I read "Stylistic Morphing: Notes on the Digitisation of Contemporary Music Culture by Barry Sandwell and David Beer. I found a particular quote that i thought would be interesting to begin my writings around the subject area.

"Given the new digital conditions of contemporary music-making and appropriation, formal styles and conceptual oppositions are openly manipulated, mixed, spliced and blended into one another. New communications technologies encourage the art of genre mixing as a norm of musical production."

This plays strong reference to new technologies and the digital sounds that can be created in computer technology. Many hit songs across genres are turned into House music tracks with the lyrics preserved over a new digitalised beat. It not only places a fresh sound towards the song but is also made in a way for techno lovers to enjoy the sound as well. This is done through having peaks or drops. There have been huge tracks created from songs and the producers Axwell, Roger Sanchez and The ministry of sound albums are a strong developer of genre mixing tracks.

Using new technologies and digitalising old tracks to make house music and drum and base tracks has become a strong proliferation into this present generation and can be stated as mainstream music. As it is now regularly played in most clubs in the city night life. This blending of popular tracks to make new forms is not about manipulating the system but putting a twist on the sound it self. Hearing another angle to a tune, a new feeling. An example is:

"The killerz - Mr. Brightside (Thin white duke remix)"

Normally a rock song, now remixed into a house track. The song appears to be slower, less agressive and provides a punchy beat with soft guitar playing. The newly morphed track has become one of the most popular songs in the clubbing scene to date. It is an emotionally charged song, because of the peak and when the peak is reached the lyrics are dropped and that is when people feel a sense of release. It is not to say that the newer version is better, i want to argue that this morphed version fits in as a strong predecor to the house music genre itself and does its job by creating different senses by using digital sounds. It is the art of new technologies that builds these tracks and by all means it is an art. It is an art because there is the ability to keep the lyrics and change the sound / beat but to maintain the songs meaning and scope.

In conclusion, the morphing of original tracks into digital songs for house music and drum and base has become stongly popular. Electronica music is becoming the norm in musical production. And is strongly associated in popular clubs and across media texts. Techno culture was seen as an underground fort'e. Now it has come out of the underground and become more mainstream and acceptable forms of release. It is enjoyed by all ages as well. Given the recent events that have occured for free, thanks to the council and alt TV , George FM. The age distribution is spread out with all ages attending. The new side of morphing and digitalising popular songs must be praised simply because it is providing people with a new feel for songs and it keeps things "honest" in the music industry also keeping a highly creative level of expertise at hand.