Monday, January 26, 2009

Three Types of Electronic Music I Like

One of my favorite types of electronic music is big beat, as played by such musicians as The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers. I like this music due to the distortion; there is not much synthesis, but the sampled sounds have been so distorted that they sound much different from their original incarnations. I especially like the heavy distortion of the drums, which I feel produces a unique sound. This type of music also shares many elements with rock music (which I also enjoy), such as structure and heavy instrumentation, and so I like big beat electronic music.
I also enjoy speedcore music, particularly that by m1dy. I generally listen to music to focus my attention or energize myself rather than relax, and music at a fast tempo works best for those purposes. Thus, I enjoy speedcore, which is characterised by fast tempos and aggressive instrumentation. However, I don't enjoy all music of this genre, as there is, in my opinion, too much excessive noise in many tracks which obscures melodic elements. Speedcore music, like big beat, also has a distorted drumline, a unique sound which I enjoy.
Finally, I also enjoy trance music. This type is slightly faster than other forms of electronic music, and I tend to like fast music as opposed to slow music in general. It also includes a variety of different synthesizer sounds, and it is interesting to hear the differences in these electronic instruments. Though there is not much rhythmic variety, the underlying beats are strong. Also, I enjoy glowsticking and glowstringing, and trance tracks generally make for good background music for this activity.