quoted 4 lines what's wrong with the term 'electronica'? it's a simpler, more>what's wrong with the term 'electronica'? it's a simpler, more
>ambiguous title that doesn't come with any of the pretension that
>'IDM' does...
>
Except that the construction of electronica turns a genderless
classification into a feminized role, sparring directly with "Techno"
(and its masculine overtones). The last thing I want to deal with
when I talk about music is genderization issues :)
That, and there already is an electronica genre. It's usually the
place where groups like Air and other pop-based electronic music are
grouped -- you know, the ones that aren't as edgy as "techno" yet
aren't as repetitive as house nor trance. You can also place "fatboy
slim" and "chemical brothers" in the electronica genre, if you look
at it more broadly.
Regardless, it's rather moot -- the people who know what you're
talking about will largely not care about the terms you use, and the
people who don't won't have any idea anyway ;)
If you're picky about it, why add that "a" at the end? "Electronic"
Nice and broad and about as useless as most other genre names.
derek
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