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| '''Electronic dance music''' ('''EDM'''), is a broad set of percussive ]s that largely inherit from ] ] and, to some extent, the ] pop music of ]. Such music was originally borne of and popularized via regional ] scenes in the 1980s. It is constructed by means of ]s such as ]s, ]s and ]s, and generally emphasizes the unique sounds of those ], even when mimicking traditional acoustic instrumentation. It sometimes encompasses music not primarily meant for dancing, but derived from the dance-oriented styles. | |||
| Electronic music dance & pop genres include ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]. | |||
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| Electronic music is typically composed using ], ], and ]. It rarely has any acoustic ]. Instead, this is replaced by ] sounds, often with a 4/4 beat. | |||
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| Since around the mid-1980s, electronic dance music has enjoyed popularity in many ]s, and, ], is the predominant type of music played in ]s as well as the ] scene. As such, the related term ''club music'', while broadly referring to whatever music genres are currently in vogue and associated with nightclubs, has, for some, become synonymous with all electronic dance music, or just those genres — or some subset thereof — that are typically played at mainstream discothèques. It is sometimes used more broadly to encompass non-electronic music played at such venues, or electronic music that is not normally played at clubs but that shares attributes with music that is. What is widely considered to be club music changes over time, includes different genres depending on the region and who's making the reference, and may not always encompass electronic dance music. For example, as of 2006, ], being widely played in clubs, is one form of "club music" to many, but a smaller percentage would describe it as being a form of electronic dance music. Similarly, electronic dance music sometimes means different things to different people. Both terms vaguely encompass multiple genres, and sometimes are used as if they were genres themselves. The distinction is that club music is ultimately based on what's popular, whereas electronic dance music is based on attributes of the music itself. | |||
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== Origins == | ||
| ⚫ | Electronic music benefited from the proliferation of ]s in the ], many music genres that made use of electronic instruments developed into contemporary styles mainly thanks to the ] protocol, which enabled computers, synthesizers, ]s, samplers and drum machines to control one another and achieve the full synchronization of sounds. <ref></ref><ref></ref> | ||
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| ==Dance music, DJs, and the club scene== | |||
| Electronic dance music is categorized by music journalists and fans alike as an ever-evolving plethora of named genres, styles and sub-styles. Some genres, such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] (closely related to Italo disco) are primarily intended to promote dancing. Others, such as ], ] and ], are more experimental and tend to be associated more with listening than dancing. | |||
| With the explosive growth of computers music technology and consequent reduction in the cost of equipment in the late ], the number of artists and ] working within electronic music is overwhelming. With the advent of ] & ] recording systems, it is possible for any home computer user to become a musician, and hence the rise in the number of "bedroom bands", often consisting of a single person. | |||
| Nevertheless notable artists can still be identified. Influential musicians in industrial, synth pop and later electronic styles include ], ] (both now defunct), the ] and ]. In house, techno and drum and bass pioneers such as ], ], ], ], ] and ] are still active as of ]. | |||
| ⚫ | ] and ] set out a categorization of electronic |
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| Commercially successful artists working under the "electronica" rubric such as ], ], ], ], ], ], Chloe Day, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] continue to release albums and perform regularly (sometimes in stadium-sized arenas, such has the popularity of electronic music grown). | |||
| Some DJs such as ], ],], ], ], and ] (aka ]) have reached true superstar status and can command five-figure salaries for a single performance. They perform for hours on end mixing their music into pre-recorded singles. Some DJs have world wide radio, and internet, broadcasted shows that air weekly, such as ], a show mixed by ]. | |||
| ] continues to reinvent many different genres of Electronic Music such as ] & ]. | |||
| ==Electronic music (pop genres)== | |||
| Musicians of other styles were also quick to pick up on the trends in electronic music. ] music had been influenced by electronic music from the beginning, inspiring the genre of ] and such artists as ] and ]. ], ], ] and ] of the 1980s was often heavily electronic in production or form, particularly ] bands in the United Kingdom which had a close connection to the ] scene. ], a rock band which made many electronic music style songs, exemplified the ] inspiration increasingly common during the '80s era. | |||
| The adoption of elements of electronic music by several of the world's most popular rock bands was also seen beginning in the mid ], with ]'s '']'' (1997), ]'s '']'' (1997), ]'s '']'' (1998), ]' '']'' (1998), ]'s '']'' (1999) and ]'s '']'' (2000) albums met with varying degrees of commercial and critical success. Several of these albums were produced with dance producers, such as ]. Radiohead's ] album '']'' was seen to adopt less commercial styles of electronic music influenced partly by ], and became the rock band's highest charting release worldwide. | |||
| In the early 2000s, electronic-inspired ] was seen to experience a ], with rock bands such as ] and ] specifically drawing on the 1980s sound of ] and ]. Russian duo ] use electronic styles extensively, and fuse it with rock styles to form an edgy electronic style which is used by many pop artists. | |||
| === Typical BPM === | |||
| ⚫ | ] and ] set out a categorization of electronic music genres based on ] (bpm)<ref></ref>: | ||
| * 60–90 bpm — ] and ] | * 60–90 bpm — ] and ] | ||
| * 90–120 bpm — faster hip hop and ]s/] | * 90–120 bpm — faster hip hop and ]s/] | ||
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| * 155–180 bpm — ] / jungle | * 155–180 bpm — ] / jungle | ||
| * 180 + bpm — ] ] and beyond | * 180 + bpm — ] ] and beyond | ||
| ==Notable artists and DJs== | |||
| With the explosive growth of computers music technology and consequent reduction in the cost of equipment in the late ], the number of artists and ] working within electronic music is overwhelming. With the advent of ] recording systems, it is possible for any home computer user to become a musician, and hence the rise in the number of "bedroom bands", often consisting of a single person. Nevertheless notable artists can still be identified. Influential musicians in industrial, synth pop and later electronic dance styles include ], ] (both now defunct), the ] and ]. In house, techno and drum and bass pioneers such as ], ], ], ], ] and ] are still active as of ]. Commercially successful artists working under the "electronica" rubric such as ], ], ], ], ], ], Chloe Day, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] continue to release albums and perform regularly (sometimes in stadium-sized arenas, such has the popularity of electronic dance music grown). Some DJs such as ], ],], ], ], and ] (aka ]) have reached true superstar status and can command five-figure salaries for a single performance. They perform for hours on end mixing their music into pre-recorded singles. Some DJs have world wide radio, and internet, broadcasted shows that air weekly, such as ], a show mixed by ]. The critically acclaimed ] and ] continue to put out challenging records of (mostly) home-listening music. | |||
| ==Notable record labels== | ==Notable record labels== | ||
| Until the ], there were virtually no ]s that exclusively promoted electronic |
Until the ], there were virtually no ]s that exclusively promoted electronic music. Because of this dearth of outlets, many of the early techno pioneers started their own. For example, techno pioneer Juan Atkins started ], and ] started his hugely influential ] imprint. In the ], ] emerged in the ] as one of the pre-eminent sources of home-listening and experimental music. Later arrivals include ], ], and Paul Oakenfold's ] record label. | ||
| ===Growing commercial interest=== | |||
| Around the mid-1990s with the success of the ]-sound exemplified by ] and ] in the UK (due in part to the attention from mainstream artists like ]), music of this period began to be produced with a much higher budget, production values, and with more layers than most other forms of dance music before or after, since it was backed by major record labels and ] as the "]".{{Fact|date=June 2007}} | |||
| By the late 1990s artists like ] had become internationally famous, releasing albums and performing regularly in major venues. | |||
| In the United States and other countries like ], electronic dance music genres remain popular, although largely ], while in ] it has become one of the most dominant forms of ].{{Fact|date=June 2007}} | |||
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| Electronic Music | |
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| Stylistic origins | Electronic Music, Musique concrete, Experimental music(Kraftwerk), Rock music, Disco |
| Cultural origins | 1979, German-speaking Europe, France, Italy, United Kingdom, United States |
| Typical instruments | Synthesizer - Drum machine - Sequencer - Keyboard - Sampler (traditional instrumentation such as guitar, bass, drums often featured more regularly than other electronic genres) |
(complete list) | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Indietronica - Post-rock | |
| Other topics | |
| Electronic musical instrument - Computer music - Record labels - Notable artists and DJs | |
Electronic music is a genre of music in which sounds are created and modified with electronic instruments, synthesizers, computers, etc.
Electronic music dance & pop genres include Ambient, Breakbeat, Drum & Bass, Electronic Music, UK Garage, Hard Dance, Hardcore, House, Industrial, Synthpop, Techno, Trance.
Electronic music is typically composed using computers, synthesizers, and samplers. It rarely has any acoustic instruments. Instead, this is replaced by electronic sounds, often with a 4/4 beat.
Origins
Electronic music benefited from the proliferation of personal computers in the 1980s, many music genres that made use of electronic instruments developed into contemporary styles mainly thanks to the MIDI protocol, which enabled computers, synthesizers, sound cards, samplers and drum machines to control one another and achieve the full synchronization of sounds.
Dance music, DJs, and the club scene
With the explosive growth of computers music technology and consequent reduction in the cost of equipment in the late 1990s, the number of artists and DJs working within electronic music is overwhelming. With the advent of dat & hard disk recording systems, it is possible for any home computer user to become a musician, and hence the rise in the number of "bedroom bands", often consisting of a single person.
Nevertheless notable artists can still be identified. Influential musicians in industrial, synth pop and later electronic styles include Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle (both now defunct), the Human League and Kraftwerk. In house, techno and drum and bass pioneers such as Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Goldie, A Guy Called Gerald, LTJ Bukem and Frankie Bones are still active as of 2003.
Commercially successful artists working under the "electronica" rubric such as Fatboy Slim, Faithless, Fluke, The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, The Crystal Method, Chloe Day, Massive Attack, The Prodigy, Orbital, Propellerheads, Scooter, Underworld, Überzone, Björk and Moby continue to release albums and perform regularly (sometimes in stadium-sized arenas, such has the popularity of electronic music grown).
Some DJs such as Paul Oakenfold, John Digweed, Sasha, Paul van Dyk, Armin van Buuren, and Tijs Verwest (aka Tiësto) have reached true superstar status and can command five-figure salaries for a single performance. They perform for hours on end mixing their music into pre-recorded singles. Some DJs have world wide radio, and internet, broadcasted shows that air weekly, such as A State of Trance, a show mixed by Armin van Buuren.
Aphex Twin continues to reinvent many different genres of Electronic Music such as Ambient Techno & Jungle.
Electronic music (pop genres)
Musicians of other styles were also quick to pick up on the trends in electronic music. Hip-hop music had been influenced by electronic music from the beginning, inspiring the genre of electro and such artists as Afrika Bambataa and Public Enemy. Rock, synth pop, New Wave and goth music of the 1980s was often heavily electronic in production or form, particularly Madchester bands in the United Kingdom which had a close connection to the rave scene. New Order, a rock band which made many electronic music style songs, exemplified the techno inspiration increasingly common during the '80s era.
The adoption of elements of electronic music by several of the world's most popular rock bands was also seen beginning in the mid 1990s, with U2's Pop (1997), Radiohead's OK Computer (1997), R.E.M.'s Up (1998), The Smashing Pumpkins' Adore (1998), Blur's 13 (1999) and Oasis's Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) albums met with varying degrees of commercial and critical success. Several of these albums were produced with dance producers, such as William Orbit. Radiohead's 2000 album Kid A was seen to adopt less commercial styles of electronic music influenced partly by Aphex Twin, and became the rock band's highest charting release worldwide.
In the early 2000s, electronic-inspired post punk was seen to experience a revival, with rock bands such as Interpol and The Killers specifically drawing on the 1980s sound of New Order and The Cure. Russian duo t.A.T.u. use electronic styles extensively, and fuse it with rock styles to form an edgy electronic style which is used by many pop artists.
Typical BPM
Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy set out a categorization of electronic music genres based on beats per minute (bpm):
- 60–90 bpm — hip hop and dub
- 90–120 bpm — faster hip hop and big beats/trip hop
- 120–135 bpm — house
- 135–155 bpm — techno
- 155–180 bpm — drum and bass / jungle
- 180 + bpm — hardcore gabber and beyond
Notable record labels
Until the 1980s, there were virtually no record labels that exclusively promoted electronic music. Because of this dearth of outlets, many of the early techno pioneers started their own. For example, techno pioneer Juan Atkins started Metroplex Records, and Richie Hawtin started his hugely influential Plus 8 imprint. In the United Kingdom, Warp Records emerged in the 1990s as one of the pre-eminent sources of home-listening and experimental music. Later arrivals include Astralwerks, Ninja Tune, and Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto record label.
Growing commercial interest
Around the mid-1990s with the success of the big beat-sound exemplified by The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy in the UK (due in part to the attention from mainstream artists like Madonna), music of this period began to be produced with a much higher budget, production values, and with more layers than most other forms of dance music before or after, since it was backed by major record labels and MTV as the "next big thing".
By the late 1990s artists like Moby had become internationally famous, releasing albums and performing regularly in major venues.
In the United States and other countries like Australia, electronic dance music genres remain popular, although largely underground, while in Europe it has become one of the most dominant forms of popular music.
See also
References
- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/electronic music (accessed: August 18, 2007).
- http://www.rbjones.com/rbjpub/music/mus007.htm#what access August 207
- http://www.borg.com/~jglatt/tutr/history.htm access August 2007
- Psychadelic Freestyle