International Sound: the Disco Phenomenon and Its Adaptation in the USSR (1970-1990)
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Диско – это форма танцевальной музыки, которая доминировала в популярной музыке конца 1970-х годов, появившись на западных дискотеках 1960-х годов. В большинстве случаев диско воспринимается как легкая музыка, основанная на повторяющихся ритмах, смысловая нагрузка которой сведена к минимуму. Несмотря на внешнюю простоту и однобокость тематики феномена, диско внедрило в музыкальную культуру ряд нововведений и оставило после себя значительное наследие, а также повлияло на общественную сферу. В работе анализируется проблема адаптации диско в реалиях СССР – системе, полярной западной в ценностном и музыкальном аспектах.
Disco is a form of dance music, which dominated the popular music field of the 1970s. In most cases, disco is characterised as light music based on repeated motives. However, despite the seeming simplicity of the phenomenon, it still has made an impact on the musical culture, and had a big influence on the social sphere. This work covers the problem of adaptation of disco phenomenon in the USSR – a political system, juxstaposed to the Western one both in musical and value-based aspects.
Disco is a form of dance music, which dominated the popular music field of the 1970s. In most cases, disco is characterised as light music based on repeated motives. However, despite the seeming simplicity of the phenomenon, it still has made an impact on the musical culture, and had a big influence on the social sphere. This work covers the problem of adaptation of disco phenomenon in the USSR – a political system, juxstaposed to the Western one both in musical and value-based aspects.