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The genre of EDM most commonly heard in nightclubs; Originated in Chicago in the 1980's

Described as a genre that adheres to 'an aesthetic of failure'

A very wide range of genres involving a kick bass that does NOT follow a constant 1/4 beat;

Characterized by fast breakbeats and heavy bass and sub-bass lines; England in the 1990s

 2-step garage, broken beat, drum and bass, jungle, dub and reggae; 

Music commonly heard at massive night festivals

Another name for the type of music commonly heard in clubs;

Mixing influences from hard techno, hard trance, hard house, and hardcore; very intense,

Puts emphasison tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm

Hardcore Electronic; typified by very fast tempo (usually around 160-180BPM) and a happy sound

Heavily influenced around the use of TR-808 drum machines and funk sampling

Emerged in Detroit in the mid-to-late 1980's; Stylistically, repetitive instrumental music

Commonly associated with horror and intense emotion; Faster variant of hardcore techno

Characterized by a tempo of between 125 to mid 160 BPM, repeating

Most commonly associated with EDM's most popular artists; originated in UK

A subgenre of DNB; uses similar basslines and bar layouts to other style, also called chillstep

features a distinctive syncopated 4/4 percussive rhythm with 'shuffling' hi-hats and beat-

Soul music with a greater emphasis on beats; Originated in the mid-to-late 1960's;

Typified by complex 2-step, 4x4 breakbeats, generally around 140 beats per minute

A hard house variant also known as Rotterdam Techno

Experimental mixture of elements of Electronic, Metal, Post-Punk

Commonly associated with old NES-style video game soundtracks; Synthesized Electronic Music

Genre of music that was popular in the 1970s, though it has since enjoyed brief resurgences

Synth-generated loops and patterns and intense elements of Techno and Acid House