Schaffel (from a German word meaning "shuffle") is a term used to describe a trend in progressive electronic music in which the time signatures are built in variations of 6/8, 12/8, 3/4, or 4/4 triplet feels. The term "Schaffel" describing a genre unto itself became popularized in European nightclubs around 2004 and the style has been hailed by some as the beat that saved techno (Martin Turenne April 01, 2004). Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational device used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each bar and what note value constitutes one beat. ... 6/8 Time is a time signature in Western musical notation which specifies a rhythm in which each bar or measure consists of six eighth-note beats. ... Clubbing, also known as a disco A nightclub (often shortened to club) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ...

Originating from swing and R&B roots, the recognizable beat was popularized by glam rock artists like T.Rex with their 1971 hit Hot Love and Gary Glitter in his 1972 hit Rock and Roll Pt 2. Perhaps the earliest use of the beat in an electronic pop song was Iggy Pop's Nightclubbing, from his seminal album The Idiot. New wave/synthpop band Depeche Mode used a similar feel in their 1989 single Personal Jesus, firmly establishing the signature in electronic music. Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of jazz music that developed during the 1920s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States. ... Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... Glam rock (also known also as glitter rock), was a style of rock and roll music popularised in the early 1970s. ... T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ... Hot Love is a UK number one song by the British rock band T. Rex, released in 1971. ... This is an article about the singer who performs as Gary Glitter. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... The Idiot is a 1977 album by British rock musician Iggy Pop. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Modern synthpop be merged into this article or section. ... Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, UK. They have been one of the longest-lived and most successful bands to have emerged during the New Wave and New Romantic era, though they are more akin to what was known as the Futurist... Personal Jesus is Depeche Modes twenty-third UK single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single for the then upcoming album Violator. ...

The Schaffel beat remained moderately popular among underground synthpop, industrial music, electronic body music, gothic rock and dance music artists, and is found in such notable releases as "Like Tears in Rain" by Covenant (Subspace, Sweden 2000), "Mitternacht" by E Nomine (Zeitgeist [Universal], Germany 2001) and "Wasted (Naghavi Mix)" by And One (Virgin Records, Germany 2000). The more recent club-hit making influence is accredited to artists such as T. Raumschmiere, Goldfrapp, and Daft Punk, as well as remixers including Superpitcher and the Wighnomy Bros. The schaffel beat has emerged in modern noise based industrial as well, via artists such as Wumpscut and Combichrist. Other recent examples from North American producers include artist/remixers such as Zombie Girl and dj addambombb. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of electronic and experimental music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gothic rock (also called goth rock or goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. ... The members of Covenant. ... E Nomine (Latin for In the Name Of) is a German musical project, formed in 1999, by producers Christian Weller and Friedrich Graner. ... Steve Naghavi And One is a German Synthpop and EBM band. ... T.Raumschmiere is Marco Haas, born in Heidelberg, Germany in 1975. ... Goldfrapp is a Mercury Music Prize nominated English electronica duo formed in 1999. ... Daft Punk is the collective name of Paris musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975). ... Wumpscut (:Wumpscut: or :W:) is a well known EBM project from Germany. ... CombiChrist is a Norwegian industrial music group, albeit currently situated in the United States. ...

External links

Audio examples of modern "Schaffel" beat, including many mentioned artists : dj addambombb : Schaffelklatsch (60 minutes of live dj mix, recorded new years eve '06)... and the playlist.
Schaffel Beat Resuscitates Techno by Martin Turenne

See also

• Swung note