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Electronic Music:
Electronic music is music that employs electronic
musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In
general, a distinction can be made between sound produced using
electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples
of electromechanical sound producing devices include the telharmonium, Hammond
organ, and the electric guitar. Purely electronic sound production can be
achieved using devices such as the Theremin, sound synthesizer, and computer.
Electronic music was once associated almost exclusively with Western art music
but from the late 1960s on the availability of affordable music technology meant
that music produced using electronic means became increasingly common in the
popular domain. Today electronic music includes many varieties and ranges
from experimental art music to popular forms such as electronic dance music.
Electronic
Dance Music:
Also commonly abbreviated as EDM, is electronic
music that is produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub
setting or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment.
The music is largely created for use by disc jockeys and is produced with the
intention of it being heard in the context of a continuous DJ set; wherein the
DJ progresses from one record to the next via a synchronized segue or 'mix'.
Electronic dance music is a broad set of percussive music genres that largely
inherit from 1970s disco music and, to some extent, the experimental pop music
of Kraftwerk. Such music was originally borne of and popularized via regional
nightclub scenes in the 1980s. By the early 1990s, the presence of electronic
dance music in contemporary culture was noted widely and its role in society
began to be explored in published historical, cultural and social science
academic studies. It is constructed by means of electronic instruments such as
synthesizers, drum machines and sequencers, and generally emphasizes the unique
sounds of those instruments, even when mimicking traditional acoustic
instrumentation. It sometimes encompasses music not primarily meant for dancing,
but derived from the dance-oriented styles.
House Music:
A style of electronic dance music that emerged in
Chicago, Illinois, USA in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was initially
popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino,
and gay communities, first in Chicago, then in New York City and Detroit. It
eventually reached Europe before becoming infused in mainstream pop & dance
music worldwide.
House music is strongly influenced by elements of soul- and funk-infused
varieties of disco. House music generally mimics disco's percussion, especially
the use of a prominent bass drum on every beat, but may feature a prominent
synthesizer baseline, electronic drums, electronic effects, funk and pop
samples, and reverb- or delay-enhanced vocals.
Ambient Music:
A musical genre in which sound is more important
than notes. It is generally identifiable as being broadly atmospheric and
environmental in nature.
Ambient music evolved from early 20th century forms of semi-audible music, from
the impressionism to Brian Eno's deliberate sub-audible approach.
Later developments found the dreamy non-linear elements of ambient music applied
to some forms of rhythmic music presented in chill-out rooms at raves and other
dance events, but always with the primary feature that the music is intended to
drift in and out of the listener's awareness while creating its effect on the
listener's consciousness.
Space Music:
Also spelled spacemusic, is an
umbrella term used to describe music that evokes a feeling of contemplative
spaciousness. Space music can be found within a wide range of genres.
It is particularly associated with ambient, new age, and electronic music.
Some claim that music from the western classical, world, Celtic, traditional,
experimental and other idioms also falls within the definition of space music.
Space music ranges from simple to complex sonic textures, often (though not
exclusively) lacking conventional melodic, rhythmic, or vocal components,
typically evoking a "continuum of spatial imagery and emotion", beneficial
introspection, attentiveness for deep listening, subtle trance effects called
"spacey", (defined by the Compact Oxford Dictionary as "drifting and ethereal")
and psychoacoustic spatial perceptions, particularly, sensations of flying,
floating, cruising, gliding, or hovering.
Space music is used by some individuals for both background enhancement and
foreground listening, often with headphones, to enable states of relaxation,
contemplation, inspiration, and generally peaceful expansive moods; it may
promote health through relaxation, atmospherics for bodywork therapies, and
effectiveness of meditation. Space music appears in many film soundtracks and is
commonly played in planetariums.
An eclectic form of music, produced almost exclusively by independent labels,
space music occupies a small niche in the marketplace, supported and enjoyed by
a relatively small audience of loyal enthusiastic listeners.
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