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MOD is a computer file format used primarily to represent music, and was the first module file format. MOD files use the “.MOD” file extension , except on the Amiga which doesn't rely on filename extensions; instead, it reads a file's header to determine filetype.
Module file (MOD music, tracker music) is a family of music file formats originating from the MOD file format on Amiga systems used in the late 1980s. Those who produce these files (using the software called music trackers) and listen to them form the worldwide MOD scene, [1] a part of the demoscene subculture.
The DJ duo of McCarthy and Be were the first successful UK club DJs to move from vinyl to CD and gave Erol Alkan his first opportunity to play to large crowds. [2] McCarthy was the first London club DJ to play what became known as bootleg / mash-up tracks with cut-ups he made using the first available editions of Acid sound production software ...
Freakbeat is a subgenre of rock and roll music developed mainly by harder-driving British groups, often those with a mod following during the Swinging London period of the mid to late 1960s. [22] [23] Freakbeat bridges "British Invasion mod/R&B/pop and psychedelia". [24] The term was coined by English music journalist Phil Smee. [25]
[7] [8] The mod scene in Los Angeles and Orange County was partly influenced by the 2 Tone ska revival in England, and was unique in its racial diversity, with black, white, Hispanic and Asian participants. The 1990s Britpop scene featured noticeable mod influences on bands such as Oasis, Blur, Ocean Colour Scene and the Bluetones.
"Popscene" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, released as a non-album single on 30 March 1992. Despite its relatively low chart placing, it has since become critically praised and regarded as one of the pioneering songs of the Britpop genre.
The music video for "Pop" was directed by American director Wayne Isham and filmed in Sony Pictures Studios from May 13 to 15, 2001. Three sets were built: an apartment shot as the opening scene, a multi-storey club, and a green screen where the band performed the song's dance choreography aided with several computer-generated imagery (CGI ...
The mod revival is a subculture that started in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and later spread to other countries (to a lesser degree).. The Mod Revival started with disillusionment with the punk scene when commercialism set in. [citation needed] It was featured in an article in Sounds music paper in 1976 and had a big following in Reading/London during that time.