Harleysville’s small warehouse off Route 63 boasts one of the world’s finest collections of vintage electronic music gear, such as amps, guitar pedals and mixing boards. This year’s class of inductees began their careers in genres already represented in the Hall – Japan started out in glam rock; Eurythmics in punk; Kraftwerk in kosmische Musik […]
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There are various approaches to electronic music composition; two of the more well-known are German and French approaches to music concrete and electroacoustic music composition. Some genres, including musique concrete, spectralism and dark ambient, blur the distinction between composition and sound design, especially at macro levels when effects such as triplet delay, oscillators tuned to
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No pun intended here: the EDM-pop that dominated the first half of this decade has begun morphing into more downcast depressive pop. Krewella’s “Alive” shows us this change; with its pizzicato string plucks and moody vocal loops driving an inebriating drop. Modern EDM has become a multibillion-dollar industry with the advent of large music festivals,
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House and Techno are among the most widely popular genres of electronic music. Both styles boast extensive histories with numerous subgenres to choose from. House music developed as a result of DJs remixing older disco and soul recordings by adding deeper basslines and drum beat patterns created by drum machines. It often follows a four-on-the-floor
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Electronica was coined during the ’90s to describe a variety of electronic music genres that were becoming mainstream on popular charts and movie soundtracks, including Daft Punk, Bjork, The Prodigy and Moby who all achieved hit songs with this style of music. Stylistically, this genre picked up where 1970s disco and funk left off, featuring
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Zurich’s clubs offer an exciting experience for techno enthusiasts. Discover underground vibes at Hive Club or experience innovative beats at Club Zukunft and Supermarket. Clubbing has such an integral part of Zurich culture that it was recognized as part of its intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. Unfortunately, however, this does not offer tax breaks like
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Mastering sound design is essential to electronic music production, but crafting a truly great track requires more than simply finding the appropriate sounds. Arranging is the practice of giving each section its own emotional and textural journey in order to take listeners/dancers on an exciting ride. Understanding that real instruments have physical restrictions can help
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Many rock songs incorporate electronic elements, which add new depth and vibrancy to their genre. Nickelback’s song shatter, for instance, features a synth-led riff amplified by drum beats to add new dimensions of sound to their tracks. Many Top-40 EDM songs forgoing the traditional pop-rock chorus and replacing it with a riserchorus section instead, which
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Imagine waking up tomorrow and discovering that music had vanished – it would make life very dull indeed! People express themselves and express their beliefs through songs. Songs were an effective form of communication during times of war or other significant historical events that altered history’s course. Without music, relationships lose much of their emotion
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Zulu Lion’s music takes you into another world and can evoke all kinds of feelings, from pure blissful happiness and exhilaration, to pensive contemplation. His creative blending of musical styles makes him one of the most exciting artists to watch today. MC ZULU crafts dancehall reggae that sounds out-of-this-world. His progressive form of electro bass
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