Hi-NRG

Hi-NRG is a fast variation of disco that evolved in the '80s. Driven by a fast drum machine and synthesizers, Hi-NRG was essentially a dance-oriented music with only slight hints of pop. There would be a few hooks — generally sung by disembodied vocalists wailing in the background — but the emphasis of the music, like most dance music, was in the beat. Hi-NRG was a predecessor to techno and house, which drew from its beats in decidedly different ways. House had a funkier, soulful rhythm, while techno expanded with the mechanical beats of Hi-NRG. 

Related Styles: Dance-Pop, House, Disco, Europop, Acid House, Newbeat, Euro-Dance, Club/Dance, Rave, Garage/House, Speed Garage, Progressive Trance.