minneapolis sound

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music genre regional music scene

Minneapolis sound is a hybrid music style that emerged in late-1970s Minneapolis, blending funk, rock, pop, and synth-driven production, most famously pioneered and popularized by Prince.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Minneapolis sound	12
minneapolis sound canonical	5
Minneapolis funk scene	1
Minneapolis sound scene	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music genre ⓘ regional music scene ⓘ
associatedAct	Alexander O’Neal ⓘ surface form: Alexander O'Neal Apollonia 6 ⓘ Jesse Johnson ⓘ Mazarati ⓘ Prince and The Revolution ⓘ Sheila E. ⓘ The Family ⓘ The Jets ⓘ The Time ⓘ Vanity 6 ⓘ
associatedMovement	1980s dance music ⓘ
associatedSubculture	Minneapolis music scene ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalOrigin	early 1980s ⓘ late 1970s ⓘ
eraOfProminence	1980s ⓘ
influenced	contemporary R&B ⓘ electro-funk ⓘ modern pop music ⓘ neo soul ⓘ
instrumentation	bass guitar ⓘ drum machine ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ electronic drums ⓘ keyboards ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	fusion of black and white musical styles ⓘ heavy use of synthesizers and drum machines ⓘ integration of funk rhythms with rock guitars ⓘ
notableWork	1999 (album) ⓘ Purple Rain ⓘ surface form: Purple Rain (album) What Time Is It? (album) ⓘ
pioneer	André Cymone ⓘ Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis ⓘ surface form: Jimmy Jam Morris Day ⓘ Prince ⓘ Terry Lewis ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Minneapolis ⓘ
stylisticOrigin	R&B ⓘ funk ⓘ new wave ⓘ pop music ⓘ post-disco ⓘ rock ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ
typicalEquipment	Linn LM-1 drum machine ⓘ LinnDrum ⓘ
typicalMusicalFeature	dance-oriented grooves ⓘ electronic drum patterns ⓘ funk-derived rhythm guitar ⓘ prominent synth bass lines ⓘ rock-influenced guitar solos ⓘ sparse arrangements ⓘ use of studio effects ⓘ
typicalVocalStyle	high-pitched vocals ⓘ multi-part vocal harmonies ⓘ