The 1960s: the big beat audiosphere

Abstract

(polish version of “big beat”) as a term of youth music. The reason had political meaning: the managers of polish rock scene wanted to calm down the communist party’s decision makers, who were afraid of the influence of the anglosaxon popculture. Therefore polish version of rock’n’roll develeped under the ideological pressure, byt also in the context of technological change, which was importand for the specificity of musical audiosphere (“soundscape”). We must also remember about a development of phonography and (politically limited) presence of rock music in the media. Attractiveness of that music was also determined by the youth style and subcultural background.