曼彻斯特音乐Madchester

曼彻斯特音乐是80年代末90年代初英伦摇滚的统治力量。作为酸性家族中舞蹈节奏与旋律流行的融合体，曼彻斯特音乐的特色可以概括为平稳轻松的鼓点、迷幻的修饰乐句和上口的主调重复。

它是以下几者后现代主义式的拼贴：熟悉的歌曲结构、时髦的编曲和态度、以及后流行的风格特色（也就是吵嚷的吉他、纷乱的风琴、加上敏锐的流行触觉）。

Madchester was a music and cultural scene that developed in the Manchester area of North West England in the late 1980s, in which artists merged alternative rock with acid house culture and other sources, including psychedelia and 1960s pop.

The label was popularised by the British music press in the early 1990s, and included groups such as Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, Inspiral Carpets, Northside, 808 State, James and The Charlatans, amongst others.

The rave-influenced scene is widely seen as heavily influenced by drugs, especially ecstasy (MDMA). At that time, the Haçienda nightclub, co-owned by members of New Order, was a major catalyst for the distinctive musical ethos in the city that was called the Second Summer of Love.