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Originally posted by Darkarbiter What I don't get is people who say EDM isn't emotional? It's far more emotional than other genres from what I've heard.

epic lol

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Originally posted by Darkarbiter What I don't get is people who say EDM isn't emotional? It's far more emotional than other genres from what I've heard.

2 words.

Sigur Ros

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Originally posted by daphunky1 Anyways, I've wondered what is it about constantly rhythmic 4/4 music that I/we love so much

This is only true of western music. Other cultures don't share this sentiment.

The reason for this being is because western music is based on the 8-tone scale (technically 12, but I'm just counting white keys or actual tones ie: do ray mee). Why 8 tones? Because when musical notation was invented only 8 fingers were used for playing instruments (the thumb was seen as unsightly and unclean, and people were instructed not to use it up until about the Baroque period--remember, music was primarily a upperclass activity in classical times).

But this was by no means standard. Classical arabian and chinese music use a 7-tone scale. Indonesian music has a 5-tone scale. When westerners listen to this stuff, they constantly remark how it sounds out of tune.

Anyways, it's a standard set in part by physical human limitations, and in part by stuffy, inane abstract ideas of what was considered proper and decent.

But even in classical times, most music was written in 2/2 or 3/4. The popularity of 4/4 didn't really arise until the 20th century and, accordingly, the accessibility and availability of music on a mass level.

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Originally posted by distant No, that's 140-150.

the neonatal infant heart rate is that (130 -150), not the mother's. Ever notice that babies sometimes nuzzle their mother's chest without feeding to sleep? Its because the heart beat provides a nurturing feeling for them just like when they were in the womb. If her heart rate is 150 shes fucking jogging lol. Traditionally many forms of tribal music (real tribes not crap n ceballos shirtless car wash music) also tend to have roughly this rate for the precise same reason.

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Originally posted by LionsLair And the BPM of sex if you measured it would on average fall between 120 strokes per minute to 130 strokes per minute

orly?

I shall conduct this theory tonight...

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Originally posted by siastyle Okay iv hurd the Album and lemmi tell you guyz.... Tiesto is gono make it back to the top again with these hits. The thing about it is that hes trying 2 bring a new style tho just like he did with Just be and it worked. they songs areunt TOO HIGHT up. but the vocals acaully are the best thing in 2007. The Track Carpe Noctum is like traffic but it hink he could of prefected the shit ouf it. but generalllyy its an amazing album...oh and Ten Seconds Before Sunrise is like Forever today TIMES 12

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Originally posted by Darkarbiter What I don't get is people who say EDM isn't emotional? It's far more emotional than other genres from what I've heard.

a lot of it's forced cliched emotion. plenty of other genres do it better

Last edited by RapidFire on Feb-29-2008 at 03:15

Some of the responses evoke epic LOlz. "

"OMG, the 4/4 rhtyhm of EDM make you connect with the goddess of the universe, the alpha waves are the key to higher dimensions and its soooo emotional, EDM the most emotional genre ever! (EDM and Emo i would add!)"






aahahh thanks for the laugh guys!

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Originally posted by SMC Stupidest thing i've ever heard.

seconded




any more psychosexual musicologists out there?

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Originally posted by nefardec psychosexual musicologists

lmao!

I think that 27/16 time is the natural rhythm of sex!

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Originally posted by SMC Stupidest thing i've ever heard.

Why make a blanket statement, make a decent argument or shut up. Maybe when you lose it someday...in the next 20 years you will have an ephiphany and what I said will make sense to you.