Side note: New York will always be hip-hop.. New York will always be rock.. both genres are pretty sleepy right now, all things considered. Uptempo, club-sounding music is dominating the airwaves, and dance music in general is more accesible. Here is how perceive the sound of New York dance music this year.

For much of the year 2010, I was feeling disco-type music more than ever– likely a sentiment I had because I was passively receiving it almost every night I went out. I could, and generally would hear fairly quality boogie, cosmic, italo– new, old, and (most of all) edited disco tracks, seven days a week if I so desired. The genre is so massive- and always feels largely undiscovered– but by the entrance of summer, a kind of deep house sound with late 80s into early 90s influences had started to really emerge into the picture. Tim Sweeney recently did his roundup of the year 2010’s best, and for the most part, I think it explains this transition.. better yet– it forecasts 2011.

Check out the list, and listen to the mixes here.

(the above photo was taken by me at David Mancuso’s Loft Party in early October)