JiPi
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I wasn't telling them to go away.
Nor was I saying you weren't using the right word to describe the type of music
you listen to. I was only stating that most people wrongly call whatever sounds
the slightest bit electronic 'techno'. Or vice-versa. I agree that Mouse on Mars
is not techno, it definitly is not. It's more experimental techno on the IDM side.
But then again no one word can describe an artist, and if an artist falls under
a specific category of music genre, I have the tendency to call this a
boring producer. I like when an artist can surprise his listeners by innovating and
creating original stuff.
By 'people calling whatever sounds electronic `techno`' I meant, most people
don't even know what techno is. You ask them to name a track and they'll
unmistakingly name either Darude or Kylie Minogue or another cheesy artist
like that. I'm very surprised when I hear someone say Dave Clarke, Chris Liebing, Anthony Rother, Andreas Kraemer, Robert Hood, Slam,
Terrence Fixmer, etc . . . Then again there are so many sub-genres falling
under the 'Techno' category.
| Originally posted by stuartr This is probably because "Techno" is a type of electronic music that most people can identify easily. When I think electronica, I think any electronic music...I must not be aware of any more precise definition it has. If I were looking for techno, I would post or search a thread for techno...it is more descriptive. I have no idea of what genre the music I talked about it, but Mouse on Mars is not ambient at all, they are something much more likely to be played in a club...I don't think I would call them techno though...as for the rest of the categories, I think they are unknown to all but the most involved in this type of music. Many people have no idea how to describe what this music is other than by stating the band name or saying it is "electronica" or "electronic music". If you want something more specific, try adding a modifier: upbeat electronica, chill electronica or something like that. There is no reason to tell people who like a different aspect of electronica to go away in favor of people who like faster or harder stuff -- it is just a semantic problem. As I said earlier, if you want to find a thread of recommendations for that type of music, just make a new thread and call it "Techno and House Music Essentials". |
I wasn't telling them to go away.
Nor was I saying you weren't using the right word to describe the type of music
you listen to. I was only stating that most people wrongly call whatever sounds
the slightest bit electronic 'techno'. Or vice-versa. I agree that Mouse on Mars
is not techno, it definitly is not. It's more experimental techno on the IDM side.
But then again no one word can describe an artist, and if an artist falls under
a specific category of music genre, I have the tendency to call this a
boring producer. I like when an artist can surprise his listeners by innovating and
creating original stuff.
By 'people calling whatever sounds electronic `techno`' I meant, most people
don't even know what techno is. You ask them to name a track and they'll
unmistakingly name either Darude or Kylie Minogue or another cheesy artist
like that. I'm very surprised when I hear someone say Dave Clarke, Chris Liebing, Anthony Rother, Andreas Kraemer, Robert Hood, Slam,
Terrence Fixmer, etc . . . Then again there are so many sub-genres falling
under the 'Techno' category.
