I'd rather say 'from Merzbow to Paul Van Dyk (ouch)', heh. Anyway,
http://www.allmusic.com is very helpful when educating oneself about genres.
All of the tags aren't perhaps universally agreed, but it's a great starting
point.
Other than that, just listen to tons of music, both classics and the newest
new, and it will become clearer and clearer what actually is the essence of
a given genre. When the big bicture gets more comprehensible, and when you
start to grasp the bewildering diversity out there, you'll probably notice
that you don't actually like ALL forms of electronic music...
.: visa tapani
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Smith" <hypno_paedia@yahoo.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 11:58 PM
Subject: [idm] genres, subgenres, subsubgenres...
quoted 21 lines Hello all. I'm wondering if any of you could
> Hello all. I'm wondering if any of you could
> enlighten me. I'm a fan of all forms of electronic
> music from Merzbow (ouch) to Paul Van Dyk. And thanks
> to this list, I'm finding out about a lot more
> artists. (Thanks!)
> Now, for my question. When talking to peeps about
> electronic music, the inevitable subject of genres
> comes up--classifying the music. Although I find
> genres restricting, I think it still helps to have a
> knowledge of the many and varied that there are. So,
> basically, I have trouble distinguishing between all
> the genres, whether they be dnb, house, jungle,
> trance, techno, idm, etc. etc. I listen to something
> and say 'now this is ------". But I'm never sure if I
> have the genre right. So I'm wondering if there are
> any websites or anything that would be useful in
> clarifying the different genres of electronic music.
> I hope I made my point. Thanks for your help. And
> forgive my ignorance.
> -chris.
>
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