Aug 20, 2000 01:39
24 yrs ago
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English term
cutting edge and crossover star
English to French
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Context: pop singers
help for cutting edge in the context of pop music
Also what is indie music?
Any URLs appreciated related to this topic
help for cutting edge in the context of pop music
Also what is indie music?
Any URLs appreciated related to this topic
Proposed translations
(French)
| 0 | indie music |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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| 0 | etre à la pointe de X & star mélangant deux types de musique |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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| 0 | me again! |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Proposed translations
5 hrs
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
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indie music
Same term used in French. Etymologically speaking, it is from "independent labels".
The French site www.chez.com/syberpop is good for an explanation of how the genre came about. In particular its article on the Reading (pronounced Redding) Music Festival. Origianlly in the 60's this festival concentrated on jazz & blues. It moved on through R&B (rock and blues)to hard rock in the 70's and punk - new wave in the 80's. At the end of the 80's lots of independent labels sprouted from the punk era. Some of the more successful ones got swallowed up by the major labels or offshoots thereof. Ex Sugarcubes, Nivarna, New Order.
Essentially summed up (by my brother, who has had his own independent label in London for 25 years or so) as white "studenty" independent rock.
Some webrefs in addition to French site above :
www.indiering.com
www.indie-music.com
www.musicnote.com
www.fantasticplastic.co.uk (lots of labels)
www.indiemusicaccess.com
Hope this helps you out.
Nikki
The French site www.chez.com/syberpop is good for an explanation of how the genre came about. In particular its article on the Reading (pronounced Redding) Music Festival. Origianlly in the 60's this festival concentrated on jazz & blues. It moved on through R&B (rock and blues)to hard rock in the 70's and punk - new wave in the 80's. At the end of the 80's lots of independent labels sprouted from the punk era. Some of the more successful ones got swallowed up by the major labels or offshoots thereof. Ex Sugarcubes, Nivarna, New Order.
Essentially summed up (by my brother, who has had his own independent label in London for 25 years or so) as white "studenty" independent rock.
Some webrefs in addition to French site above :
www.indiering.com
www.indie-music.com
www.musicnote.com
www.fantasticplastic.co.uk (lots of labels)
www.indiemusicaccess.com
Hope this helps you out.
Nikki
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Comment: "Thank you for all the URLs, I am more comfortable with the subject now."
1 hr
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
882
etre à la pointe de X & star mélangant deux types de musique
cutting edge = literally "le tranchant" but here, probably in the sense of leading edge (often used to describe new technological advances). Here the expression : "etre à la pointe de" should work
crossover star = literally "croisement" but specifically applied to the music world, it means "un mélange de genres". A jazz-rap cross over = "un mélange de jazz et de rap". A star who crosses over is no doubt one who marries two or more music styles in one. Either that or one who was originally known in one particular filed (classic) for example and who has crossed over into another, rock for example.
crossover star = literally "croisement" but specifically applied to the music world, it means "un mélange de genres". A jazz-rap cross over = "un mélange de jazz et de rap". A star who crosses over is no doubt one who marries two or more music styles in one. Either that or one who was originally known in one particular filed (classic) for example and who has crossed over into another, rock for example.
Reference:
5 hrs
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
882
me again!
Forgot this webref which was quite good.
Nikki
Nikki
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