For sites about music predating the rise of 18-century counterpoint, including the Baroque, Renaissance, Medieval and earlier periods. The music is sometimes but not always performed on instruments approximating those available at the time the music was written. Includes monophonic unaccompanied chant as performed in Catholic worship services.
Submit sites about musical instruments from the western world of the Baroque, Renaissance, Medieval and earlier periods. Please submit sites about non-western instruments to the appropriate sub-category of Styles: Regional and Ethnic.
Style characterized by pleasant, soothing arrangements of familiar melodies. Reached its peak of popularity in the 1950s and 60s. Examples include string orchestrations by Percy Faith, choral recordings by Henry Mancini, and instrumental soloists such as pianist Peter Nero. Earlier, merchandisers and writers also included smooth vocalists who are not identified with rock, jazz, country or folk (for example, Perry Como and Andy Williams) but today these singers are generally classified under a style called Vocal.
Sites primarily selling recordings should go to the appropriate Shopping subcategory.
Electronic music in general and styles of music reliant on electronic instrumentation.
Sites dealing with academic or experimental electronic music or electronic music in general may be submitted here. Sites about a specific subgenre, such as Electronica or Techno, should be submitted to that category.
Online music stores specializing in electronic music or a subgenre should be submitted to the appropriate category in Shopping''s Music: Specialty category.
During the 70's and 80's, Kraftwerk and Brian Eno rose to prominence with some amazing electronic music experimentation. Gradually, the Jamaican DJ soundsystem culture and the underground clubs in London, Detroit and New York gave the DJ more prominence, with their samplers, turntables and effects processors. Electronica is a term used to describe all sampler, computer and turntable based music, except for Hip Hop. It has quicky fragmented into a number of smaller sub-genres, like Intelligent Dance Music, Trip Hop, Ambient, Jungle, Drum N Bass, Bigbeat etc.
Some of the prominent electronica bands are Moby, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Tricky, Massive Attack, The Future Sound of London, The Crystal Method, Orbital and Leftfield.
A point to be noted is that Electronica is a very vast term, and the bands mentioned above illustrate this very feature of electronica music.
Please select the most appropriate category for your site before submitting it. Submitting your website to a wrong category will only delay its publication on the directory.
Experimental music is music which defies categorization, defies repetition, and defies definition. Subgenres explore fractals, altered tunings, noise, and music based on futurist manifestos from the early 20th Century.
Sites that are not in English should be submitted to the appropriate category under World.