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Originally posted by trance4evr I'm not only new to this forum but also new to electronic music. Now, I have a few questions about the different types of music. First of all, there are so many types (trance, goa, electro, house, etc...), so is there a name that just covers them all?

Electronic music, or EDM (electronic dance music).

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I usually just say Techno if I'm not referring to a specific one. Is this correct or not?

No, because techno is a specific subgenre of electronic music. Very different from trance.

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Also, with the many types of electronic music there are, what exactly is the deffinition of each one. I noticed that on Youtube, if someone posts a song and calls it trance, sometimes people will comment very snappy things like, "This is not trance! It's Progressive Psytrance!). Why do some people get really touchy when others get it wrong? Is it that important? So what do they all mean anyway?

Forget anything ever written in youtube comments, it's the biggest pile of retarded shit in the internet.

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I know basically what trance is and I think it is my favorite type of music. But what's the difference between that and Progressive Trance, or Goa, or all the rest?

http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/

This is a generic guide to all the differences. There's some inside jokes and sarcastic remarks around, but it's a good starting point.

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This is really confusing to me and it drives me crazy! Btw, my favorite djs are Cosmic Gate, Tiesto, Rank 1, and Darude. So what type of music do they mostly do?

You can call it trance, uplifting trance, epic trance, dutch trance, anthem trance, melodic trance. I call it shit, but then again I'm a bitter asshole.

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Thanks guys! Lots of info on that site! Very helpful! Wow! I really like the song examples for Ibiza Trance! I'm going to have to look up some of those artists. So if electronic music is the correct term to cover it all, is that what I should say when someone asks me what kind of music I listen to? I mean, if I said trance, first of all that wouldn't be incorrect because it's not the only type of electronic music I like, and second of all, they would be like since I live in the U.S. and unlike Europe, most people have never heard of Trance or really anything but techno. But if I say "Oh, I like electronic music.", that's kinda weird sounding and they will probably have the same reaction of. But if that's what it's called, I guess that's what I'll say from now on.

You can just say, "Dance music" and most people will understand what you mean.

Or "doof doof doof music" maybe.

Or you can sing Tiesto - Traffic to them.

DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DA DUN

DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DA DUN

DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN! DUN! DA DUN!

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Originally posted by trance4evr Thanks guys! Lots of info on that site! Very helpful! Wow! I really like the song examples for Ibiza Trance! I'm going to have to look up some of those artists. So if electronic music is the correct term to cover it all, is that what I should say when someone asks me what kind of music I listen to? I mean, if I said trance, first of all that wouldn't be incorrect because it's not the only type of electronic music I like, and second of all, they would be like since I live in the U.S. and unlike Europe, most people have never heard of Trance or really anything but techno. But if I say "Oh, I like electronic music.", that's kinda weird sounding and they will probably have the same reaction of. But if that's what it's called, I guess that's what I'll say from now on.

If you want to be 100% correct, just say "electronic music".

When they ask you "You mean like techno?" afterwards, you can either clarify with specific terminology ("Yes, but this sound is actually techno, whereas I prefer trance, which sounds like this; also I kind of like jungle, but not..." and so on) and hopelessly confuse them until they don't care anymore, or say "Yes" and leave it at that.

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Originally posted by noikeee Or you can sing Tiesto - Traffic to them. DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DA DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DA DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN! DUN! DA DUN!

I can tell you have something against Tiesto. Why? Just not your style? What do you like? I don't see how someone can listen to this and not think it's awsome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZmE3fUKU5U

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Originally posted by trance4evr I can tell you have something against Tiesto. Why? Just not your style? What do you like? I don't see how someone can listen to this and not think it's awsome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZmE3fUKU5U

Because I'm more into these random kinds of shit nowadays:









Which is pretty far away from Tiesto.

You won't find many Tiesto fans around here, most folks around here are ex-tranceaddicts rather than tranceaddicts.

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Last edited by noikeee on Jun-12-2009 at 01:52

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Originally posted by trance4evr I don't see how someone can listen to this and not think it's awsome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZmE3fUKU5U

You mean beyond the over-the-top spectacle for a guy playing records and the fact Tiesto's version of Adagio For Strings was nothing more than a gratuitous style-bite of Corsten's version of a few years prior?

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Originally posted by trance4evr I can tell you have something against Tiesto. Why? Just not your style? What do you like? I don't see how someone can listen to this and not think it's awsome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZmE3fUKU5U

You should save this comment and then read it again in 3-4 years.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.