Unfortunately, as it became a money-maker and as rock declined artistically from the mid-'70s on, much of what was labeled fusion was actually a combination of jazz with easy-listening pop music and lightweight R&B. By the early '70s, fusion had its own separate identity as a creative jazz style (although snubbed by many purists) and such major groups as Return to Forever, Weather Report, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Miles Davis' various bands were playing high-quality fusion that mixed some of the best qualities of jazz and rock. But as rock became more creative and its musicianship improved, and as some in the jazz world became bored with hard bop and did not want to play strictly avant-garde music, the two different idioms began to trade ideas and occasionally combine forces. Up until around 1967, the worlds of jazz and rock were nearly completely separate. Fusion's original definition was best: a mixture of jazz improvisation with the power and rhythms of rock. No, I’m looking forward to hearing what you guys get up to so yeah, I hope it goes well.The word Fusion has been so liberally used since the late '60s that it's become almost meaningless. It’s been really inspiring listening to how you make music. If you start to have a bit of a knowledge of, say, hip-hop and then you’ve got a bit of a knowledge of classical over here, then you can start to think, ‘Okay, well, which parts of each sound do I want to bring together?’ And then trying to get a bit wild and experimental from there is a good place to go next.īen: Thank you, Max. Near-universal usage of electric guitars and keyboards coupled with influences from genres such as Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Funk, and Traditional Folk Music. Really spend some time getting to know those different styles. Max: The first thing really is just to listen to a lot of music. Max: So, you can kind of see it’s bringing together grime and classical, hopefully making something kind of new.īen: Have you got any tips for anyone who’s looking to start out making fusion music? I’m losing my sight but that’s already ‘cos I’ve seen a lot… It kind of fuses those two things together.
Raga Rock (Sitar Power 1 - A Fusion of Rock and Indian Music (1994)) 4. Casbah Shuffle (Sitar Power 1 - A Fusion of Rock and Indian Music (1994)) 3. But then I started to bring in things like synthesizers and then obviously, there’s a beat that comes in which changes the vibe of it. Bombay Boogie (Sitar Power 1 - A Fusion of Rock and Indian Music (1994)) 2. So, if we start off with the string section… You can kind of hear it’s got that sort of traditional classical sound. I’ll show you sort of how it was built up. It was a good example actually, of how you can kind of take two things that might not necessarily look like they would fit together, but when you do fuse those, they do create something new. So what we did is we took loads of ideas based on some kind of classical themes but then trying to combine it with early grime. Max: Eyez is a grime artist and we were basically asked if we wanted to work with an orchestra. What I might do then is say I could bring in some classical sounds as well, maybe bring in some more bass.īen: I’ve actually seen a video of the grime opera you were talking about. Max: So, that might be the starting point for a track. Our sounds range from: Pop, Acoustic, Folk, Blues, Soul, Electro-Swing, R&B, Hip Hop, Classical & other Lyrical. At Fusion Dance NYC we also play electronica, but we are always striving to add new influences into our sets.
I could maybe take that and see what that sounds like if I bring in some more sort of jazzy keys over the top. Electronic music also inspires creativity due to the eclectic moods and rhythms available. So I might start out by laying down a little kind of jungle-y beat. I’m kind of quite into plays jazz keys and bringing in different types of harmony, through to like the Grime Opera which is a project I did where I was working with a grime artist and also with an orchestra.īen: Would you be able to show us something you’ve been working on? Max: I mean, I like to combine all kinds of different sounds in the studio. Artists in Africa combine sort of traditional west African rhythms with funk from the US.īen: Could you tell us a little bit more about the kinds of music you mix together?
For example, the classic one is jazz fusion which is when you combine jazz music with rock music. Max: Fusion music is when you combine two different styles of music that already exist, to create something new. First thing’s first, what is fusion music? No problem, good to have you here.īen: I know you’ve been mixing different genres of music for a few years now.
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