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electronic music
Electronic music is a broad genre of music created primarily using electronic instruments, synthesizers, drum machines, samplers and digital production technology.
Emerging from experimental compositions in the early 20th century, it evolved into a global cultural force through genres including house, techno, ambient, drum and bass, trance, dubstep and EDM. Pioneering artists such as Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder and Brian Eno laid the foundations for modern electronic music, while producers including The Chemical Brothers, Aphex Twin, Daft Punk and Four Tet have continued to expand its creative possibilities.
Today, electronic music influences virtually every area of popular music, from chart pop and hip hop to film scores and underground club culture.
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More About electronic music
Electronic music is music created using electronic instruments and production technology such as synthesizers, drum machines, samplers and computers. It encompasses a wide variety of styles, from ambient and techno to house, trance and drum and bass.
Early pioneers of electronic music include Kraftwerk, Wendy Carlos, Giorgio Moroder, Brian Eno, Jean-Michel Jarre and Tangerine Dream, all of whom helped shape the genre's development and influence countless artists.
Electronic music includes many subgenres, such as house, techno, ambient, drum and bass, trance, dubstep, electro, IDM, breakbeat, synth-pop and EDM, each with its own distinctive sound and cultural history.