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Edm Genres? (pg. 21)
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| auranaut |
| And what is Prodigy - Poison, then? :wtf: :p |
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| JakeC |
| quote: | Originally posted by auranaut
And what is Prodigy - Poison, then? :wtf: :p |
EDM. |
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| auranaut |
| quote: | Originally posted by JakeC
EDM. |
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| JakeC |
| quote: | Originally posted by auranaut
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whats so funny? |
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| auranaut |
| quote: | Originally posted by JakeC
whats so funny? |
I think Hydarnes would disagree. :p |
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| JakeC |
| quote: | Originally posted by auranaut
I think Hydarnes would disagree. :p |
he could disagree all he likes but to say the prodigy arent EDM is like saying butter doesnt go with bread. |
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| emperorhui |
| quote: | Originally posted by auranaut
I think Hydarnes would disagree. :p |
Well... techinically, labelling a song EDM under this definition is like chickenscratch. It's meaningless because it's like telling someone that asks 'what is J-Kwon- Tipsy?' that it's 'Music'. The point is, its so vague that I think using the term EDM is a waste of words [unless you're purposely trying to fool someone by not being specific]. |
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| fuct4less |
| quote: | Originally posted by emperorhui
I could almost agree with you. The term is so convoluted you could apply it to so many genres. From the arguments I see here, perhaps it's not a good term to use in general since different people have their own interpretations of what it is. |
That whole paragraph was a satirical stab at your logic. ;)
But yes, EDM is a bit too wide of a description to use which is thankfully why we have the main genres for better descriptions of a particular sound. The fact remains, however, that any music reliant upon an electronic means can be considered EDM.
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| quote: | Originally posted by manfred
I'm sorry to burst your bubble toots but not everything electronically produced is EDM.
Industrial, Darkwave, Coldwave, Noise, Power Electronics, Rhythmic Noise, Drill'N Noise.
Listen to some Winterkalte, Throbbing Gristle, Xotox, Nimheil, Pow(d)er and Terrorfakt then tell me that they are EDM. |
Much of it certainly isn't danceable, I agree. But it all falls under the umbrella, I'm afraid. As long as the industrial artists don't make some drastic move backwards in terms of technology used - like using steam-powered instruments (man, that would be really industrious :D) - then they're still able to be categorized as EDM, no matter how experimental or dissimilar (though I find many industrial genres share a good deal of attributes with other genres; power noise, for example, crosses over with techno and IDM) it may sound in comparison to its more accessible categories. |
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| emperorhui |
| quote: | Originally posted by fuct4less
The fact remains, however, that any music reliant upon an electronic means can be considered EDM.
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Now theres a bold statement. Remember that even country music these days uses electronic instruments esp. guitars and keyboards. Then you have 'Nu-Metal' bands like Linkin Park which also use electronic based instruments. I don't think one can stretch EDM to the point where it encompasses even country and metal bands' music. |
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| auranaut |
| Hm... the electric part only amplifies the sound made by pulling the strings, does it not? I don't know much about how they work. |
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| emperorhui |
| quote: | Originally posted by auranaut
Hm... the electric part only amplifies the sound made by pulling the strings, does it not? I don't know much about how they work. |
On the guitar you mean? That's part of it. Since electric guitars do not have such a large hollow body with a soundboard, it requires an amp. Many metal bands get distortion and other effects out of that. |
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| fuct4less |
| quote: | Originally posted by emperorhui
Now theres a bold statement. Remember that even country music these days uses electronic instruments esp. guitars and keyboards. Then you have 'Nu-Metal' bands like Linkin Park which also use electronic based instruments. I don't think one can stretch EDM to the point where it encompasses even country and metal bands' music. |
Yup, in that sense, they can be considered a part of EDM and there are certainly a great many artists who don't typically fall under the electronic category who are incorporating a more electronically-driven sound. As mentioned earlier, folk and jazz are already going through a good deal of discussion on the subject. I suspect that rock listeners, too, will begin to debate this in the near future, if they aren't already. Even bands like Juno Reactor, who have typically been considered an electronically-driven group, are subject to debate for their incorporation of percussive instrumentation. The fact of the matter is that there are more and more crossover artists popping up as the result of the digitalization of our society. In many senses, these artists both fall under the EDM umbrella, as well as whatever other genres their sound may derive from.
Perhaps my statement was a little too bold, though. As dictated by the definitions of electronic music provided earlier, it is true that any sound produced or modified electronically can be soundly said to be electronic. However, what I was trying to get at is that any sound largely reliant upon an electronic means to produce their music should be categorized as EDM; as in the majority of the sound is dependent upon electricity. I think Ishkur struck a nerve earlier by stating that if you pull the plug, the sound goes. |
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