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.
Acid Jazz is a style which mixes Soul Jazz with turntables.
It emerged from the music of the British DJ genius, Gilles Peterson, and relies heavily on samples and melody. Prominent artists in this genre are United Future Organization, Stereo MC's, Brand New Heavies, DJ Krush, DJ Cam, Incognito, Urban Species and Jamiroquai.
Sites that are not in English should be submitted to the appropriate category under World.
Big Beat is a late '90s phenomenon combining Hip Hop and breakbeats with rock vocals and guitars, all within a techno aesthetic. It relies heavily on samples and loops, mixed with pumping repetitive rhythms and melodies. A few famous names of Big Beat are The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, The Wiseguys, Lo Fidelity All Stars, Indian Ropeman, and Dub Pistols.
Sites that are not in English should be submitted to the appropriate category under World.
Electro Funk combines '70s Funk with the synths and beats emerging in the fledgling Hip Hop culture. This genre can sound dated now, but it was influential on hip-hop, bass music, techno, R'n'B etc. Prominent proponents of the genre include Afrika Bambataa, Mantronix, Herbie Hancock and Cassius.
Sites that are not in English should be submitted to the appropriate category under World.
All Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) holds the common goal of extending the role of dance/electronic musics beyond the dancefloor. IDM artists use the rhythms, breaks and synths of more mainstream artists in new ways, frustrating attempts to dance and forcing listeners to focus on the music. Prominent artists in the genre include Aphex Twin, Autechre, Mouse on Mars, Plastikman, and To Rococo Rot.
Sites that are not in English should be submitted to the appropriate category under World.
Includes e-zines and online versions of print magazines, covering electronica music.
This category is for Magazines and E-zines related to electronica music. If your site contains only artist profiles, or reviews, please submit it a more appropriate category. Submitting your site to a wrong category might mean not getting a listing, or having to wait for ages before your site is actually published. Thank you.
Trip Hop takes Hip Hop beats, electronic bleeps, and scratching and layers them with Rock and Jazz and R&B vocals. The genre was born with Massive Attack's ground breaking album, "Blue Lines". Other famous bands from this genre include Bjork, Tricky, Morcheeba, U.N.K.L.E, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Portishead and DJ Shadow.