Do you guys remember the term "Freestyle" dance music which originated in the clubs of Maimi, Florida by the likes of Stevie B., Cover Girls, Sweet Sensation,TKA and Expose?Expose are the group in question. Before labeling thier music Freestyle, thier songs (which were very heavy on Synths) were being mixed with the likes of Lime, Tapps, and Fun Fun. I know this because since I was a DEE Jay in 80's I had to mix these together. Not only that, but since thier music had no label yet..it fell under High Energy. Imagine That: FreeStyle being called High Energy? by the way I did follow that music because of the Synths. It was called The "Latin High Energy"
It died out in mid 90's but I have always thought this to be a controversy between the major American record labels in order to take music away from foriegn performers and give it back to Ameriacns. Hence the horrible idea of American Idol. That says it all. Even huge English acts like Duran Duran find it hard to break the charts. Only die hard fans of thiers follow thier music in the 2000's
What do you guys think killed happy catchy upbeat music in the states?
