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 +"''[[Soul Jazz Love Strata-East]]'' (1994), ''[[Universal Sounds of America]]'' (1995) and ''[[Strata-2-East]]'' (1997) feature a fine selection of the ''[[Strata-East Records]]'''s [[space jazz]] output." --Sholem Stein
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-The '''1990s''' refers to the time period between the beginning of [[1990]] and the end of [[1999]]. The 1990s were marked by rapid progression of globalization following the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] and the end of the [[Cold War]]. Key forces shaping the decade were the [[recession]] of the late 80s, and the advent of [[personal computer|PCs]] in middle-class homes, resulting in the rise to prominence of the [[internet]]. The [[Internet]] would go on to revolutionize modern culture, and has served as a major medium for the integration and the spread of popular culture in the entire world.+The '''1990s''', also known as "the Nineteen Nineties" or abbreviated as "the Nineties" or "the '90s", was the tenth and final decade within the [[20th century]] that began on January 1, 1990, and ended on December 31, 1999.
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 +The decade is seen by many Western nations as a period of unprecedented peace and prosperity, though many parts of the so-called [[Third World]] faced various problems including [[genocide]], [[AIDS]] and new or continuing ethnic tensions and [[civil war]]s.
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 +A combination of factors, including the mass mobilization of capital markets through [[neoliberalism]], the beginning of the widespread proliferation of [[new media]] such as the Internet, and the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] led to a realignment and reconsolidation of economic and political power across the world, and within countries.
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 +New ethnic conflicts emerged in [[Africa]], the [[Caucasus]] and the [[Balkans]], and signs of any resolution of tensions in the [[Middle East]] remained elusive.
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 +The 1990s were marked by rapid progression of [[globalization]] following the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] and the end of the [[Cold War]]. Key forces shaping the decade were the [[recession]] of the late 1980s, and the advent of [[personal computer|PCs]] in middle-class homes, resulting in the rise to prominence of the [[internet]]. The [[Internet]] would go on to revolutionize [[modern culture]], and has served as a major medium for the integration and the spread of [[popular culture]] in the entire world.
The widespread adoption of [[personal computers]] and the [[Internet]] increased economic [[Productivity (economics)|productivity]], while high levels of private investment in equity markets increased personal wealth among many Americans, Japanese, South Koreans, Australians and Europeans. The widespread adoption of [[personal computers]] and the [[Internet]] increased economic [[Productivity (economics)|productivity]], while high levels of private investment in equity markets increased personal wealth among many Americans, Japanese, South Koreans, Australians and Europeans.
 +==Culture==
 +The years [[1990]] to [[1999]] are often associated as a time of relative [[peace]] and economic prosperity between the major conflicts of the [[Cold War]] and the [[War on Terror]].
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 +To a significant degree, the cultural [[aesthetic]] of the [[1990s]] has continued throughout the [[2000s]].
 +==Music==
 +:''[[1990s music]]''
 +The development of the [[techno music|techno]] sound in [[Detroit, Michigan]] and [[house music]] in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] in the [[1980s]], and the later [[United Kingdom|UK]]-based [[acid house]] movement of the late 1980s and early [[1990s]] fueled the development and acceptance of electronic music into the [[mainstream]] and introduced [[electronic dance music]] to nightclubs. Electronic composition can create faster and more precise [[rhythms]] than is possible using traditional [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]. The sound of electronic dance music often features electronically altered sounds ([[sampling (music)|samples]]) of traditional instruments and vocals.
== See also == == See also ==
 +:''[[Information Age]]''
 +*[[Young British Artists]]
 +*[[Contemporary art]]
*[[1990s subcultures]] *[[1990s subcultures]]
 +*[[Balearic beat]]
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The 1990s, also known as "the Nineteen Nineties" or abbreviated as "the Nineties" or "the '90s", was the tenth and final decade within the 20th century that began on January 1, 1990, and ended on December 31, 1999.

The decade is seen by many Western nations as a period of unprecedented peace and prosperity, though many parts of the so-called Third World faced various problems including genocide, AIDS and new or continuing ethnic tensions and civil wars.

A combination of factors, including the mass mobilization of capital markets through neoliberalism, the beginning of the widespread proliferation of new media such as the Internet, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union led to a realignment and reconsolidation of economic and political power across the world, and within countries.

New ethnic conflicts emerged in Africa, the Caucasus and the Balkans, and signs of any resolution of tensions in the Middle East remained elusive.

The 1990s were marked by rapid progression of globalization following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Key forces shaping the decade were the recession of the late 1980s, and the advent of PCs in middle-class homes, resulting in the rise to prominence of the internet. The Internet would go on to revolutionize modern culture, and has served as a major medium for the integration and the spread of popular culture in the entire world.

The widespread adoption of personal computers and the Internet increased economic productivity, while high levels of private investment in equity markets increased personal wealth among many Americans, Japanese, South Koreans, Australians and Europeans.

Culture

The years 1990 to 1999 are often associated as a time of relative peace and economic prosperity between the major conflicts of the Cold War and the War on Terror.

To a significant degree, the cultural aesthetic of the 1990s has continued throughout the 2000s.

Music

1990s music

The development of the techno sound in Detroit, Michigan and house music in Chicago, Illinois in the 1980s, and the later UK-based acid house movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s fueled the development and acceptance of electronic music into the mainstream and introduced electronic dance music to nightclubs. Electronic composition can create faster and more precise rhythms than is possible using traditional percussion. The sound of electronic dance music often features electronically altered sounds (samples) of traditional instruments and vocals.

See also

Information Age




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