Ambient music was once just an afterthought in electronic dance music; but during the 1990s, ambient artists like Aphex Twin, William Basinski, and Pinkcourtesyphone transformed its genre by crafting disintegrated tape loops with no clear tonal center or creating layers of noise without clear tonal patterns. Today’s ambient music can draw on various techniques like […]
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As recording technology advanced, particularly with electrical recordings and the invention of record players, music began to change significantly – leading to the emergence of electronic music with bands such as Popol Vuh, Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream. In the 1970s, rock bands started using Moog synthesizers in their sound; Kraftwerk were one such band
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Astrolizard, the mysterious producer, has delivered an album that should appeal to space bass enthusiasts. Their work marries expert production with playful experimentation – creating something truly enjoyable. While singles may be the fuel behind dance music, albums provide its soul. These multifaceted projects present expansive worldviews and deliver compelling statements. ANNE Anne Bourne is
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Postwar composer Milton Babbitt pioneered total serialism – an electronic form which emphasizes pitch order – in America while Karlheinz Stockhausen experimented with ring modulators and Hammond organs at his Kling-Klang studio in France and Germany. British new wave pioneers Ultravox made history when German producer Conny Plank mixed their most iconic tracks – setting
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An ordinary piece of pop music doesn’t automatically transform into electronic music because it is performed on a synthesizer; but electronic music has produced an extensive body of literature comprising theatre, film and television scores as well as serious concert pieces. There is also a wide variety of styles specifically tailored for dancing, such as
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Musical experimentation with electronic sound-producing devices began in the 1950s. Artists such as Edgard Varese and Iannis Xenakis demonstrated algorithmic composition through computers during the 1960s. Beat-driven and danceable, rhythmic house utilizes a stripped back 4×4 house beat with a drum palette featuring big snares and clap rhythms, frequently including post-punk style vocals and hooky
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Dance to electro music encompasses an expansive spectrum of electronic genres, drawing influence from disco music as well as synthpop, techno, house music, drum and bass and dubstep genres. As disco music was so popular during the 70s, producers experimented with drum machines and synthesized rhythms – leading to classic disco hits by Donna Summer
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Kraftwerk was one of the pioneering artists who set a precedent for modern artists when it comes to exploring synthesizers and computer-generated music through musical expression. Through their explorations with synthesizers and computerized composition, Kraftwerk laid the groundwork for today’s artists. Kraftwerk’s music has always toyed with sinister concepts – from Radio-Activity’s nuclear terror, through
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Phonox, located in Dalston in East London’s gentrifying East, provides fringe underground electronic music. Though occasionally big artists come through, Phonox is more often than not the place where up and coming musicians make an impressionful performance. Ministry of Sound Ministry of Sound has long been at the forefront of mainstreaming electronic music through club
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EDM may be an inaccurate label, yet its usage persists. EDM stands for electronic dance music (an umbrella genre with various subgenres under it). Big room house music rose to fame during the early 2010s thanks to acts such as Martin Garrix and Swedish House Mafia, with its bombastic energy and minimal melodies making an
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