Let's create New Beat like we're back in the 80s

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In the late 80s belgian clubs were the place to be. New Beat is the direct predecessor of rave, hardcore and euro dance. Lets take a look at the history of this genre and create a New Beat track like we're back in the 80s!
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:48 The sound of Belgium, New Beat history
3:59 Rock to the beat
6:54 The sound of A(lpha)
8:10 Los MS del 20
9:17 Lalal.ai sponsored section
10:22 I sit on acid
11:29 There is no future
13:13 The final track
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[@JEANBRUCE1991]

Thank you for using the influence of your channel to promote New Beat. Hartelijk bedankt, merci 😉

[@findjonmoses]

This is literally my favourite KZbin channel. No one else is revisiting the colourful history of dance music and I really feel that this is so important. I love your tutorials on creating these historic genres. Please keep going!!

[@Estuera]

Thanks a lot :)

[@macdaddybender]

Hear hear. I always look forward to Jonas's videos. They're always super informative and he's got such a relaxed and chilled presenting style. The end result of each video is a banger every single time.

[@Shin3y]

The Gabber and happy hardcore ones are my favs

[@amulpatel]

"new beat" was a wonderful time ... thank you for bring it back.. that and italo my 2 favs

[@QUBIQremixer]

This reminds me of all the Technodrome International tracks I used to play.

[@iLEZ]

A request: MORE EBM! Love the historical context of your videos.

[@iLEZ]

Fantastic track by the way!

[@LALALAI]

Thanks so much for mentioning our service 💛 much appreciated!

[@ufost_]

Oh vous êtes belge ! I can understand why your channel was all I needed, as belgian my self!

[@klaasj7808]

80s from a different dimension

[@JoakimBertil]

Happy belated birthday! Here's to many more genre deconstructions!

[@DrakkTheHack]

Banger status: Absolute

[@TracknJoy]

Ahhhh et bien voilà un belge qui fait de la new beat rien de plus normal ;) Merci à toi

[@dzod]

New beat never went away. You can hear it in the Goth clubs.

[@B1SCOOP]

It also globally gained niche following after 2010 thanks to Soulwax FM.

[@matthewgarrill9603]

One of my fave genre ,,!! Thank you jonas

[@williamgraham8761]

More stuff like this please.😊😊😊

[@retrovisionfr]

That is pure new beat sound !! 10/10

[@undersilentwigs]

absolute killer new beat track!!

[@B-a_s-H]

Damn, you nailed it again. Did you know that, like wine, music genres get better with age? Anyways... welcome to the 40+ club ;)

[@junosensis]

Thanks ! I'm moving again like i was 18'y old on the Boccacio club ! haha ! ;o)))))))))))))))) . Hugs from a old belgium guy who still produce some EDM tracks for fun ^^

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Oh shit! That was awesome man well done! 🧄🥩

[@williamgraham8761]

Well done, this track could be played in the clubs today, if I knew of s club playing this, I would go there, although, the door staff may not let me in as I'm almost 65 !!! 😁

[@Ivovify]

This is the sound of C, the sound that creates a new dimension... I remember 😀

[@matthews.3812]

Omg I think I know for sure what I want to do with my life it’s Music!

[@MorenoJ1973]

Leuke herinnering. Ik had veel New Beat platen op maxi singel en de New Beat Take one, two, etc. Lp's.

[@mechanicom]

I was 18 in 88, in the UK and remember this very well! Still have all the new beat vinyl that I purchased all those years ago! Happy memories. Just discovered your channel. Good work man - hugs from the UK!

[@worksofein6449]

I had no idea this genre existed, but I'm digging it. Reminds me of the dance floor industrial of early Front Line Assembly etc. The history section in these videos is really cool too. I'm just getting into electronic music so it's fascinating to hear the background. I've just moved to Belgium too, and I had no idea it was such a hub for electronic music.

[@B1SCOOP]

I've also noticed many NB tracks had heavy usage of stock sounds of samplers and sample based synths of the era, predominately Emu Emulator II or Roland D50. This is why it sounds so grounded in 80s, and it was probably the main reason it well out of favor so quickly (oppositely to freshly arrived House and Techno from States).

[@undieturd]

Belgium was the place it came from, but Ibiza was the place to dance to it

[@saftpackerl]

Fantastic track! The visuals aswell!

[@djshineboy]

Oh man… That Split Second track 🔥🔥🔥 Classic track !

[@karatedad6547]

CONFETTIIIIIISSSSSS 🤣 Good, so I killed the New Beat scene.. Just kidding.. the 'turn up the bass' casettes sold massively and the first 2 or 3 contained many new beat classics and got me hooked.. Humanoid, Taste of Sugar, Voices..

[@DmitryPuffin]

Now I understand where Gesaffelstein took his inspiration from.

[@Robert_Babicz]

inspiring

[@dykodesigns]

Great track, love that driving bassline. It makes me think of Front 242’s classic track Headhunter.

[@brucenicoll4373]

Yes to playing back in the day very cool thank you

[@vaderbase]

10:49 TB-303 enters the chatroom. Yeeesss.

[@DavidBoura]

Best times ever

[@polalbers7509]

Nice one!! Best track so far 👍🏻

[@PhilanderingBastard]

I was in Belgium on an exchange program in the late 80s. Ahh, memories! Happy Birthday!

[@thehousemouse4517]

You are spot on my friend Great time in music New beat take 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 lol 😆 warm Leatherette the normal 👍

[@AutPen38]

The New Beat compilations on Subway were great and quite popular in the UK. I remember picking up New Beat Take 5 in order to get 'Pump Up the Jam' on vinyl.

[@MattGreerMusic]

Welcome to the 4's. It ain't so bad. Nice video. New Beat kind of predates me as well. I remember the sound but I was too young to really get into it. Fun watching you dissect and reconstruct it.

[@biiiiioshock]

That final track is awesome ! Great job and happy birthday Jonas

[@Estuera]

Thanks!

[@dercrispmeister]

I had about a 100 new beat badges attached to my tshirt back in 88… all fun and games untill i fell one day on the playground … aauuuwch ! 😂😂😂

[@MrNelloxx]

Jonas, Dude... You look 10 years younger! If it wasnt vor the small grey hairs... We would never notice. Great Video as alwways!

[@j.t.taylor753]

Thanks for all you've shown us

[@ineedstuff8286]

that stuff sounds phenomeal!! the dark vibez!!

[@jimbotron70]

New Beat was the cool thing to hear in late 80s

[@StarMaze]

I jumped back in time yeah😎 you nailed it 👌🏼

[@jamesrbrindle]

This explains so many Amiga demoscene music tracks.😊

[@kdt3221]

Thanks for this video! I'm from Lille (France) and was a Confetti's fan back in the days (I even danced at "family parties" dressed like them 😀), which soon got me into techno and then EBM/industrial (I became a huge Front 242-fan). I still make the new beat-moves when I dance... in my house basement! It's part of my everyday exercising, haha!

[@johntammaro]

That baseline was killer. In fact everything was just amazing.

[@nitrogen730]

Making new beat with a TR-8S, very nice definitely!!!!!

[@muco007]

Awesome, once again. Learned something new. In the very early 90s, in the midwest US, I classified this style under industrial/techno/ebm. Didn't know it was called New Beat. The first vinyl I purchased was Nitzer Ebb - Getting Closer - Mixes 1990. Started Djing with all the industrial tracks. Makes sense industrial/ebm evolved from earlier 80s genre song elements. So many elements overlap. Keep them coming, Thanks!

[@brianscarborough8642]

I woulda danced to this! Was just getting out of college in the New Beat and Hard Beat era in the US, and I loved it. Belgium had some great stuff back then, including Front 242 creating Electronic Body Music.

[@shikaman]

This sounds great ! Id love to see a video where you do some experimental IDM like The Future Sound Of London and their album Lifeform, or, agressive gabber like KnightVision or Nasenbluten !..

[@summerlaverdure]

Yessssss this is awesome

[@yaboy69.]

happy late birthday! appreciate you and your videos a lot!

[@modulartjapan2212]

The voice reminds me of The Maxx's tune "Cocaine". Another New Beat classic of that time. For the record, the classic "Rock To The Beat" is originally a Techno tune from Detroit made by the legendary Kevin Saunderson as Reese & Santonio. Also a fun fact: it is believed that the trio Morton, Sherman & Belluci might have produced about 1/3 of all the New Beat records between 1987 and 1989. The same Sherman who would later in the 90's create the famous Sherman analog filter... 🙂

[@Estuera]

Yes, it was actually a 'cover' indeed. I did know about Sherman though. A lot of interesting history for sure.

[@B1SCOOP]

Speaking of Kevin Saunderson, I recall VHS footage of him performing as Inner City on one of major New Beat nights, besides top acts of the NB scene. "Rock To The Beat" was likely produced on his approval. edit: found the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3yzl52jf8qqnZI

[@zaptronic]

Very Robotiko Rejekto - I dig

[@detailedinfodisplay5210]

Thank you for this instructional guide on how to become Belgian. My beer drinking skills have never been better

[@Estuera]

Santé en eentje is geentje

[@osiris5315]

I still remember when I first heard The Sound Of C, I was about 9 years old and I was so intrigued by it. This probably started my love for electronic dance music. Alongside The KLF 😊

[@noctiva]

I don't care really for the lore of the sound, but you simply NAIL IT in all musical genres. I feel so inspired by your channel.

[@llmrfantasticll]

ITALO OR SPACE DISCO NEXT! Thanks for the excellent content!

[@JetskiPilotGaming]

You definitely captured the sound of New Beat with your amazing track. I’ve been a huge fan of New Beat since my first introduction here in the U.S. back in the early 90’s after picking up the “This Is The New Beat” compilation CD from 1989 that re-introduced New Beat to the U.S. market. I published a video to my channel a couple of months ago showcasing my New Beat record/CD/cassette collection. I’ve added 6 more Mint condition New Beat 12” records since then that I bought directly from Praga Khan (aka Maurice Engelen) himself. Great video! Cheers!

[@xy_77]

It’s a great industrial track.

[@krzysztoffigiel7893]

Alpha Juno SUPER Brass!!

[@stephanszarafinski9001]

The best things happen after 40 😎 great track! I love it, it’s on repeat for the rest of the day

[@teky]

you the man jonas

[@ilmkhal]

love it

[@frydac]

As a 41 year old flemmish belgian myself, I had a very similar experience when it comes to newbeat. Though in '95 I heard jeff mills live in tokyo, and I was completely sold to that kind of techno for the years after. Fun watch, and your track sounds really nice and I love the composition!

[@viciouspinkmusic]

Great work! We had 2 of our songs released in Belgium in 1989 (originally released in 1984 on Parlophone/EMI) on Play it again Sam/LD Records. The 12" single was a double A side, A 8:15 To Nowhere and AA The Spaceship Is Over There, they were classed as New Beat. The single achieved chart success as high as number 2 in parts of Europe. The songs are on our KZbin Channel, come visit!

[@Estuera]

Very cool!

[@adhamkhaled1416]

Alot of love and support from egypt 🇪🇬🔥✅ The dark themed video 👌🏻👌🏻😈

[@rtdude1]

That was awesome! Great track!!

[@Arc.hitectureMusic]

Fantastic work! New Beat is one of those long forgotten genres of music that played a piviotal role in what was to come.

[@ApunkDaydreamLamunanOi]

The first Eurodance tracks were basically up beat new beat tracks with a rap lyric on top.

[@audiolego]

I like. A split Second and F242

[@dahlbergt]

Interesting, good music and great music video! 👍

[@DEADLINETV]

Fully unaware of this sub-genre of the 80s! It does seem fitting for Belgium in a way. I love the dark texture it has and as far as I can tell your track sounds really good! Thanks for the video!

[@melona3727]

Another NIce Video :) I want to expect "Let's create "Progressive Trance" like we're back in 2004". Happy 40th B-Day !!! :)

[@tuanbe]

3:28 flashmob op de Teniersplaats!

[@heliumtrophy]

Ga je gang jongens. Dit is een altijd klassieke.

[@cph2004]

Genius

[@bestdisco1979]

Nu beat was a great genre and mostly forgotten, I’m pleased you’ve chosen it to focus on.

[@mortovivo1534]

Fantastic work! I live near Houston where the biggest clubs in the states were playing this type of music. I was too young for clubbing then but I loved hearing the live mixes on the radio and recording them. Definitely still my favorite music.

[@css172]

8:20 love that sound! final track is amazing!

[@benjamincoppens4125]

100% New Beat Made in Belgium ❤

[@chaocrator]

in late 80s this could well be played not just in clubs, but somewhere at Goa parties of the time...

[@krzysztoffigiel7893]

Super Song👍👍👍

[@retr0life]

Happy birthday then. You don't look that old. Your mindset, the fact you like what you do and you are sharing information keeps you strong and vibrant. Keep on going. This channel is an inspiration!

[@Estuera]

Thanks!

[@GrassG808]

Mate thats awesome nailed it🔥

[@lucsolomusic]

Dude I love it, I also only catched the tail of the New Beat hype but I love it (I love so many music from Belgium anyway). I think you did a great job!

[@marcoagius6926]

this is sick man! i just bought an alesis sr16 drum machine and its great for those 80s drum patterns! cant believe alesis still manufacture those drum machines! awesome track you created there!

[@gstoelen]

A few suggestions maybe .. "let's create an early Robert Armani track"? Like Muzik Man, The Last, .. or a Detroit Techno track..; Or "let's create an acid track like in the 90s" ? 😎

[@kenzieprice6745]

This video was a blast!

[@anamana69]

This is great. I love new beat! 🙂

[@twoscoops2]

So good! :D I love late 80s/early 90s house, techno, etc. If you have the time I'd be interested in a video on arrangement, transitions, etc. I've been binge watching your videos and I don't think you've done one of those, but I haven't gotten to all of them, yet. Thanks for your videos.

[@matyasmuller7136]

such a good series!

[@dvuemedia]

"Rock to the Beat", I still have that record. Your music, I would dance to it.

[@staticaudio6961]

Great track

[@daanbaas2962]

Nice one Jonas, keep it up!

[@ezoray]

I loved the New Beat sound back in the day and I'd say you encapsulated the essence of the genre in your track very well.

[@alianshampoprisioners7056]

I need a smiley t-shirt in my life!...🙂

[@woodzeeuk]

Totally nailed it. I would have brought it then (tbh I'd buy it now). Video is quality too.