Electronic Music

Electronic music is music created via the use of technology (such as DJ decks and software e.g. Fl Studio, Logic Pro and Avid Pro Tools) and electronic musical instruments (such as keyboards). It has become increasingly popular due to the lowering prices and availability of technology (from the late 1960s), uniqueness and its huge variety of subgenres (both popular and experimental). Its main beginnings were in nightclubs around the 1980s, the early DJs provided their audiences with a completely new and original form of music. Over the years it has progressively expanded and developed. Now software exists which provides users with everything they need to their own original content, DJs have the power to draw in vast crowds of listeners, live performances are becoming increasingly impressive (the more popular musicians tend to have huge custom build stages fully equipped with their own screens and LED lighting) and the songs are becoming more creative and experimental than ever before.

One of the most recent genres to be created is Dubstep. The earliest Dubstep releases appeared during the late 90s and were often only experimental one-offs or bonus tracks.

‘Dubstep rhythms are usually syncopated, and often shuffled or incorporating tuplets. The tempo is nearly always in the range of 138–142 beats per minute, with a clap or snare usually inserted every third beat in a bar.’ (Wikipedia quote).

In 2011 dubstep became vastly popularised in the USA due to the Dj known as ‘Skrillex’ and his EPs ‘My Name is Skrillex’ and ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites’. Since then many more artists have begun experimenting with the genre, however Skrillex has remained the icon most commonly associated with the music style.

Most electronic songs have very few lyrics, if any at all, and often sample many of their sounds from other musicians content. Instead of the focus being primarily on the lyrics of a song, the artists tends to provide people with a range of exiting and varying sections to stir up a variety of emotions (much like the famous classical composers  Mozart and Beethoven).

The variety of different electronic music genres is enormous. To name a few:

House, Disco, EDM, Trance, Dubstep, Drum and Bass, Electro Swing, Acid House, Eurodance, Glitchstep, Chiptune, Bleep Techno, Jumpstyle, Raggacore, Rave, Speedcore and many more (for a large list of the genres: click this link).

Here are a some electronic songs:

 Pegboard Nerds ft. Splitbreed - We Are One:

Caravan Palace - Clash:

Deadmau5 - Some Chords:

Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites:

The Quick Brown Fox - DAS LOVE BOP: