ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Post-disco

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Post-disco is a noun meaning (music) A genre of dance music formulated in the late 1970s, after a backlash against disco.

Meaning

(music) A genre of dance music formulated in the late 1970s, after a backlash against disco.

More Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to this style.

Example Sentences

Not many artists could pull off such a variety of styles (funk, post-disco, rock, easy listening, ballads) back then.
Bridging the so-called death of disco and the birth of house, all this early-to-mid-'80s music lacks a name beyond drably functional and neutral terms like "dance" or "club music." Post-disco is better because this was music created by and for people […]who refused to accept the official decree of disco’s demise.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disco, synthdance, darkpsy, demoparty, discogram, djent.

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