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Portal:Electronic music |
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Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. As defined by the IEEE standards body, electronic devices are low-power systems and use components such as transistors and integrated circuits. Working from this definition, distinction can be made between instruments that produce sound through electromechanical means as opposed to instruments that produce sound using electronic components. Examples of an electromechanical instrument are the teleharmonium, Hammond B3, and the electric guitar, whereas examples of an electronic instrument are a Theremin, synthesizer, and a computer.
| Techno | |
| Stylistic origins | |
|---|---|
| Cultural origins | |
| Typical instruments | |
| Mainstream popularity | Moderate, largely in late-1980s and 1990s Europe, more popular in Eastern Europe and Brazil currently |
| Derivative forms | IDM, trance, acid house, jungle, hardcore |
| Subgenres | |
| Acid, ambient, minimal, wonky | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Microhouse, ghettotech, tech house, tech trance, techstep | |
| Regional scenes | |
| Detroit techno, Nortec, Schranz, Yorkshire Bleeps and Bass, Jtek | |
| Other topics | |
| Electronic musical instrument – computer music – record labels – raves – free party – teknival | |
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that was initially developed in Detroit, Michigan, during the mid to late 1980s, then further developed in European countries, mainly Great Britain, Belgium, Germany and Italy, through the 1990s and early 2000s. Many styles of techno now exist, with [[Detroit techno considered as the foundation upon which many other subgenres have been built, and trance, ambient, deep house, techno-metal as the main offsprings.
The initial take on techno arose from the melding of various African American styles such as Chicago house, funk, electro, and electric jazz with Eurocentric synthesizer-based music. Added to this was an interest in futuristic and fictional themes that were relevant to life in American late capitalist society: most particularly the novel Future Shock by Alvin Toffler. Techno music pioneer Juan Atkins cites Toffler's phrase "techno rebels" as inspiring him to use the word "techno" to describe the musical style he helped to create. This unique blend of influences aligns techno with the aesthetic referred to as AfroDiasporic Futurism. To producers such as Derrick May, the transference of spirit from the machine to the body is often a central preoccupation; essentially an expression of technological spirituality. In this manner "techno dance music defeats what Adorno saw as the alienating effect of mechanisation on the modern consciousness."
Music journalists and fans of techno are generally selective in their use of the term; so a clear distinction can be made between sometimes related but often qualitatively different styles, such as tech house and trance. "Techno" is also sometimes confused with generalized descriptors, such as electronic music and dance music.
Kraftwerk (pronounced ˈkʁaftvɛɐk, German for "power plant") is a German musical group who have made significant contributions to the development of experimental and electronic music. The band was founded by Florian Schneider-Esleben and Ralf Hütter in 1970, but became widely known as a quartet consisting of Wolfgang Flür and Karl Bartos alongside the founding members.
The techniques Kraftwerk introduced, together with the equipment they adopted, are now commonplace in modern music. They have been a major influence on the popular music of the end of the 20th century, often considered of comparable status to The Beatles.
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