Euro-Disco Style Overview
Euro-Disco Music Description
Euro-disco generally refers to disco-pop songs that have a strong influence from Italo- disco yet do not originate from Italy. The term suggests a relation to Europe as a whole, although most songs belonging to this genre are overwhelmingly German productions Just like Italo-disco, it includes mixing electronic sounds and disco rhythms together with a strong synth prominence to create a bittersweet tune accompanied by vocals which are often contemporary-themed. This style heavily dominated the German music industry during the mid-1980's and gained popularity in several other European countries such as , the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Although it fell into obscurity in the 1990's, its influence lived on through the following genres such as Eurodance, Europop, Eurobeat etc.
