Brinolia’s Genre Journey

 When: 1981 Super Genre: Punk/Wave / (rock ‘n’ roll) Description: “Psychobilly is a weird and unusual fusion genre that never received much attention, although it has a recognizable sound and substantial subculture. In the late seventies, Punk/Garage artists were drawn towards Rockabilly. The mixture of these genres processed a remarkable outcome: creepy Rock ‘n’ Roll with haunting echos, spooky sound effects and rough chainsaw riffs. It is downright crazy music, like the band had lost their brain and became zombified, hence the word Psychobilly. Vocals are also often sung in a stuttering manner, reminiscent of Rockabilly. Horror Punk or Horror Rock is a genre defined by a large amount of nostalgia for fifties imagery, fashion and themes and especially horror films. Horror Punk shares a great deal of overlapping with Psychobilly as both genres like to indulge in a subculture of B-flicks and cultmovies. Horror Punk and Psychobilly are among the few subgenres of Punk that don’t take ...

When: 1953 Super Genre: Rock ‘n’ Roll / (country) Description: “ Rock ‘n’ Roll was musically speaking not a great step forward; its origins in Boogie Woogie and R&B were obvious. It was mainly a racial thing: young, attractive, white singers bringing black music into the living rooms of white people (especially girls), and turning heads by shaking their pelvis and/or standing on pianos. At the same time, Hillbilly Country musicians became influenced by early Country Blues and created uptempo Country with a strong beat, slapped upright bass, and stuttering vocals: Rockabilly. Both genres, as well as some Country music, originated on the famous Sun Records label in Memphis. Rock ‘n’ Roll often overlaps with Rockabilly’s simple, uptempo blues with three chords, a boogie back beat, and the holy instrument trinity of rock: drums, guitar and bass. As one can see, early Rock ‘n’ Roll was difficult to separate from early Rhythm ‘n’ Blues. However, the often overlooked effect of amphetamine...

When: 1949 Super Genre: Pop / Rock ‘n’ Roll   Description: “Skiffle is one of the oldest popular music genres. Emerging in the twenties in the United States, early Skiffle can be seen as a  Folk influenced form of Proto-Country ; just like Ragtime can be seen as Proto-Jazz and Gospel as Proto R&B. Skiffle was music for the  poorest  of people, who created a true jack-of-all-trades musical  melting pot  with whatever instrument they could lay their hands on, as long as it was cheap:  fiddle, banjo, kanzoo , and household items such as  washboards . The biggest challenge was an inexpensive alternative for bass, which they found in large jugs.  Jug Bands  (actually a synonym for early Skiffle) even had to throw  pop-up homeparties  to pay the rent and their instruments, which were called “Skiffles”. From 1949 until 1958 a Skiffle Revival takes place in the  United Kingdom , parallel to the rise of early Rhythm ‘n’ Blues a...