Beatboxing
Beatboxing (also beat boxing or b-boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum beats using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice. It may also involve vocal imitation of turntablism, and other musical instruments. Beatboxing today is connected with hip-hop culture, often referred to as "the fifth element" of hip-hop, although it is not limited to hip-hop music. The term "beatboxing" is sometimes used to refer to vocal percussion in general.
History
Prehistory
Techniques similar to beatboxing have been present in many American musical genres since the 19th century, such as early rural music, both black and white, religious songs, blues, ragtime, vaudeville, and hokum. Few examples are the Appalachian technique of eefing and the blues song Bye bye bird written and performed by the harmonica player Alex or Aleck Miller aka Sonny Boy Williamson II.
Additional influences may perhaps include forms of African traditional music, in which performers utilize their bodies (e.g., by clapping or stomping) as percussion instruments and produce sounds with their mouths by breathing loudly in and out, a technique used in beatboxing today.
Beat Box (song)
"Beat Box" is a song by the British group Art of Noise. Originally appearing as the second track on the 12" EP Into Battle with the Art of Noise, it was released as the group's first single in December 1983.
"Beat Box" is an instrumental, experimental piece that implements sounds and noises (such as car key ignitions, falling drain water, and calliope music — most notably on the chorus) to ride the rhythm of the beat (a sample of drums played by Alan White).
As a single, the song reached the lower regions of the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at no. 92. It was more popular with dance music and (particularly) hip hop audiences, and in February 1984 the song reached no. 1 on the American dance chart, where it remained for two weeks. "Beat Box" was a hit on the Black Singles chart, where it reached no. 10. The US 7" single spent 5 weeks on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart, starting 7 April 1984 and spending two weeks at no. 101, the chart's top position.
After the original "Beat Box" grew popular, The Art Of Noise decided to expand on the tune by adding on more instruments and sounds, giving the song a completely different outlook and practically drowning out the hip hop element that now only remained in the drum beat itself. Two remix cuts resulted from this session and were initially released on 12" single in 1984 and referred to as "Diversion One" and "Diversion Two", along with the song "Moments in Love". The original unremixed version has retroactively been dubbed "Diversion Zero" by fans, though it was never officially released under this title. Other remixes were issued, and are officially subtitled variously as Diversions Three, Four, Six, Seven and Ten.
Beatbox (disambiguation)
A beatbox is a person who performs beatboxing vocal percussion.
Beatbox or beat box may also refer to:
See also
Podcasts:
Beatbox
ALBUMS
- Dancemania EX1 released: 2002
- The Braun MTV Eurochart '99, Volume 1 released: 1999
- Members Only #2 released: 1999
- Ministry of Sound: Clubber’s Guide to… Ibiza Summer Ninety Nine released: 1999
- Sailor Moon Vol. 4 - Power of Magic released: 1998
- Popcorn Live 98 released: 1998
- Members Only #1 released: 1998
- The Dome, Volume 7 released: 1998
- Viva Hits 2 released: 1998
- Come Into My Club released: 1998
- Aguja & Vinilo, Volumen 3 released:
- Only for DJ's: Techno Traxx , Volume 8 released:
- Let the Music Play released:
- Dial M for Moguai released:
Dancemania EX1
Released 2002- I Do I Do I Do
- Give Me Up (2002 remix)
- Just About Enough (radio edit)
- Station Radi-O-Love (Play That Melody) (Central Pack Radio Cut remix)
- Come Chameleon
- Give It Up (radio mix)
- La Isla Bonita
- U Feel It
- Your Night
- Since You Been Gone
- Tell It to My Heart
- Rodrigo - Adapted From En Aranguez con Tu Amor (W. I. P. radio mix)
- Walk on Water (H₂O radio mix)
- Something
- Lollipop
- Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex 2002
- The Summer Is Calling
- What a Wonderful World
The Braun MTV Eurochart '99, Volume 1
Released 1999- If You Buy This Record
- 9 PM (Till I Come)
- The Power Of Goodbye
- True To Your Heart
- Every Time
- When You Believe
- Take The Long Way Home
- Escape To Paradise
- Touch It
- I'm Your Angel
- Take Me There (feat. Mase)
- Angels Crying
- The Soca Gang
- Miami
- Until The Time Is Through
- Friends
- Dial M For Moquai
- Big Big World (Remix)
- Hard Knock Life
- Vlieg met me mee
- Teletubbies zeggen A-Oh
Members Only #2
Released 1999- Time Now
- Would You...?
- Got the Groove
- Get Freaky (feat. ABE)
- Mama Sweet
- Respect
- S-Express
- Strictly Business
- I've Got to Run
- Man on the Moon
- If You Could Read My Mind
- Huri-Khan
- Come Into My Club (feat. Rael)
- On the Top of the World (feat. Geogia Jones)
- 9 PM (Till I Come)
- Live It Up
- Your Own Reality
- What's Your Number
- Take the Long Way Home
- Uprocking Beats
Ministry of Sound: Clubber’s Guide to… Ibiza Summer Ninety Nine
Released 1999- Turn It to the House
- That Zipper Track (Needle Damage mix)
- Give It to Me (DJ Tonic's Anthem mix)
- Makes Me Love You
- On + On (Miami by Night 12" mix)
- What You Need (Full Intention Power vocal)
- Disco Ll Disco (Les Rhythmes Digitales mix)
- Jumbo (Jedi's Sugar Hit mix)
- Not Everything (feat. Tracy Lynch) (Brittany remix)
- Burn (Judge Jules mix)
- He's All I Want
- The Sound
- Luvstruck
- Silence
- The Feelin' (Clap Your Hands) (Stacey Kidd mix)
- Hold On
- Love on Love (Robbie Rivera Funking Around mix)
- Happy Days
- 9 PM (Till I Come) (Signum remix)
Sailor Moon Vol. 4 - Power of Magic
Released 1998- Minakos Herzkristall
- Wie schnell ein Jahr vergeht
- Mondzepter
- I Want You Back (single version)
- Megamix '98 (single version)
- Wir haben's getan
- Teardrops (Perky Park radio)
- Ain't No Sunshine (4 the Cause version)
- Dreams (single version)
- Ich wünscht' du wärst bei mir (Spirit of Air-Play)
- Be Careful (LP version)
- Wake Up! (radio video single version)
- Let the Music Play (radio version)
- Cruel Summer (album version)
- Cry on My Shoulder (radio edit)
- Take My Heart (radio edit)
- Never Had It So Good (radio edit)
- Ich bin wieder hier (Käpt'n Nemos radio mix)
- Sailor Star Song
- Moonlight Densetsu
Popcorn Live 98
Released 1998- Wir haben's getan
- Cruel Summer (album version)
- Lady Marmelade
- Crush
- Together Again (radio edit)
- Up and Down (airplay)
- Never Had It So Good (radio edit)
- Hass mich (radio mix)
- Supa Richie (radio edit)
- Let the Music Play (radio version)
- Shame (single version)
- How Much Is the Fish?
- Teardrops (Perky Park radio)
- Contact (single mix)
- Believe in You (The Whistle Song) (radio / Videomix)
- Rock On (radio)
- Night Train (SM in Motion radio edit)
- Wake Up (radio video single version)
- Ich bin wieder hier (Käpt'n Nemos radio mix)
Members Only #1
Released 1998- She Knows You (radio edit)
- Someday > Somehow (feat. Virginia) (original club mix 2)
- Pulverturm (radio edit 1)
- Smile (US radio cut)
- Storm (radio mix)
- Formula '98 (DJ Beam video mix)
- Brothers & Sisters (single mix)
- Protect Your Mind (Braveheart) (vocal version)
- Ocean of Tears (airplay edit)
- Liberate Yourself (video mix)
- Set You Free (video mix)
- Paraiso (video mix)
- To the Rhythm (radio edit)
- Eternity (short)
- Paradoxx (video mix)
- Scream (radio mix)
- 1982 (video mix)
- Love Parade 1998 (One World One Future)
- Beatbox (video mix)
The Dome, Volume 7
Released 1998- Viva Forever
- Hello How Are You
- Cruel Summer
- Brother Louie Mix '98 (Rap version)
- Stay
- Deeper Than Deep
- Rock On
- How We Livin'
- No Tengo Dinero
- America (Türkische version)
- C'Est La Vie
- Ain't No Sunshine
- See It in Your Eyes
- Around the World
- Shalali Lala
- Hold On
- Do You Really Know
- Why?
- I Don't Wanna Know
- Supa Richie
Viva Hits 2
Released 1998- Dreams (single version)
- Millennium (short cut)
- Ich bin wieder hier (Käpt'n Nemos radio mix)
- Egoist (remix)
- Brother Louie '98 (New version)
- Contact (single mix)
- Wake Up (radio video single version)
- Stay (radio version)
- Bailando (Energia mix short version)
- Paraiso (video mix)
- Teardrops (Perky Park radio)
- Formula '98 (DJ Beam video mix)
- Be Careful (LP version)
- House Music (radio edit)
- Smoke (radio edit)
- Megamix '98 (single mix)
- The Rockafeller Shank (short edit)
- Honey (single version)
- Raise Your Hands (video mix)
- Don't Rush (take Love Slowly) (album version)
Only for DJ's: Techno Traxx , Volume 8
- Ha Deng (Pulsedriver remix)
- Bad and Sexy (Pulsar Crew remix)
- The Ground (DJ Merlyn remix)
- Stupid Games (club mix)
- Fly Guy (DJ Pain remix)
- Set You Free (Dave-X remix)
- Fantsy (Fantasy Trance mix)
- Urban Train (Marc O' Tool instrumental mix)
- Love Freedom Tolerance (Rave mix)
- Storm (Geert Huinink 2001 remix)
- Right Here, Right Now (X-tended mix)
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ALBUMS
- 伯牙絶鉉 released: 2009
- 재, 계발 (再啓發) released: 2003
- Leessang of Honey Family released: 2002
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Beatbox
by: SoundsWoke up one day with a song in my head
In the basement a beatbox on my bed
Silver frame, claim to fame
Never made them quite the same
So I tip, tap, toe, tapping down the street
On my way I saw Tony the Beat
This is the time to lose control
Everybody's here, come on let's roll
So turn it up and break it down
Come on bring that beatbox back
Tell me do you feel it?
So turn it up and break it down
Come on bring that beatbox back
Tell me do you feel it?
Late that night I saw a woman in red
Hey, there honey, that's what she said
Tried to move my feet up and down
But the DJ sucked, I'm stuck to the ground
I wanna dance, dance to the beat
That's all I want, that's all I need
This is the time to lose control
Everybody's here, come on let's go
So turn it up and break it down
Come on bring that beatbox back
Tell me do you feel it?
So turn it up and break it down
Come on bring that beatbox back
Tell me do you feel it?
Yeah, you know that you want it 'cause you can't deny it
Yeah, you know that you want it so don't even try it
And that's what I said now, it's up to you
Hey Schoolly, thanks for the hi-hat
So turn it up, so turn it up and break it down
So turn it up and break it down
Come on bring that beatbox back
Tell me do you feel it?
So turn it up and break it down
Come on bring that beatbox back
Tell me do you feel it?
Yeah, you know that you want it 'cause you can't deny it
Yeah, you know that you want it so don't even try it
Come on bring that beatbox back
So turn it up and break it down
Come on bring that beatbox back, back, b-back, back
So turn it up and break it down
Come on bring that beatbox back, back, b-back, back
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