Boogie Pop
tagStarted 1980Peak 1981-1985Last big hit 1985
The post-disco bridge: mid-tempo (110-116 BPM) grooves that swap disco's strings and four-on-the-floor for drum machines, synth bass, slap bass, loud handclaps, melodic synth chords, and an accent on the two and four. Smooth R&B vocals ride a sleek, electronic-leaning funk pulse — disco's swagger reborn as cooler, machine-driven dance-pop.
History
Named retroactively by British DJs Norman Jay and Dez Parkes after 'disco' turned toxic in the early 80s, boogie crystallized around 1981 with D Train's 'You're the One for Me' and Evelyn 'Champagne' King's 'I'm in Love.' Peaking near 1984 on synths and drum machines, it bridged disco and electro-funk and seeded modern nu-disco edits.
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Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogie_(genre)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-disco
- https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/boogie-funk-the-sound-of-the-electronic-80s/