So what actually IS ''electronic music''?
>>63136407
ExACTly.
An umbrella term for nearly countless synthesizer-oriented genres, or in some cases, a descriptor for music which doesn't fit any of those genres whilst not being experimental either (this is very uncommon though.) Nothing more.
Bleep bloo bleep boop boo beep
>>63136407
A lazy second name for "electronica", which is music that stems or has influences from electronic dance music.
>>63136590
Electronic music isn't just dance music.
>>63136590
If you truly believe this then you know fuck all of electronic music and keep that hot onion for yourself
>>63136407
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production.
An electronic musical instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound using electronics. Such an instrument sounds by outputting an electrical audio signal that ultimately drives a loudspeaker.
>>63136590
electronica is the worst word in any language ever.
>>63136455
nah man you're thinking of bee boo boo bop boo boo bop
So what actually IS ''acoustic music''?
>>63136723
>indietronica
>>63136625
Not all electronica is dance music, though it does have influences in dance music.
>>63136659
http://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/electronica-ma0000002574
>>63137153
this is the exact opposite of what >>63136590
said. At a stretch electronica is a subgenre of electronic music
>>63137129
We are talking about ''electronic music'', not electronica.