Genres
Origins of: Tech House
Tech house is a subgenre of house music that mixes elements of minimal techno into simple, 4-to-4 beats found in soulful deep house. The genre came to prominence in the late-1990s atmosphere of American clubs as soul influenced Detroit-style techno that also borrowed elements from house before reaching Europe. As one reviewer for Amazon.com suggested, this style fuses steady techno rhythms with the soul and accessibility of house.
Origins of: Goa trance
Goa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.
Origins of: dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that has its roots in London's early 2000s UK garage scene. Musically, dubstep is distinguished by its 2-step rhythm, or use of snare sounds similar to 2step garage and grime, and an emphasis on bass, often producing "dark" sounds, but just as frequently producing sounds reminiscent of dub reggae or funky US garage.Origins of: breakbeat
Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub-genres of electronic music, usually characterized by the use of a non-straightened 4/4 drum pattern (as opposed to the steady beat of house or trance). These rhythms may be characterised by their intensive use of syncopation and polyrhythms.The Origins of: trance
Trance is a style of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s. Trance music is generally characterized by a tempo of between 130 and 155 BPM, short melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and down throughout a track.Origins of: drum and bass
Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to D&B, DnB, dnb, d'n'b, drum n bass, drum & bass, dNb, deebee), is a type of electronic dance music which emerged in the mid 1990s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats (typically between 160–190 bpm, occasional variation is noted in older compositions), with heavy sub-bass lines.Origins of: techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music (EDM) that emerged in
Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded
use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988.
Origins of: house
House is a style of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago,
Illinois, USA. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques
catering to the African-American, Latino American, communities, first
in Chicago, then in New York City, New Jersey and Detroit. It
eventually reached Europe before becoming infused in mainstream pop
& dance music worldwide since the mid-90s.
Origins of: electronic music
General term used to name the music in which the use of electronic
technology takes an important part of the creative process. The
electronic music goes by the hand with the development of the
electronic technology in the last 200 years of the 20th century.
