Electronic
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Electronica
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG is a fast variation of disco that evolved in the '80s. Driven by a fast drum machine and synthesizers, Hi-NRG was essentially a dance-oriented music with only slight hints of pop. There would be a few hooks -- generally sung by disembodied vocalists wailing in the background -- but the emphasis of the music, like most dance music, was in the beat. Hi-NRG was a predecessor to techno and house, which drew from its beats in decidedly different ways. House had a funkier, soulful rhythm, while techno expanded with the mechanical beats of Hi-NRG.
Hi-NRG Album Highlights
![Singles [US/UK]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000359204/front/220/1tWgcafXKrI8e5L1x0gqnSpQg_7iAU1wjqLgK_xGXts=.jpg)
![The Bad Boys Best [1998]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000992664/front/220/rqyyJxh1CVuXypt2C1DofIAf7E_1E-2MlBBPmPAXRBU=.jpg)
