EDEXCEL GCE MUSIC TECHNOLOGYUNIT 2 LISTENING AND ANALYSING 6MT02 Recommended listening for Special Focus stylesJune 2012

Examination The following list gives the names of some artists whose workexemplifies the Special Focus for 2012. Extracts for Section A, Listening, will be taken from AoS 2: Popularmusic styles since 1910. Section B will be based on these or similar artists. This list is for guidance only ; it is neither prescriptive nor exhaustive. Punk and New Wave Siouxsie and theBanshees Sex Pistols The Ramones Buzzcocks The Clash Blondie Ian Dury and theBlockheads Undertones Magazine The Jam The Stranglers Club Dance M.A.R.R.S Fat Boy Slim Groove Armada Bomb Da Bass Roni Size Goldie Leftfield Chemical Brothers Prodigy Daft Punk Erik Prydz

You need to know something about each artist in terms of: When was the band formed, or when did the artists recording career commence? Where is the artist/band from? Band members and use of instrumentation Significant recordings (albums or singles) Key musical characteristics How did this band/artist contribute to the development of the genre? Notable production techniques/developments associated with the band/artist Main lyrical subject matter Band/artists record label(s)