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scrogbot · 02-04-2011, 10:24 PM

just because its electronic doesnt mean its dance music. rock is dance music. swing is dance music. waltz's, rumba's and polka's are dance music.

is electronic dance music an acquired taste? yes and no (in my opinion). if you've ever had a lot of fun listening to electronic dance music its easier to appreciate it for reminding you of that time you had lots of fun. granted, "electronic dance" music often reminds people of doing drugs (usually of the "up" variety, at a rave). however, some people just like bass-y music that's easy to shake their ass to, whether its electronic or funk or rock'n'roll. lots of electronic music is bass heavy. some of its not. a lot of electronic music is not for dancing, more for chillin out at about 4:21

but i understand how people lump all electronic music into the kind of music gay guys like, ie: house, specificly what i call "diva house" (disco beat stuff with some diana summers sounding vocalist). but there's so many genre's of electronic music, there's house (which generally has a disco beat), and deep house (which is dark and moody) and "diva" house, and drum'n'bass (which is pretty macho or even thuggy, often with jazz or bossa nova beats), and jungle (which is a harder kind of drum'n'bass) and liquid (chill drum'n'bass) and ambient (like a movie score) and happy-hardcore (which is like overdosing on drugs - just noise in my opinion) and techno/electro (indie rock of electronic music) and candyraver trance (for kids on drugs) and acid jazz (for older people on drugs) and breakbeat (which has a particular beat pattern) and hiphop (which is essentially breakbeat with a rapper/vocalist) and downtempo (chillout music) and dubstep/garage/mashup (which is everything)...

and within each genre there's better stuff and lamer stuff. so yes its an acquired taste but "electronic dance" music varies so much it's tough to not find at least a few artists that you instantly like without acquiring the taste.

if you like non-electronic music but want to hear some electronic music that doesnt remind you of a dance club, try amon tobin, my favorite.

02-04-2011, 10:24 PM	#31 (permalink)
scrogbot Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1	electronic or dance music is an acquired taste? just because its electronic doesnt mean its dance music. rock is dance music. swing is dance music. waltz's, rumba's and polka's are dance music. is electronic dance music an acquired taste? yes and no (in my opinion). if you've ever had a lot of fun listening to electronic dance music its easier to appreciate it for reminding you of that time you had lots of fun. granted, "electronic dance" music often reminds people of doing drugs (usually of the "up" variety, at a rave). however, some people just like bass-y music that's easy to shake their ass to, whether its electronic or funk or rock'n'roll. lots of electronic music is bass heavy. some of its not. a lot of electronic music is not for dancing, more for chillin out at about 4:21 but i understand how people lump all electronic music into the kind of music gay guys like, ie: house, specificly what i call "diva house" (disco beat stuff with some diana summers sounding vocalist). but there's so many genre's of electronic music, there's house (which generally has a disco beat), and deep house (which is dark and moody) and "diva" house, and drum'n'bass (which is pretty macho or even thuggy, often with jazz or bossa nova beats), and jungle (which is a harder kind of drum'n'bass) and liquid (chill drum'n'bass) and ambient (like a movie score) and happy-hardcore (which is like overdosing on drugs - just noise in my opinion) and techno/electro (indie rock of electronic music) and candyraver trance (for kids on drugs) and acid jazz (for older people on drugs) and breakbeat (which has a particular beat pattern) and hiphop (which is essentially breakbeat with a rapper/vocalist) and downtempo (chillout music) and dubstep/garage/mashup (which is everything)... and within each genre there's better stuff and lamer stuff. so yes its an acquired taste but "electronic dance" music varies so much it's tough to not find at least a few artists that you instantly like without acquiring the taste. if you like non-electronic music but want to hear some electronic music that doesnt remind you of a dance club, try amon tobin, my favorite. Last edited by scrogbot; 02-04-2011 at 10:44 PM.