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 ====== Eurobeat ====== ====== Eurobeat ======
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-Eurobeat is a genre((:fn:>Let's not overthink this for now.)) of music that originated in Italy. Apparently, its original purpose was just to speed up ItaloDisco.((:fn:>ItaloDisco being a separate-ish genre of music, which I've heard a little...and it's basically just slow Eurobeat.)) Eurobeat then, inexplicably, became popular in Japan.+<dfn>Eurobeat</dfn> is a genre((:fn:>Let's not overthink this for now.)) of music that originated in Italy. Apparently, its original purpose was just to speed up ItaloDisco.((:fn:>ItaloDisco being a separate-ish genre of music, which I've heard a little...and it's basically just slow Eurobeat.)) Eurobeat then, inexplicably, became popular in Japan.
  
 Following this, the Italians decided that it was most reasonable to market almost exclusively to the Japanese. So the majority of Eurobeat out there was created by Italians for the Japanese. This is also why Avex, a Japanese record company, somehow produced a bunch of albums with Italians. Following this, the Italians decided that it was most reasonable to market almost exclusively to the Japanese. So the majority of Eurobeat out there was created by Italians for the Japanese. This is also why Avex, a Japanese record company, somehow produced a bunch of albums with Italians.
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 Now for a bit of a hard pivot. Now for a bit of a hard pivot.
-{{tag>music musing}}+===== Appeal ===== 
 +Eurobeat's appeal is easily summarized: Eurobeat is possibly the most internally cohesive musical genre ever. All Eurobeat songs sound similar to each-other, whilst remaining distinct. The songs all fit together in a way that makes it easy to go from one to another without pausing, or without it feeling like you're jumping from one to the next.((:fn:>It is more complicated than that of course, because you //can// differentiate songs from each-other. The point is more that on a ‘vibes’ level, all Eurobeat feels ‘related’, which grants a huge advantage to the genre and all the artists producing for it.)) 
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 +Because of how similar Eurobeat songs are to each-other, it's actually really easy to find new songs without sticking to just one artist. And if you're a fan of ‘Eurobeat’ then you're unlikely to be sticking to just one particular artist. So there's an endless well of Eurobeat to discover and listen to. 
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 +Putting aside those more meta notes...Eurobeat is also very high-energy, so if you're into that...it just makes you feel all good and happy. I think that only [[lb:s3rl]] rouses similar feelings of positivity. At least in me. 
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 +It also helps that Eurobeat is the genre of [[lb:gyaru]].
 ===== Association ===== ===== Association =====
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 This association becomes somewhat obvious when you start factoring in: This association becomes somewhat obvious when you start factoring in:
-  * Songs, which inexplicably reference ParaPara and Gyaru with some degree of frequency.((:fn:><cite>Money Money</cite>, <cite>Ganguro</cite>, <cite>Hello Hello</cite>.))+  * Songs, which inexplicably reference ParaPara and Gyaru with some degree of frequency.((:fn:><cite>Money Money</cite>, <cite>Ganguro</cite>, <cite>Hello Hello</cite>.))((:fn:>Popteen (formerly a major Gyaru magazine) has a Eurobeat themesong called <cite>Popteen</cite>.))
   * Songs which are focused around specific dance clubs which, coincidentally, were focused around ParaPara and catered to Gyaru.((:fn:><cite>Velfarre 2000</cite>...Velfarre has a bunch actually. SEF is another one. If you're interested, the ParaPara wiki collects official club ParaPara productions.))   * Songs which are focused around specific dance clubs which, coincidentally, were focused around ParaPara and catered to Gyaru.((:fn:><cite>Velfarre 2000</cite>...Velfarre has a bunch actually. SEF is another one. If you're interested, the ParaPara wiki collects official club ParaPara productions.))
   * Excluding <cite>Super Eurobeat</cite>, the album art for many compilations features stylized gyaru.((:fn:><cite>Vintage ParaPara</cite>; <cite>Ultra ParaPara Dance (Nonstop Mix)</cite>; <cite>Campus Summit 2007</cite>. Granted, those are all ParaPara themed.))   * Excluding <cite>Super Eurobeat</cite>, the album art for many compilations features stylized gyaru.((:fn:><cite>Vintage ParaPara</cite>; <cite>Ultra ParaPara Dance (Nonstop Mix)</cite>; <cite>Campus Summit 2007</cite>. Granted, those are all ParaPara themed.))
   * You could even count all the pretty obvious references to Japan.((:fn:><cite>No One Sleep in Tokyo</cite>; <cite>Go Shinkansen</cite>; <cite>Japan Japan</cite>.))   * You could even count all the pretty obvious references to Japan.((:fn:><cite>No One Sleep in Tokyo</cite>; <cite>Go Shinkansen</cite>; <cite>Japan Japan</cite>.))
-This can be considered cherry-picking, I guess...but I legitimately think the association is stronger.+This can be considered cherry-picking, I guess...but I legitimately think the association is stronger. And as time continues to go on, I feel this more and more strongly every day. 
 +===== Song Recommendations ===== 
 +In this section I'll be listing a bunch of songs I like, in no particular order. It's all YouTube embeds, which is why you need to click to show them. 
 +<details><summary>List the Recommendations</summary> 
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 ===== Trivilinks ===== ===== Trivilinks =====
   * [[https://www.eurobeat-prime.com|eurobeatPRIME]]   * [[https://www.eurobeat-prime.com|eurobeatPRIME]]
     * I discovered this only recently so I can’t say much in regards to quality.     * I discovered this only recently so I can’t say much in regards to quality.
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