THE HISTORY OF POP CORN MUSIC
Το μουσικό αλλά και χορευτικό στυλ του POP CORN (αρκετές φορές
αναφέρεται και ως Belgium Pop Corn ή Oldies Pop Corn)
άκμασε στα τέλη των 60’ς, και συγκεκριμένα το 1968, μέχρι και τις αρχές των
70’ς στο Βέλγιο. Ήταν μια μουσική σκηνή η οποία έδωσε έμφαση σε κυρίως
Αμερικάνικες και Αγγλικές ηχογραφήσεις της περιόδου εκείνης αλλά και
παλαιότερες, οι οποίες υπάγονταν στο
στέγασμα του RHYTHM
& BLUES, SOUL και της «σκοτεινής» πλευράς της POP μουσικής. Σε αντίθεση με
τον καταιγιστικό πολλές φορές ρυθμό της NORTHERN SOUL μουσικής, η Pop Corn επικεντρώθηκε σε
ελαφρότερα (medium tempo)
και πιο ‘κυκλοθυμικά’ ακούσματα. Τα όρια της συγκεκριμένης μουσικής σκηνής
ανοίξανε, παρεισφρέοντας μέσα της και άλλα μουσικά ιδιώματα όπως η JAZZ, τα BLUES, η SKA, το FUNK και η LATIN JAZZ.
Στο Βέλγιο
εξαπλώθηκε μια ‘μουσική επιδημία’ για την εν λόγω τάση και για την οποία
(ευτυχώς) δεν έχει βρεθεί αντίδοτο μέχρι και σήμερα. Μπορεί να μην υπήρξε
πανδημία αλλά αυτός ο μουσικός ιός κυοφορείτε και κυκλοφορεί ακόμη, με μια διαφαινόμενη
μάλιστα αυξάνουσα ταχύτητα εξάπλωσης (αυτό αποδεικνύεται εξάλλου από τις δειλά
μεν αλλά αυξανόμενες δε δισκογραφικές κυκλοφορίες συλλογών οι οποίες αποτίουν έναν
άτυπο φόρο τιμής στη Pop Corn μουσική).Ειδική μνεία να γίνει εδώ στους διάφορους D.J.’s (σε Αμερικάνικη ιατρική ορολογία θα τους ονομάζαμε patient zero!) οι οποίοι έδωσαν το γενετήσιο λάκτισμα αλλά και αποτέλεσαν τη βάση αυτού του μουσικού στερεώματος όπως: οι DJ Freddy Cousaert, Gilbert Govaert, Pepe Lucien, Jeff Callebaut, Georges Toniotti κ.α. Αλλά και σε νεότερους οι οποίοι συνεχίζουν αυτή τη μουσική πολιτισμική κουλτούρα όπως: οι Jazzman Gerald, Tobias Kirmayer κ.α.
Το συγκεκριμένο μουσικό στυλ περιγράφηκε εύγλωττα από τον μουσικό και συγγραφέα Bob Stanley ως «πιθανότατα η τελευταία underground μουσική σκηνή της Ευρώπης!»
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The Belgian
"popcorn" style began in 1968 in Oostende. There is a nightclub that
was called 'The Groove". The first notes of music came from this nightclub
wich was called at that time "Soul Music". I was seventeen. I never
heard such beautiful music. Now I'm 41 and I'm still crazy about that type of
music, "The Oldies Popcorn" as we call this music in Belgium. At the
time in the nightclub Groove the classics were : Billy Larkin - 'Hole In The
Wall' and Leon Haywood - 'Soul Cargo'. Ska music was also played : Roland
Alphonso - 'Doctor Ring Ding', 'Sake A Lady' and 'Song ofMy Father'. Even some
instrumental music such as Ramsey Lewis - 'Wade in The Water', 'China Gate',
Alvin Cash - 'Twine Time'.
In 1970 a new nightclub opened it doors, called "Dancing Popcorn", located in Vrasene. It was the great beginning of a new style of music. This music was called 'oldies popcorn'. The collectors of Belgian Popcorn increased more and more. There were collectors of popcorn music in Belgium, then in France, then in Holland, now even in other countries. The popcorn style can't really be explained. It is the collectors themselves who created the style and it can change from year to year, but the most sought-after great classics are always the same. Here are some examples : Dick Baker - 'Heartless Lover', Jay Abbott - 'La Tanya', Johnny Barness - 'The Time Is Now', Mary Mazza - 'Cha Cha Italiano' and Ray Rivera 'Troubles Troubles'.
In the seventies about ten nightclubs began to play popcorn records! They were the best DJs in Belgium at the time, and some of them still play today. For the nightclub The Groove, the best DJ was Gilbert Govaert. At Popcorn the great DJ's were Pepe Lucien and Jeff Callebaut. In the Versailles Georges Toniotti was the top DJ. Two guys, Eddy and Kurt, were tops at Viertap. The Viertap is always open. My brother Paul and I give people lots of enjoyment in many Belgian nightclubs. Sometimes we organize one or two evenings per year. Still today, after 25 year, the popcorn style is still around and the best records that can be heard are James Conwell on 4J; Jeff Lane - "Carmelita", Bruce Cloud - "Let Me Come Back Home", Kurt Harris - "Emperor Of My Babys Heart" - Douglas Banks - "Ain't that Just Like AWoman", alse many by Major Lance.
Despite the release of oldies popcorn on compact disc, (about 30 so far) more than 1.000 collectors still look for original "Belgium Popcorn" classic singles. If you visit Belgium don't forget to go to a nightclub where you can hear Belgian Popcorn. People who really like 50s and 60s music can't miss this opportunity, because the popcorn music is something that you can hear and dance to in a nightclub and the atmosphere is super !
In 1970 a new nightclub opened it doors, called "Dancing Popcorn", located in Vrasene. It was the great beginning of a new style of music. This music was called 'oldies popcorn'. The collectors of Belgian Popcorn increased more and more. There were collectors of popcorn music in Belgium, then in France, then in Holland, now even in other countries. The popcorn style can't really be explained. It is the collectors themselves who created the style and it can change from year to year, but the most sought-after great classics are always the same. Here are some examples : Dick Baker - 'Heartless Lover', Jay Abbott - 'La Tanya', Johnny Barness - 'The Time Is Now', Mary Mazza - 'Cha Cha Italiano' and Ray Rivera 'Troubles Troubles'.
In the seventies about ten nightclubs began to play popcorn records! They were the best DJs in Belgium at the time, and some of them still play today. For the nightclub The Groove, the best DJ was Gilbert Govaert. At Popcorn the great DJ's were Pepe Lucien and Jeff Callebaut. In the Versailles Georges Toniotti was the top DJ. Two guys, Eddy and Kurt, were tops at Viertap. The Viertap is always open. My brother Paul and I give people lots of enjoyment in many Belgian nightclubs. Sometimes we organize one or two evenings per year. Still today, after 25 year, the popcorn style is still around and the best records that can be heard are James Conwell on 4J; Jeff Lane - "Carmelita", Bruce Cloud - "Let Me Come Back Home", Kurt Harris - "Emperor Of My Babys Heart" - Douglas Banks - "Ain't that Just Like AWoman", alse many by Major Lance.
Despite the release of oldies popcorn on compact disc, (about 30 so far) more than 1.000 collectors still look for original "Belgium Popcorn" classic singles. If you visit Belgium don't forget to go to a nightclub where you can hear Belgian Popcorn. People who really like 50s and 60s music can't miss this opportunity, because the popcorn music is something that you can hear and dance to in a nightclub and the atmosphere is super !
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