Tuesday, February 10, 2004
A discussion that looks at the balcanization of music genres with a quick skim over one of the reasons that might be happening.
LOST IN MUSIC - FIVE RARE SPECIES
Stupid house: Ishkur's online guide to electronic music (www.ishkur. com) says stupid house is interchangeable with Nu-NRG and is better known as UK hard house. "It's just retarded," says the guide helpfully.
Dark ambient: Ambient music is soothing, sweet and pretty. So dark ambient is scary with creepy sound effects. Watch out behind you!
Neurofunk: Also known as futurestep, this is what happens when electro meets drum 'n' bass. "This stuff f----ing rules," says Ishkur.
Folk metal: Yes, really. A sub-genre of black metal, its best-known (well, it's all relative) exponents are Skyclad and Waylander, says online encyclopedia wikipedia.org.
Neo-classical metal: Traditional metal with a twist. It's heavily influenced by baroque music. If Bach, Vivaldi and Paganini had turned it up to 11 this is what they would have sounded like. Possibly.
¶ 2/10/2004 07:12:00 AM
LOST IN MUSIC - FIVE RARE SPECIES
Stupid house: Ishkur's online guide to electronic music (www.ishkur. com) says stupid house is interchangeable with Nu-NRG and is better known as UK hard house. "It's just retarded," says the guide helpfully.
Dark ambient: Ambient music is soothing, sweet and pretty. So dark ambient is scary with creepy sound effects. Watch out behind you!
Neurofunk: Also known as futurestep, this is what happens when electro meets drum 'n' bass. "This stuff f----ing rules," says Ishkur.
Folk metal: Yes, really. A sub-genre of black metal, its best-known (well, it's all relative) exponents are Skyclad and Waylander, says online encyclopedia wikipedia.org.
Neo-classical metal: Traditional metal with a twist. It's heavily influenced by baroque music. If Bach, Vivaldi and Paganini had turned it up to 11 this is what they would have sounded like. Possibly.
¶ 2/10/2004 07:12:00 AM
