zin
subject matter? UK Funky? did you read the description of the style?! :D maybe you mixed up something

That was for Christian.

trachi
but Holiday is subject matter.

I know it's frustrating, but, they really do not fit as distinct styles of music.

Any style of music can be Christian or Holiday. It's much the same idea as making a style for love songs. I understand the demand, but this system is not the best method of handling that type of information.

_jules
Style request quoted / no comment => added

my mistake thanks! HOWEVER post grunge hasn't been added

Diognes_The_Fox
That was for Christian.

oops, thanks!

Please review the thread for new Rock Styles requests. We still need Powerviolence added after all these years. Plus, Dream Pop, DSBM, and Noisecore can all be candidates.

Also, thank you for adding Funeral Doom as a style.

Diognes_The_Fox
tele52
Note: please, to move "Flamenco" and "Copla"from Latin to Folk
- Is there discussion for this somewhere I can reference?

No, I explained why at https://www.discogs.sitioby.com/forum/thread/206536?page=4#7434957 but I did not opened a thread for that

lastivka
+1 for Choral

The Wikipedia entry for "choir" says this: "A choir is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from the Medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire.... Most choirs are led by a conductor, who leads the performances with arm and face gestures." We already have "chorus master" in the credits DB, why not "choral" for style?

Example of a choir that is often accompanied by instruments: Государственный Украинский Народный Хор

I would also like to add:
Style: A Cappella
Genre: Classical

The reason is that a choir can sometimes be accompanied by an instrument (eg. piano, organ), while an a cappella choir performs without instruments. The Wikipedia entry for "A cappella" says: "A cappella (Italian for "in the manner of the chapel") is specifically group or solo singing without instrumental accompaniment." A cappella choirs are most often associated with sacred and liturgical music and there is a very long tradition in Europe of this type of music. There are hundreds of release on discogs with this style. The same Wikipedia page mentions "barbershop" (which is already included in the discogs DB) as a sub-genre of "a cappella".

Example of an a cappella choir (almost exclusively sacred and liturgical songs): Капела "Думка"
Example of an a cappella group (popular songs): Піккардійська Терція

"Choral Music" is a major sub-genre within the history of classical music. TY for adding it as such. But a further distinction between “Choral” and “A Cappella” is still needed.

Within Classical music, much of the extant repertoire from the "Medieval" and "Renaissance" periods is “Choral”- and often "A Cappella" as well - but not all:

Anonymous 4 - Secret Voices - Chant & Polyphony From The Las Huelgas Codex, C.1300
Classical - Medieval… ADD Choral AND A Cappella. Repertoire is choral by intent, though performed by four voices = small choir.

Palestrina* / Josquin* -- The Tallis Scholars Directed By Peter Phillips (2) - Palestrina Masses: Missa Benedicta Es / Plainsong & Josquin Motet: Benedicta Es
Classical - Renaissance… ADD Choral AND A Cappella.

The Huggett Family - A Renaissance Delight / Un Délice De La Renaissance
Classical - Medieval… but as much instrumental as choral/vocal, so not “A Cappella” and probably not “Choral” either.

Machaut*, Landini*, Dufay* - Ancient Instrument Ensemble Of Zurich* - Ballads, Rondeaux And Virelais From The 14th And 15th Centuries
Classical – Medieval, Renaissance, but NOT Choral let alone A Cappella.

Giovanni Gabrieli • Heinrich Schütz – Cappella Murensis, Les Cornets Noirs - Höhepunkte Barocker Mehrchörigkeit - Polychoral Splendour
Classical – Renaissance, Baroque… ADD Choral AND A Cappella

Giovanni Gabrieli - Hans Gillesberger, Anton Heiller - Sacrae Symphoniae & Canzoni For Double Choir & Brass
Classical – Renaissance, Baroque… ADD Choral: stylistically choral music but with equal participation of instruments. Certainly not “A Cappella.”

The Mount Royal Brass Quintet - Polychoral Brass Music
Classical – Renaissance, Baroque… dilemma: Much the same repertoire as above, but performed exclusively by brass instruments. Choral (by intent) but not Choral (as arranged/performed).

From the Baroque onward much “Choral” music was accompanied, and often includes solo vocal tracks as well. IMO repertoire like Oratorios, Cantatas, and ions are all appropriate to tag as Choral, even when other musical resources are also featured prominently:
Benjamin Britten - War Requiem

“A Cappella” “Choral” works have continued to be composed through the Classical, Romantic, Modern, and Contemporary eras:
Berg* , Ferneyhough* , LIgeti* , Mahler* , Messiaen* , Ravel* , Reimann*, Schola Cantorum Stuttgart , Clytus Gottwald - Neue Chormusik III

Outside of the Classical world (World, Folk, Gospel, Jazz, Blues) there are examples when a choir is the core ensemble in the original form of the composition – thus “Choral” at the discretion of the contributor:
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Induku Zethu

But in many other instances featuring a choir for one track may not call for it. I would describe “Barrett’s Privateer’s” as A Cappella, but not both citing “Choral.”
Stan Rogers - Fogarty's Cove

There is a large and growing repertoire of “A Cappella” arrangements of many genres of music:
The King's Singers - Capella

Unfortunately many of the examples I sampled are not yet offered at Discogs
https://mashable.com/2015/05/12/best-a-capella-covers/#NAH0oCfEzGqy
https://www.collegemagazine.com/10-female-groups-running-cappella-world/

tele52
No, I explain at https://www.discogs.sitioby.com/forum/thread/206536?page=4#7434957 why but I did not opened a thread for that

Thanks! This is done now.

^^ Thank you so much Diognes!!

YES! Thank you D_T_F

Thank you Brent - this was much needed.

Zemer Ivri correctly added now. Was under Rock accidentally..

^^ This thread is making me open my eyes to unsuspected kinks of music......Great!!!

Style: Noisecore
Genre: Rock

Description: Blast beats or chaotic drums, chaotic guitar/bass noise and vocals, usually with hardly any recognizable riffs. Track lengths are usually very short, rarely hitting the 1-minute mark and sometimes under 1 second. While noisecore grew from and was influenced by early grindcore and noisy hardcore/punk, it has been used as a distinct genre/style name since the mid-1980.

Examples:
Aunt Mary
very early Nihilist Commando
early Yesmeansyes

Additional resources:
http://total-noisecore.tumblr.com/
https://www.thecirclepit.com/2014/10/true-noisecore-then-and-now
https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/Noisecore/
http://www.noisewiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Noisecore_Bands

Diognes_The_Fox
There's gotta be a better way.

All added unless I have comments:

Disco Rap - I'm not against it, but I'd like more citations that this style is referred to as such more formally.

Yes, that was made clear when I initially proposed it.

I'm not on Discogs forum as much as I once was. But I can say that there are a number of informal -- disco rap, novelty rap, regional rap, indie rap, backpacker, etc. -- that haven't been documented per se in books, etc. This is largely because most books focus on the golden age of hip-hop (86-96) and the subsequent commercial rap era.

When I get time, I will try to engage with this more thoroughly.

It seems that this thread gets a fair bit more attention than the Rock styles thread.

As requested many years ago:

Style Name: Powerviolence

* Alternative Names: Power violence

* Genre: Rock

* Description: Powerviolence (sometimes written as power violence), is a raw and dissonant subgenre of hardcore punk. Powerviolence generally refers to bands who musically focus on speed, brevity, bizarre timing breakdowns, and constant tempo changes. The style is closely related to thrash and grindcore. In contrast with grindcore, which is a "crossover" idiom containing musicological aspects of heavy metal, powerviolence is just an augmentation of the most challenging qualities of hardcore punk. Powerviolence also retains influences from noise music.

* Examples: Man Is The Bastard

* Associated Styles: Grindcore

* External citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerviolence

* Notes: Currently all powerviolence bands in the database are listed as grindcore or hardcore. Even though the sound is related, these bands are not grindcore.

Also,
+1 for Noisecore
+1 For Dream Pop
+1 for Depressive Black Metal

All three of theses were requested in the mentioned Rock styles thread.

+1 for powerviolence