This is literally my favourite RU-vid channel. No one else is revisiting the colourful history of dance music and I really feel that this is so important. I love your tutorials on creating these historic genres. Please keep going!!
Hear hear. I always look forward to Jonas's videos. They're always super informative and he's got such a relaxed and chilled presenting style. The end result of each video is a banger every single time.
Great work! We had 2 of our songs released in Belgium in 1989 (originally released in 1984 on Parlophone/EMI) on Play it again Sam/LD Records. The 12" single was a double A side, A 8:15 To Nowhere and AA The Spaceship Is Over There, they were classed as New Beat. The single achieved chart success as high as number 2 in parts of Europe. The songs are on our RU-vid Channel, come visit!
I had no idea this genre existed, but I'm digging it. Reminds me of the dance floor industrial of early Front Line Assembly etc. The history section in these videos is really cool too. I'm just getting into electronic music so it's fascinating to hear the background. I've just moved to Belgium too, and I had no idea it was such a hub for electronic music.
I was 18 in 88, in the UK and remember this very well! Still have all the new beat vinyl that I purchased all those years ago! Happy memories. Just discovered your channel. Good work man - hugs from the UK!
CONFETTIIIIIISSSSSS 🤣 Good, so I killed the New Beat scene.. Just kidding.. the 'turn up the bass' casettes sold massively and the first 2 or 3 contained many new beat classics and got me hooked.. Humanoid, Taste of Sugar, Voices..
I still remember when I first heard The Sound Of C, I was about 9 years old and I was so intrigued by it. This probably started my love for electronic dance music. Alongside The KLF 😊
I woulda danced to this! Was just getting out of college in the New Beat and Hard Beat era in the US, and I loved it. Belgium had some great stuff back then, including Front 242 creating Electronic Body Music.
Thanks ! I'm moving again like i was 18'y old on the Boccacio club ! haha ! ;o)))))))))))))))) . Hugs from a old belgium guy who still produce some EDM tracks for fun ^^
I was an 18 year old dj in England in 88/89 myself and my friends loved new beat and hard beat... mixed well with British, American and Dutch acid house and techno at raves 😍 Thanks for making this you nailed it
Huh. Could you give insight how would you mix 100 bpm with 140? To me it’s the most striking difference between ‘continental’ and uk sound. That and breakbeats (sped up). Also if you can point out some old school playlists from the era would be cool. Would like to deepen my knowledge of the scene from the source
No one was making 140bpm tracks in 1989. Almost all house music back then was in the lower end of 118-130bpm, so you could have sets that began with 110bpm stuff like The Maxx's "Cocaine", then worked through Mr Fingers (around 115bpm), and Marshall Jefferson, Todd Terry (123bpm) and Technotronic (125?). Things like Tyree's "Turn Up the Bass", which was a peak-time floorfiller, was considered "a bit fast" at around 126bpm. The faster stuff didn't arrive until bad drugs hit the scene in the '90s.
Welcome to the 4's. It ain't so bad. Nice video. New Beat kind of predates me as well. I remember the sound but I was too young to really get into it. Fun watching you dissect and reconstruct it.
As a 41 year old flemmish belgian myself, I had a very similar experience when it comes to newbeat. Though in '95 I heard jeff mills live in tokyo, and I was completely sold to that kind of techno for the years after. Fun watch, and your track sounds really nice and I love the composition!
The New Beat compilations on Subway were great and quite popular in the UK. I remember picking up New Beat Take 5 in order to get 'Pump Up the Jam' on vinyl.
Well done, this track could be played in the clubs today, if I knew of s club playing this, I would go there, although, the door staff may not let me in as I'm almost 65 !!! 😁
Happy birthday then. You don't look that old. Your mindset, the fact you like what you do and you are sharing information keeps you strong and vibrant. Keep on going. This channel is an inspiration!
Fully unaware of this sub-genre of the 80s! It does seem fitting for Belgium in a way. I love the dark texture it has and as far as I can tell your track sounds really good! Thanks for the video!
Thanks for this video! I'm from Lille (France) and was a Confetti's fan back in the days (I even danced at "family parties" dressed like them 😀), which soon got me into techno and then EBM/industrial (I became a huge Front 242-fan). I still make the new beat-moves when I dance... in my house basement! It's part of my everyday exercising, haha!
It was only a few years after this that Belgian Techno emerged. The sound of Frank De Wulf, T99, Beltram, Outlander, Human Resource, Landlord and a whole load of Michiel Van Der Kuy projects. This should be your next video.
I got into Frank De Wulf when he did his "B-Sides" EPs, but I was thrilled when I discovered he'd actually made the earlier (1989) New Beat classic "Acid Rock" by Rhythm Device. I loved those dark but shouty Belgian tracks of the late '80s. Tragic Error was another band I liked at the time. Their videos on RU-vid are hilarious.
You definitely captured the sound of New Beat with your amazing track. I’ve been a huge fan of New Beat since my first introduction here in the U.S. back in the early 90’s after picking up the “This Is The New Beat” compilation CD from 1989 that re-introduced New Beat to the U.S. market. I published a video to my channel a couple of months ago showcasing my New Beat record/CD/cassette collection. I’ve added 6 more Mint condition New Beat 12” records since then that I bought directly from Praga Khan (aka Maurice Engelen) himself. Great video! Cheers!
This sounds great ! Id love to see a video where you do some experimental IDM like The Future Sound Of London and their album Lifeform, or, agressive gabber like KnightVision or Nasenbluten !..
Awesome, once again. Learned something new. In the very early 90s, in the midwest US, I classified this style under industrial/techno/ebm. Didn't know it was called New Beat. The first vinyl I purchased was Nitzer Ebb - Getting Closer - Mixes 1990. Started Djing with all the industrial tracks. Makes sense industrial/ebm evolved from earlier 80s genre song elements. So many elements overlap. Keep them coming, Thanks!
this is sick man! i just bought an alesis sr16 drum machine and its great for those 80s drum patterns! cant believe alesis still manufacture those drum machines! awesome track you created there!
Teacher, you are a true master. I had no idea about new beats. I was influenced by the 80's and when I listened to Technotronics and Robert Miles - Children, and I was hooked myself. I love that you connected the dots. No worries about turning 40. I'm 2 years older than you. Wisdom gets better as you age. Keep up the great work.
Fantastic work! I live near Houston where the biggest clubs in the states were playing this type of music. I was too young for clubbing then but I loved hearing the live mixes on the radio and recording them. Definitely still my favorite music.
Awesome! Finally get to know what New Beat is! Story time - in the very early 90s I was in a music shop with some mates and a few of us were asking if they had any hardcore dance stuff and another mate was asking for New Beat. Can't remember what we bought but I never did hear what the hell New Beat was. Wasn't a massive problem to not know but now and then I wondered about it and it wasn't a genre many people ever mentioned. But now after this video I finally know! And it turns out I'd heard a fair bit of it and quite liked it back then.
I've also noticed many NB tracks had heavy usage of stock sounds of samplers and sample based synths of the era, predominately Emu Emulator II or Roland D50. This is why it sounds so grounded in 80s, and it was probably the main reason it well out of favor so quickly (oppositely to freshly arrived House and Techno from States).
Dude I love it, I also only catched the tail of the New Beat hype but I love it (I love so many music from Belgium anyway). I think you did a great job!
So good! :D I love late 80s/early 90s house, techno, etc. If you have the time I'd be interested in a video on arrangement, transitions, etc. I've been binge watching your videos and I don't think you've done one of those, but I haven't gotten to all of them, yet. Thanks for your videos.
This track was on point no doubt it is and would have been radio worthy and you would be known today. Excellent! Please consider doing a tutorial for New Beat.
Its very nice that you show how you made this music, I like these kind of music very much. While watching your video ideas and melodies came up in my mind. I think im going to try to make something like this, this is very cool!
Very cool. As an American I never heard of New Beat before, but I'm a huge Front 242 fan and I can definitely see where their work influenced this genre.
That track you made is awesome mate. Coupled with the video. That should be released and out there. I enjoyed watching the video very much. Nice work, keep it up dude, I've subscribed
Always look forward to these videos, I've had nothing to do with electronic music production before, only bands and live sound but your videos always make me inspired to try it. Thanks for the great content and I love your studio!
This really takes me back and loved the new beat genre .... and still do. To watch this track evolve was amazing. Your a true pro! I am now a subscriber.
nou, jij bent ook in veel muziek stijlen thuis 👍 new beat, ik hoor niet vaak dat mensen deze muziek stijl nog kennen. ik luister t nog geregeld 😜 leuke video weer 🎉👍
I think this is your best track yet! (At least, in terms of these videos where you create tracks in specific styles) I love these videos, keep them up please!
Great timing! I've been really into New Beat for a couple of weeks since I've always been a massive Electro-Industrial/EBM fan. Seeing the creative process behind it is pretty cool!
arguably the best new artist youtuber..something about his style and delivery in videos that makes it so watchable. i feel like it’s far less sterile and formulaic and far more interesting and unique compared to many other youtubers out there making music producer content.
