| November 25, 2002 |
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Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music
Plug  your headphones in and make sure you have Flash. Prepare yourself for an opinionated audio tour of the myriad of genres and subgenres of electronic dance music. Begin with two terms: "Acid" and "Hoover." Acid is based on the Roland TB-303 bass line, which, according to Ishkur, is the greatest sound of all time. Hoover refers to the infamous fuzzy-synth noise made by the Roland Alpha Juno. These two musical clips will haunt you as you click through the main genres of House, Trance, Jungle, Breakbeat, Techno, and Hardcore. How can you distinguish between all these wild electronic noises? House is the most soulful, Trance is emotional, Jungle is aggressive, and Breakbeat is the most successful (Hip Hop is a subgenre). Techno has a purity of sound, and Hardcore can't decide if it's angry or silly. As you trace the complicated paths from Tribal to Goa to EBM, don't miss the often hilarious closed-captioning at the bottom of the page. This is one site that bounces to the beat of its own drum machine. (in Music) |
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