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warehouse · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:45 am

can anyone explain to me why there are so many different names for techno? people are calling it "dubstep" now? drum n bass?

anyone?

washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:46 am

Well if I went into a record store asking the clerk to help me find some ambient music or some IDM, and he came back with an album full of dubstep, I'd be pretty annoyed.

theplatypus · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:59 am

washing machine wrote:

Well if I went into a record store asking the clerk to help me find some ambient music or some IDM, and he came back with an album full of dubstep, I'd be pretty annoyed.

Yeah.

warehouse · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:01 am

"ambient music" is more of a description. what r those letters all about?

turned2black · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:07 am

warehouse wrote:

can anyone explain to me why there are so many different names for techno? people are calling it "dubstep" now? drum n bass?

anyone?

I must admit I get a little confused as well. I like some of the French techno bands (M83 mostly) and don't know exactly what they are classified as, particularly since a lot of these bands get played on "college" radio over here. I almost want to call them alt-techno or something stupid.

washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:09 am

Well here's what I mean:

Ambient:

Intelligent Dance Music (IDM):

Dubstep:

In my mind, the type of beats and rhythms distinguish the three, but there is a lot of subtle things going on here that a serious electronic fan like flavdave could probably help you out with much better than I could.

washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:18 am

Those aren't the only three genres, of course. Though I can't name many more off the top of my head. Am I allowed to call trip-hop "techno?"

evadvalf · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:20 am

Here you go, warehouse: http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/

Rebar · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:57 am

I was just about to initiate the flavedave signal

washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:58 am

Oh I think the subject line in the thread was enough.

Rebar · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:59 am

also, don't forget trance music.

And I'm sick of seeing Deadmau5 everywhere.

washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:02 am

I didn't know any other dubstep artists. :oops:

Rebar · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:06 am

washing machine wrote:

I didn't know any other dubstep artists. :oops:

I wasn't criticizing your post. It just reminded me that I see him everywhere now.

Rebar · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:14 am

To this day two of my favorite albums of all time are two trance albums I picked up in the early 90's. Absolutely beautiful...

washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:16 am

I'm still waiting for that link to Transmissions from Planet Dog.

Rebar · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:19 am

washing machine wrote:

I'm still waiting for that link to Transmissions from Planet Dog.

I thought I put it in our dropbox? I'm on it...

*edit, didn't I mail you the disc?

washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:23 am

You apologized for not mailing the disc, friend.

Rebar · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:24 am

washing machine wrote:

You apologized for not mailing the disc, friend.

Ugh. How did I forget this!? I'll get it off my external hard drive in the a.m. and put it in our dropbox. So sorry.

washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:25 am

There's no need to apologize.

Rebar · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:27 am

washing machine wrote:

There's no need to apologize.

oh, right. Because I already did and that amounted to you not getting the music...

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