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| Theresa |
OK, I may get flamed for this, but oh well.
I have a REALLY hard time determining the difference between all the genres of electronic music. I know I love them all, and I listen to a wide range of stuff from "Infected Mushroom" to "Basement Jaxx". However, I don't think I would properly lable them into their category of type.
Can anyone explain to me the actual differences between house, techno, and trance and all the other genres. And please give song examples.
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| Radagast |
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| Icesotope |
Chris Liebing
Jeff Mills
Marco Bailey
Ignition Technician
DJ Misjah
Hardcell
Ben Sims
Boris S.
Oliver Ho
Umek
Samuel L. Session
Hertz
Monika Kruze
DJ Rush
Cari Lekebusch
The Advent
Sven Wittekind
Mistress Babara |
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| Theresa |
Hmmm interesting... I wouldn't be 100% sure if this is accurate though.
Under Epic Trance there is "Castles in the Sky" By Ian Van Dahl. Would you people consider Ian Van Dahl trance?
That tune however is one of my old time faves, I just wouldn't have thought it to be Trance, but more Techno.
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Theresa
Hmmm interesting... I wouldn't be 100% sure if this is accurate though.
Under Epic Trance there is "Castles in the Sky" By Ian Van Dahl. Would you people consider Ian Van Dahl trance?
That tune however is one of my old time faves, I just wouldn't have thought it to be Trance, but more Techno.
So0o0o0o confusing! |
A lot of people, including myself, don't like the Ishkur guide. |
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| Vigilante |
Below is my very general understanding of the different genres:
House - most of the mainstream dance that you hear on the radio is probably house. House usually has a 4-4 beat (it goes 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4), and a catchy, danceable melody. Think Modjo - Lady or Daft Punk - One More Time or Basement Jaxx - Good Luck. Also, house is usually around 120-130bpm (correct me if i'm wrong people), a nice tempo for grooving and dancing. There are many sub-genres of house including latin house (eg Afro Medusa - Pasilda), tech house, acid house, funky house (Shapeshifters - Lola's theme) etc etc
Trance - the best genre ever. Trance usually has a 4-4 beat, repeated loops, many layers of sound and it often has big buildups and breakdowns (where the beat drops out for a few bars and there is only a very simple sound such as just the main melody left, until the bass and the other layers come back stronger than ever for the climax of the song. A major element of trance is probably the melody which is usually a major part of the song. Also, trance is usually moderately fast - > 130bpm. I'm sure you know some examples!
Hard House - the genre i probably know least about. As the name implies, it is hard, pounding house music.....i really don't know too much about this genre.
Breaks - the name says it all.....broken beats. Instead of the usual 4-4 beat that goes 1-2-3-4 boom-boom-boom-boom, the beat is "broken" so that it goes boom-tish-boom-boom. Examples of breaks....hmm maybe Plump DJs, James Zabiela, Hybrid etc. Breaks is probably about the same tempo as house, but with the different drum patterns and different sound to it. Of course, there is no strict criteria, so individual tracks can stray from this criteria.
Drum and Bass - I think of it as a faster type of break beats. Usually it has fast repeated drumlines - around 140bpm or more - with a broken beat boom-tish-boom-boom. However, the possibilites are pretty endless for all the different drum patterns. The only famous DNB artists that i know are Roni Size and Kosheen. I think Prodigy - Voodoo People would be classed as DNB/Jungle. When people say "Jungle" i interpret that as meaning tribal-sounding drum and bass.
Techno - as the name implies, it is music created by technology alone. Techno is very fast with a deep, dark mechanised sound to it, with hard basslines, repeated loops and a badass sound perfectly suited for the club/rave environment. If you listen to Tech-trance tracks like DJ Tiesto - Traffic or Mark Norman - Phantom Manor or Roland Klinkenberg - Monday Groove, then that is heading towards techno territory. I think (although i am not sure at all) that techno usually has less melody than tech-trance and an even darker, more mechanised sound.
Happy Hardcore - OK happy hardcore has some similarities to trance, but it is still very different. Usually fast, "happy" sounding music, sometimes has "chipmunk" vocal samples, it really does live up to its name. I quite like it - you can get some ing funny/cool tracks like that happy hardcore remix of the Inspector Gadget Theme. An example of happy hardcore would maybe be Hocus Pocus - Here's Johnny HEREEEEEE"SS JOHNNY!!!!
A lot of people might say it has a "cheesy" sound to it.
Ambient - very minimalistic, background type of music. Ambient truly does describe this music. Peaceful, subtle, minimalistic. Aphex Twin, Biosphere, Future Sound Of London, Brian Eno, Ulrich Schnauss (correct me if i'm wrong ppl) etc etc
Chillout pretty self explanotory - this is music to chill out to. It usually does not have a strong beat to it, or sometimes no bass at all, and it is slower, more peaceful, relaxing music. Examples include DJ Tiesto - Battleship Grey, Accadia - Into The Dawn (Accadia Ambient Mix), Enigma, Chicane - Early, Groove Armada - My Friend etc
Progressive - can have progressive house, progressive breaks, progressive trance or progressive anything really. Usually progressive contains many subtle layers of sound, and over the course of the song subtle changes occur, like adding an extra element each 4 bars or something like that. Progressive is thought of as more "intelligent" dance music by many prog lovers...i would say the main point to remember is that progressive tracks have very gradual changes in them, rather than big epic breakdowns in trance, and they usually hit the climax towards the end of the track as they keep building.....common examples, well i'm sure you know them Leama & Moor, Probspot, Tilt etc
Hope that helps! Just remember, this is a very BROAD definition and it is only my interpretation |
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| Theresa |
| I love Cosmic Gate, what are they?! They are under Hard Trance in that guide. |
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| Floorfiller |
House:
Just think along the lines of Disco. If its got a black chick singing in it...good guess is its house hehehe.
Trance:
I dunno...you know this one i'm sure. just stuff that gets lots of attention around here. White Room - White Room, Above & Beyond, Paul van Dyk etc etc.
Techno:
When i think techno, i think Mauro Picotto. if you can think about what kind of sound he plays as well as people like Marco V...there you go.
Prog:
think slower BPM. Also think about the stuff that sasha and digweed play or like luke chable stuff...there you go.
Psy:
well...i think of people like Astral Projection and dj's like JOOF when i think psy. also just kinda listen to the song...if its got a lot of stuff going on...some crazy synths and stuff...well i dunno...i can just tell hehehe
breaks:
i think these tracks are pretty easy to spot. if you know what a break beat is...well there you go hehehe.
and then you just mix a bunch of this crap up to form all the little sub genres... |
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| Theresa |
| I suppose it doesn't really matter. I like almost all of it, so I suppose as long as I enjoy it, it shouldn't make any diff what genre it really is. |
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| Vigilante |
Still helps to know the basic differences though....
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| Theresa |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vigilante
Still helps to know the basic differences though....
:p :p :p :p |
To me the most important thing is that when I listen to it, it makes me happy. If it makes me wanna groove, and I can truly enjoy the sounds and lyrics, I could care less if it was done by your mom! LOL! |
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