Gothic music has "dark" electronic synthesizer parts and majestic, baroque arrangements produced by heavy, effect-processed guitars; the lyrics are also "dark" , filled with a mysterious and morbid poetry. Just as striking as their aural impact is the visual image of goth performers, who often dress in black and wear heavy makeup. Gothic rock, which grew out of the bleak post-punk rock of The Cure and Joy Division, was a British craze in the mid-1980s and one of several fringe styles that filled the gap between new wave music and alternative rock.
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Industrial
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Industrial Music, or Industrial Sound, that is, "industrial voice". Originated from the experimental electronic music creation in the late 1980s, musicians engaged in electronic music creation are conceptually rooted in the side effects and sequelae of industrial civilization, combining music creation and concepts with a strong musical style. In this type of creation, you can often hear the sound of machines operating in factories and beating metal. The melody is extremely profound, and the singing is full of dull and weird characteristics. Representative bands include Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, etc.
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Drum 'N' Bass
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For some people, Drum 'N' Bass music can be annoying, because Drum 'N' Bass focuses on playing tricks on the rhythm, and Bass performance, such as very fast, complex breakbeats, and the use of various electronics Drums, or sampled drum sounds. Therefore, Drum ‘N’ Bass is also a type of break beat. Rony Size is a well-known band of Drum ‘N’ Bass. Jungle is the predecessor of Drum ‘N’ Bass. Jungle's speed is much faster than Drum 'N' Bass, and the beat is more complex and powerful. It is sometimes paired with some Rap. Unlike Drum 'N' Bass, which incorporates some Jazz, Soul and other elements, it sounds softer (of course this Compared with Jungle). Even the "rock chameleon" David Bowie is now doing Jungle.
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Big-Beat
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"Big beat", put Brit-Hop It has become faster, the rhythm is heavier, and it has more of a rock flavor. It can be said that it is a more mature style after improving Brit-Hop. You can imagine what a heavy, broken, and a bit fast beat looks like. . For example, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, and Fat Boy Slim are the "big horns" of Big Beat.
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Break Beat
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Not like House's beat Boom-Boom-Boom -Boom is so regular, but presented in broken beats, like syncopated beats. For example, adding a small snare drum to two beats, etc. Break Beat is just a general term. There are many kinds of music that belong to Break Beat, such as the following Brit-Hop, Big-Beat, and black Hip-Hop. .
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Trance
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Trance dance music, evolved from Techno, listened to it It will make you feel "trance-like", but still maintain the rhythm of dance music. It pays great attention to the performance of Bass. Some of them will have a "hypnotic" effect after listening to them. The time signature is also mainly 4/4. But there are also break beats, such as Sven Vath's album Fusion.
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Ambient
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It sounds like there are not many ups and downs, but in fact it has been done. Changes, such as long-term sound effects or progressive music arrangements, often create a layered sense of space, so it is called "situational music" and often samples the sounds around life, such as people. sounds, car sounds, even the melody of other music, etc. Created by Brian Eno in the 1970s, it is a very "profound" electronic music.
Later, Ambient also had branches, such as Ambient House, Ambient Techno, etc. I believe everyone can understand it literally. In fact, there are shadows of Ambient in many kinds of music, and even some classical music also has the flavor of Ambient.
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Techno
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Technology means "high-tech dance music"! Use computers and synthesizers to synthesize and create some special sound effects. This kind of music is often a combination of many sound effects. The beat of Techno is also 4/4, but the speed is faster than House, and it sounds repetitive, tough, and mechanical, so some people call Techno "industrial noise", but some still focus on melody. Techno originated in Detroit, USA. Three DJs: Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, and Juan Atkins tried to combine electronic music with black music, and Detroit Techno was born. Detroit Techno is usually gentler and not as strong as ordinary Techno. It can be said to be the origin of modern Techno.
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House
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House was developed from Disco in the 1980s Come out with dance music. This is music played by DJs in Chicago. They mixed a record by the German electronic band Kraftwerk with the regular rhythm of electronic drums (Drum Machine) and black blues singing, and House was born! Generally translated as "house" dance music, it is the most basic form of electronic dance music, with a 4/4 beat, one drum beat per beat, a simple melody, and often high-pitched female vocals. After disco became popular, some DJs changed it, deliberately making disco less commercial, and the bass and drums became deeper. In many cases, they became purely musical works. Even if there were singing parts, they were mostly sung by dancing female singers. Short sentences, often without explicit lyrics. Gradually, some people added elements such as Latin (Latin), Reggae (Reggae in the West Indies), Rap (rap) or Jazz (jazz). By the late 1980s, House broke out of the underground and became a popular music genre in Chicago and New York. and London pop chart darlings. Why is it called "House"? That is to say, as long as you have simple recording equipment, you can make this kind of music at home. House is also the most easily accepted among electronic music. Believe sung by Cher is a good example, and M-People can be said to be the representative group of House. After house dance music became popular in 1986, it can be said to have replaced disco music.
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Electrophonic Music
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With the evolution of the times, musicians have More ways to make music. The so-called electronic music refers to music produced by electronic sounds produced by electronic synthesizers, music software, computers, etc. Electronic music has a wide range and can often be heard around us. It is used in movie soundtracks, advertising soundtracks, and even some Mandarin pop songs, but electronic dance music is the most popular. Many people think electronic music is a cold, emotionless music. In fact, electronic music can also be filled with emotions by incorporating various elements such as Rock, Jazz and even Blues. There are also many types of electronic music, including House, Techno, Ambient, Trance, Psychedelic Trance, Break Beat, Brit-Hop, Big-Beat, Trip-Hop, Drum'n'Bass, Jungle, Electro, Dub, Chill Out, minimalism.
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Grunge
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Developed in Seattle, USA in the early 1990s An influential music style that is different from the sleek, technical, MTV-style commercial pop music popular in the 1980s. Grunge opposes the emphasis on glamorous appearance and modified technology, and focuses on direct, angry, and passionate songs. , highlighting the pessimism and anxiety of young people. Representative bands include Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, etc.
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Acappella
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Acappella refers to a song without instrumental accompaniment. Songs sung by the human voice are all Acappella, but today when we say Acappella, it usually refers to the kind of singing with multiple harmonies, and even the instrumental accompaniment is sung by the human voice. The opposite of Acappella is Instrumental, which is pure music. Any type of song can be sung in Acappella form.
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Chill Out
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This is just a general term. Next to the dance floor, there is often an area, or a small room, where some gentler and calmer music is played, allowing dancers to relax and take a rest after dancing. It mainly plays ambient music, so it is called "Chill". Out" (cooling) for this reason. The Orb can be said to be the master of Chill Out music. The very popular Café Del Mar series of records in recent years includes Chill Out tracks that are popular in bars on the Spanish island of Ibiza.
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Dream-Pop
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Dream-Pop is like a "dream" It has a blurry atmosphere, which is mostly created by Synthesizers (electronic synthesizers). The electric guitar with Echo effect is also an important component. The singing part is often very "breathy", that is, the breathing is heavy, and the lyrics are often dreamy. Such poetic color. Representative bands include Cocteau Twins, Lisa Germano, St. Etienne, This Mortal Coil, My Bloody Valentine, Mazzy Star and Dead Can Dance, etc. Chinese singers are headed by Faye Wong, whose representative works include "Lost", "Di-Da", etc.
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Bossa Nova
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Bossa Nova is a Brazilian music with a Jazz flavor , the composer Antonio Carlos Jobim in the 1950s mixed Brazilian music rhythm with Cool Jazz from the West Coast of the United States. It is characterized by softness, comfort, relaxation, laziness and romance. The 1st, 4th, 7th, 11th and 14th beats of every two bars are repeated beats. Singer Joao Gilberto's pure voice is an excellent partner for Jobim music. It became very popular after being introduced to the United States in the mid-1950s. Other famous Bossa Nova musicians include Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto. The most famous song is "The Girl" From Ipanema”. Bossa Nova was most popular in the 1960s, and has continued to have followers in other decades.
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Brit-Pop
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Brit-Pop has a "Pop" It’s a word, but it’s actually a type of Rock. It originated in England in the 1990s. It can be translated into Chinese as “British Rock.” This is the British music scene’s response to the American Grunge trend, mainly in the form of a band. However, the Brit-Pop style is actually very broad. For example, Oasis is a guitar rock band, Blur has a lot of Pop, and Pulp is close to glam rook and dance styles, but they are all classified as Brit-Pop. British Brit-Pop representatives: Oasis, Blur, Suede, Pulp, Radiohead, The Verve, Travis, Coldplay, etc.
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New Age
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New Age is a kind of tranquility, ease and leisure Of music, pure music works account for a larger proportion, while singing works account for a smaller proportion. New Age can be purely acoustic (that is, played with traditional self-sounding instruments), or it can be very electronic. The focus is to create a calm atmosphere of nature or a sense of the vastness of the universe, cleansing the listener's mind and making people feel calm. New Age is often related to music therapy. A lot of New Age music is said to be able to cure diseases, and a lot of it is related to meditation. This has a lot to do with New Age philosophy. New Age music is usually regarded as quite middle-class music. Windham Hill is the most representative New Age record company. New Age representative musicians include Enya, George Winston, William Ackerman, Yanni, Kitaro (Kitaro) and so on.
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Reggae
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Reggie music as a music form was born in the 20s Developed in the 1960s, it evolved directly from the Rocksteady style, which in turn was a development of the Ska style. These three musical forms have their roots in the African secular music tradition in the Caribbean, sacred revivalism, and the rhythm and blues music of the United States, especially New Orleans, and the awakening of black dignity is an intrinsic factor in the future development of this type of music. Reggae music uses an unusual non-downbeat emphasis in the rhythm section, distinguishing it from other forms of music. In the 1970s, overdubbing techniques began to be widely used. The background music only used the bass and drum parts, and then randomly added lead vocals and guitar accompaniment.
In addition to Jamaica, the country where reggae music has been popular for a long time is the United Kingdom. Reggae's influence on the American music scene was equally huge, especially on spirituals and rhythm and blues. Famous reggae singers include: Bob Marley, UB40, and Shaggy.
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Hip-Hop
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Hip means hip, and Hop means It means jumping (especially jumping on one foot) and swinging, but Hip-Hop is not just as simple as "twisting your butt". In terms of the overall structure, it includes two parts: music itself and dance. The music part is divided into putting records on The split Djing operation part and the rapping part that match the music rhythm are converted on the turntable. Hip-Hop is not only music and dance, but also a kind of street spirit and culture. It is a representative of the popularization and daily life of black culture. Typical Hip-Hop clothing is oversized jodhpurs, large T-shirts, and high-top sneakers.
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Trip-Hop
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Trip-Hop is British/European dance music A kind of music, its name comes from "Trip＋Hip Hop" = "Trip-Hop". Because it originated from Bristol, England, it was originally called "Bristol Hip-Hop". Because of the combination of Hip-Hop (in fact, a lot of music is based on Hip-Hop... I don’t know what Hip-Hop is. If you look at hip-hop dancers, most of them use Hip-Hop music to dance.) the rhythm has changed. Slow (sometimes very slow), adding some psychedelic flavor, such as a very gloomy, fat Bass, slight but psychedelic synthetic sound effects, or samples from some records. Sometimes even the noise of the record may be "deliberate" Take a sample. The so-called "Trip" refers to the psychedelic and dense drug "journey". Therefore, Trip-Hop is a kind of slow psychedelic, jazz-like, hazy break beat music with a bit of Hip-Hop rhythm. Although it belongs to the dance music category, its psychedelic and confusing characteristics have made it far away from the clear rhythm characteristics of general dance music.
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Ramp;B
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The full name of Ramp; B is Rhythm amp ; Blues, generally translated as "rhythm song".
In a broad sense, Ramp; In addition, all can be classified as Ramp; B, which shows how broad the scope of Ramp; B is. Hip Hop and Rap, which have become very popular in the black music circle in recent years, are both derived from Ramp;B, and at the same time retain many Ramp;B elements.
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