old school
Old School (dt. Old school or transferring old doctrinal opinion ) defines in German and English in the most diverse areas a fundamental demarcation from a more modern implementation; Old school means that something is or is done as it was in the past. The term usually has a positive connotation (in the sense of good or proven old school ) and is then often used in a context in which something is still implemented just as well, carefully or professionally as it was in the past (possibly higher) ) Standards. Example: "This violin is still very old school hand-made from wood, instead of being cast cheaply from plastic."
slang
Promoted mainly by its use in hip-hop , the term has become part of various jargons (especially youth language ) and is now also used in other areas. It describes, for example, cultural goods , but also mundane things that are still appropriate in the current time or are in the fashion trend . Occasionally the term is deliberately directed against the zeitgeist and is then to be understood more nostalgically .
In competitive sports, the term is used in its original meaning, which comes more from outdated dogmas . The goal is to gain an advantage through the unexpected ways an opponent is unprepared.
Furthermore, the term, detached from any jargon, is accepted and used as a normal word and then basically denotes something unfashionable. Occasionally it is also used in its German translation as an old school .
music
The hip-hop has taken up the concept, publicized and popularized. In the USA in particular, a new generation of rappers wanted to distance themselves from the beginnings of rap in the 1970s and early 1980s, and the term was originally used rather negatively in the sense of "dissolving" the "old style " ; that is, the original rappers were classified as "old-fashioned" in the German sense .
Groups such as Kool DJ Herc , Grandmaster Flash , Afrika Bambaataa , Slick Rick , Kurtis Blow , Treacherous Three , Whodini , Cold Crush Brothers , Funky 4 + 1 , Grandmaster Caz , Rock Steady Crew or Grand Wizard Theodore in the USA in the late 1970s and the early 1980s were included. But even performers like Run DMC , Beastie Boys , Doug. E Fresh , NWA or LL Cool J were assigned to the “old school” because of their activity during this period, although they were actually the. Due to their flow technique and the fact that they no longer only use danceable disco music as a template for their pieces "New school" are to be assigned and are to be regarded as their very first representatives.
Far fewer groups fall under the term old school in Germany , as the beginnings of hip-hop in Europe in the 1980s were neither mainstream nor supported by a larger movement. Bands like Advanced Chemistry , Stieber Twins , LSD or Cora E. are often mentioned in this context.
The term neutralized itself in relation to the musical style; so it is also old school when something current relates to something past; that is, when the music reconnects with tradition or when the music returns to its roots.
After the term has spread from hip-hop, it is also used in other musical genres without a special definition and basically speaks of the origins of a style or a musical direction .
As in hip-hop music, the term old school also characterizes the heavy metal genre . Here the term old school refers to the beginnings of music in the early 1980s. The term runs through all subdivisions like old school - thrash metal with bands like z. B. Sodom , Destruction ; Old School - Black Metal with bands such as B. Darkthrone , Mayhem ; Old School - Heavy Metal with bands such as B. WASP , Iron Maiden ; Old School - Death Metal with bands such as B. Morbid Angel , Obituary , etc.
After all, the term can also be found in the techno scene . Old School Techno in the narrower sense denotes those productions that were released from 1988 to 1994, but is mostly used for techno of the 1980s and 1990s, sometimes also the early 2000s. The term is also used in the subgenres House , Acid , Jungle and Drum 'n' Bass . The music of this period is characterized mainly by the use of old sound generators such as early Akai - samplers , analog synthesizers and drum machines such as the Roland TR-909 from.
Tattoos
Tattoo artists use the term old school for a tattoo style, tattoo style or one of the main styles. Old school tattoos, sometimes also called traditionals, are mainly used in former seafarers tattoo motifs, as they were in vogue in the 1920s to 1960s. Mention should be made of lighthouse motifs, sailing ships, swallows, snakes, roses, banderoles with and without lettering, pin-up girls, seaman's graves, tiger and panther heads, etc. The old school style is characterized by minimalist, simple structures, wide outlines with strong Fill colors in the basic colors .
Well-known German representatives of the Old School style were u. a. Christian Warlich , Karl Finke and Herbert Hoffmann .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oldschool - tattoos from the old school. In: Tattoo Spirit. March 27, 2014, accessed January 6, 2018 .