Electronic or Dance

Cloud

Google calls it "Dance", Yahoo "Electronic" - what should we call this forum?

Kolodny

Dance kinda makes more sense but electronic sounds less naff, definitely (why is that?).:ermm:

FatB

Dance covers a broader range of music styles, electrronic is more confined...................i vote Dance (UNTZ UNTZ UNTZ!!!)

:alien: :surprised: :P

Lenny

Yea I say stick with dance, most electronic music has a lot of vocals in it..

Son of Blam

Electronic music covers any kind of music that's made with synths, samplers, computers, drum machines, software etc.

This includes house, techno, trance, drum and bass, hip hop, electro, the sound of a hard drive crashing, etc.

When somebody says "dance music" to me I usually think that person is talking about either trance, house or techno and probably listens to FM104 a lot.

-Son of Blam

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by Son of Blam
Electronic music covers any kind of music that's made with synths, samplers, computers, drum machines, software etc.

This includes house, techno, trance, drum and bass, hip hop, electro, the sound of a hard drive crashing, etc.

And why not some Industrial/EMB/Darkwave while yer at it?
Maybe some of that new-fangled Technoise while we're at it.


I'd say Electronic.
I'm with blameh on this one.

Monkey

I'd have thought "dance" basically refers to club type music but "electronica" isn't really associated with the whole club scene

Son of Blam

Originally posted by Monkey
I'd have thought "dance" basically refers to club type music but "electronica" isn't really associated with the whole club scene

You're the first person to mention "electronica", what kind of music is that then?

-Son of Blam

Karl Hungus

In that case would a "Dance/Electronica" title be more suitable?

logic1

Electronic for definite. Dance is way too restricted.

.logic.

Monkey

electronica is like Aphex Twin, Zero 7 etc..

Kali

i havent heard the term electronica for about 4 years.. was in relation to Primal Scream at the time.

Yea I say stick with dance, most electronic music has a lot of vocals in it..

puts on kid 606/fsol/aphex twin/boc/orbital/cex/luke vibert.. vocals? where?

Anima

Yeah call it electronic, it sounds better

Cake Fiend

IMO Electronic is a broader term, encompassing popular dance, house, techno, chilled electronic, drum'n'bass, etc etc.

Will 'Dance/Electronic' fit in the drop-down?