Porn groove
Encyclopedia
Porn groove is a term used to describe the music soundtrack
to pornographic films
, or a genre
of music that imitates such music. The electric guitar
with wah-wah pedal
is the most common instrument associated with porn groove, and synonymous with the genre. Simple, often minimalistic
-sounding drums, with the rim knock sound being commonly associated with porn groove. In some movies such as the popular and influential Deep Throat
, the film is cut with the music in mind, making the 'thrust' in the scenes 'flow' with the music.
In the ID3
genre notation for MP3
music files, "Porn Groove" is a predefined option.
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to pornographic films
Pornographic movie
Pornographic films are motion pictures with the purpose of promoting sexual arousal in the viewer, often featuring depictions of sexual activity. They are sold and rented out on DVD, shown through Internet and special channels and pay-per-view on cable and satellite, and in adult...
, or a genre
Music genre
A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other types of music...
of music that imitates such music. The electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
with wah-wah pedal
Wah-wah pedal
A wah-wah pedal is a type of guitar effects pedal that alters the tone of the signal to create a distinctive effect, mimicking the human voice...
is the most common instrument associated with porn groove, and synonymous with the genre. Simple, often minimalistic
Minimalist music
Minimal music is a style of music associated with the work of American composers La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass. It originated in the New York Downtown scene of the 1960s and was initially viewed as a form of experimental music called the New York Hypnotic School....
-sounding drums, with the rim knock sound being commonly associated with porn groove. In some movies such as the popular and influential Deep Throat
Deep Throat (film)
Deep Throat is a 1972 American pornographic film written and directed by Gerard Damiano and produced by Louis Peraino and starring Linda Lovelace ....
, the film is cut with the music in mind, making the 'thrust' in the scenes 'flow' with the music.
In the ID3
ID3
ID3 is a metadata container most often used in conjunction with the MP3 audio file format. It allows information such as the title, artist, album, track number, and other information about the file to be stored in the file itself....
genre notation for MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
music files, "Porn Groove" is a predefined option.