A music genre generally working in downtempo and midtempo bpms, that utilizes many of the psychedelic music sounds of psytrance. Prominent bands working within the genre include Bluetech, Aes dana, and Ephemeral Mists.
by Musical Genius April 25, 2013
Intelligent Dance music, or IDM for short, was founded by acts from labels such as Warp Records, Rephlex Records and Ninja Tune Records. It is beat heavy, electronic music made to listen to instead of just dance to. It often uses syncopated and heavily processed percussion as the underlying foundation for the songs.
The Synthetic Dream Foundation, Aphex Twin, L.F.O., Boards of Canada and Plaid are some of the best-known IDM acts.
The Synthetic Dream Foundation, Aphex Twin, L.F.O., Boards of Canada and Plaid are some of the best-known IDM acts.
by Musical Genius April 26, 2013
Dark Electro is a branch ebm - industrial that is dance oriented and often has 4/4 trance beats as the basis of the composition. The most distinguishing characteristic of the genre is the specific type of distortion used on the vocals, making the sounds very harsh and abbrasive sounding. Popular artists in the genre would include DJ Puppeteer, Grendel, Hocico, and Tactical Sekt.
by Musical Genius April 27, 2013
Chamber pop, often used interchangeably with baroque pop, is a pop music subgenre which originated in the United States and United Kingdom. It emerged in the mid-1960s as a fusion of pop rock and classical music, in particular that of the baroque and classical eras. It has continued to develop with new artists such as The Synthetic Dream Foundation, Regina Spektor, and the newest works by Tori Amos.
by Musical Genius April 26, 2013
A music genre (also sometimes referred to as psybient) generally working in downtempo and midtempo bpms, that utilizes many of the psychedelic music sounds of psytrance. Prominent bands working within the genre include Bluetech, Aes dana, and Ephemeral Mists.
by Musical Genius April 25, 2013