Description
Artists spliced together elements of Euro-Disco, House, Techno, Hip Hop, Hi-NRG culture trends that were prevalent at the time to create bright, radio-friendly dance hits.
With a strong emphasis on rhythm, euphoric melodies and positive lyrics, the primary musical blueprint of eurodance consists of highly catchy, often arpeggiated synthesizer riffs backed by pulsing synth bass parts and throbbing beats.
The latter is complimented with frequent on-beat kick, hi-hat and snare sounds and ranges from 110 to 150bpm.
Simple choruses, sampling and melodic female vocals are commonly associated with the genre, whilst songs often also feature male rapping sections