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Techno Dictionary |
| - Many people are confused on what TECHNO music really is. Some think its just some computer beeps being repeated over and over, which in some cases is true but that is not the point! Over the years, especially in the 90's Techno music took on various styles of music and couple other techno sub titles have been born. Trance, Acid, Euro and so on. It's really hard to describe these sub-genres of Techno music to someone who does not listen to Techno, but here's an attempt. Techno music is basically Electronic music made on keyboards, electric drums and various computer programs. The name people give techno today is Electronica, but everyone is more familiar with the true name. TECHNO |
| Acid House |
| This dates back in the
80's,The style that was played at the club "The
Warehouse" in Chicago. This is where the characteristic and synthetic plip-plop sound
you often hear in dancemusic comes from. The sound popped out when DJ Ron Hardy played
around with a small synthesizer called "Roland TB-303 Bass Line". This
eventually turned the club upside down, the snob clubs of the '80s were out and we had
Rave parties. What we call Acid today is harder than the origin. Examples: Phuture "Acid Trax", Josh Wink "Higher State of Consciousness", Fatboy Slim "Everybody Needs a 303" |
| Acid Jazz |
| This is misleading name. There is nothing "acid or hardcore" about acid jazz. It is actually a fusion of old and new classic jazz riffs and scat vocals with funky hip hop beats and modern technology. During a true acid jazz set, a DJ may spin the latest Mo' Wax releases, funky, hip-hop, rap interspersed with Ella Fitzgerald or Harvey Mason. The key word here is fusion. Attributes: hip-hop or house rhythms live instrumentation, silky smooth arrangements, and an easy, flowing soulful energy. 80 to 126 BPM. Examples: US3, Brand New Heavies, Jamiroquai, Digable Planets, and anything on the Blue Note, Talkin' Loud, Acid Jazz or Mo' Wax Labels. |
| Ambient |
| Easy listening for the mature
enthusiast; also called Chill-Out. A very discreet rhythm, or none at all. Lots of
"beating of waves" and dreamy sound-scapes. Brian Eno is reckoned to be the
godfather of this style. Ambient is the perfect music to listen to when you need to relax
or just chill out. I suggest getting Aphex Twin's album "Ambient Works" Example: KLF "Chill Out". |
| Break Beat |
| Breakbeat evolved from late '80's rave by combining hip-hop rhythms and mixing tricks (back, spins, ets.,) with techno-rave keyboards and sampling techniques. This style was revamped in 1998 by groups like Music Instructor, Solid Force, Sybtronic and other. Attributes: Funky rhythm tracks, lots of samples and choppy mixes, sped-up "chipmunk" vocal loops, frenetic explosive energy. 135 to 170 BPM. Examples of groups originally recording in this style are as following: Smart E's, Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era, , Q-Bass, Pascal Device, RMB, DJ Hooligan, Raver's Nature, Music Instructor and everything on the Suburban Bass, Production House or Moving Shadow. |
| Club |
| Club music is House music,the only reason why people call it club is because its being played in the club? No i have been in European Club and American, the difference is, Europeans know that club music is house. |
| Deep House |
| Same speed as Disco. Came as a
reaction to the hysterical partyhouse music. Friendly music, often with Jazz-like
subtones. Examples: Various Artists "Planet Jazz 1 & 2", "Head Phone House". |
| Dream House |
| Simple House which is meant to give the dancing people peace in mind. Swelling piano arrangements... Best known is Robert Miles, the Richard Clayderman of House music. DREAM HOUSE originally evolved from TRANCE. Usually down-beat, with soft melodic sounds (a piano is characteristic and practically a mandatory section), and a sharp pounding drum beat. It also can have a heavenly female or choir voice (e.g. Zhi-vago, DJ Dado etc). The cover-sleeves normally shows virtual landscapes, or relating to the cosmos. Frequently the dream can be fused with elements of techno or progressive music, resulting more fast with a vibrating bassline straight and running (e.g. B.B.E). This "mutated" style also got the name (e.g. PROGRESSIVE MEDITERRANEAN). Other variant of dream is called COSMIC-DREAM: it is more deep and reflexive (e.g. . Brothers Of The Coast). |
| Drum 'n Bass |
| The further developed and
accepted variant of Jungle. It's a open and naked sound picture which focuses on drums and
bass. The rhythms are like Jungle, but the spice comes from Jazz and Soul more than
Reggae. Examples: Goldie, Alex Reece.Roni Size |
| Dub |
| Essentially Reggae in the raw, this cultish, perennially popular form strips out the majority of the music's melody at the mixing desk, leaving behind the rhythm section ('drum & bass' music in reggae parlance) and the residue of other instruments, often with massive layers of echo. |
| Electro |
| A drum machine called
"Roland 808" arrived. Its distinctive, synthetic, yet pounding sounds became the
most important rhythmic basis for the offshoot of Techno Dance or Hip Hop called Electro -
a purer, more electronic, more instrumental, and more experimental form. We had
Breakdance. Example: Afrika Bambaataa "Planet Rock" |
| Ethno House |
| House based music with ethnic sounds such as chants or basically just about anything from that country.Meaning old sounds mixed with the modern house music. |
| Eurodance |
| The
most popular dance format in Europe.Happy synth-tones, female vocals, a memorable refrain,
and short parts of rap in between. Predominates every chart and dancefloor in Europe. Lots
and lots of this music is coming from Belgium, Germany and Sweden.Eurodance can be also
classified as Techno dance or Trance dance. Examples: 2Unlimited,Alexia,2 Brothers on the 4th floor,E-Rotic |
| Gabber |
| Extremely fast,
Almost like
extreme metal of the prejudiced kind.
Actually played at soccer matches - considered
hooligan music. The American variant is called Hardcore and is popular among the average
youth in Milwaukee. Example: Various Artists "Thunderdome". "Sucking Blood", Dj Eniac |
| Garage |
| Garage started from New York. It is supposedly names after a “Club Paradise” in Greenwich Village. This style of music is faithful to the old disco style and keeps it alive. Its characteristics are a lot of bass, vocals, keyboards and sometimes, even violins. These days Garage is popular in the UK and is slowly spreading across the European continent. |
| Goa |
| Goa was born in Germany where trance also comes from. Trance grew in Germany and that’s where everyone who knows it has got it. Goa is known for the peace, love, and sun. Trance was played on a lot of beach parties and because of its warm climate of “goa” vinyl would melt. Thus, the music was put on DAT and wasn’t mixed, and that’s why the tracks have an intro, climax, and an outro. Goa trance is played all over the world and the public seem to enjoy it more because it is more “relaxing” and “easy-listening” style than other types of trance. A lot of various "branches" have been born with experimental mixing; voodoo trance, astral trance. Sample CD's: Man with no name, The Best of Goa Trance Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III, Astral Projections. |
| Happy Hardcore |
| Happy Hardcore, also known as 4-Beat is a style of techno music that is very fast, very bouncy and a riot to dance to (IMHO). It's extremely high-energy and when one dances to it, you feel almost like a puppet on strings moving uncontrolably to the music with your hands in the air and a smile on your face! It's origins date back to the early '90s in the UK to what is now know as old school hardcore (circa 1992). This hardcore began to split into different forms, such as Jungle which has enjoyed a growing following everywhere including North America. Typical characterists of happy hardcore music are: a driving 4/4 kick (hence the name 4-beat), usually (but not always) lots of piano and female vocals (making the music 'happy'). Happy hardcore also features lots of break beats, although they are being dropped in favour of more techno sounds and stompy dutch inspired kicks. Happy hardcore runs at 160-180 bpm and 99% of the music originates from the United Kingdom where it's popularity is gaining even over jungle. Examples: Dune |
| House |
| House is a further development of Disco and is the musical core of today's dance music. Emerged from clubs in Chicago and New York in the mid '80s. Can be recognized by 130 electric bpm, vocal and instruments. In other words, House is a rather wide expression.House is one of the most popular dance formats in the 90's,house music is played at strip bars mostly,big bass lines and hard drum loops. |
| High Energy (Hi-NRG) |
| Very fast. A real mix between
the Breakbeat rhythm and German Techno sound. The music is heaped with female vocals and
piano chords. Considered the light version of Gabba. Examples: Hixxy and Sharkey, Technohead, Blümchen |
| Jungle |
| Jungle
is quite chaotic and has a breakbeat of 160BPM with the bassdrum on half speed. If your
not used to it, it’s hard to predict when there is a beat and/or bass. Jungle’s
origins are from England and it is named after the big concrete, metallic
“jungle” city. Different mixes with reggae and hardcore are divided into three
categories: Drum ‘n’ Bass, Hardstep, and Intelligent jungle. Intelligent jungle
can also be called “artcore”, which has a slight trance “flavor” into
it. Artists such as LTJ Buken, PFM, Jamie Myerson, and Goldie are known for this style of
music. Example: Dj Rap |
| Progressive House |
| Refers to dancemusic with unusual sound-sections and new rhythms. Often tied to DJs and artists with high credibility.This is music that is too progressive to fit the general house definition yet not as dark or hard as trance or techno-house. Attributes: Trance styled keyboard and synth-lines, house vocal loops and samples with driving, electronic mid-tempo house rhythms. 120 to 130 BPM. Examples: Underworld, Fluke,Leftfield, Rhythm Invention and most releases on the Limbo or Wrap labels. |
| Techno |
| Techno is bascially all the genres i have listed on this page. Techno takes on different names (sub genres) here they are,Acid, Hard-Acid, Progressive Acid,Ambient, Minimal Techno, Progressive Ambient, Dark Ambient, Dream, Dreamscape,Hardcore, Happy Hardcore, Rotterdam, Happy Rotterdam, Speedcore, Terrorcore, Darkcore, Acid Happy Hardcore, Acid Rotterdam, Trancecore, Progressive Hardcore, Funcore, House, Hip-House, Progressive House, Classic House, Chicago House, Dark House, Acid House, Tribal House, Epic House, Hard House, Vocal House, Techno-Trance Trip Hop House,Jungle, Breakbeat, Drum&Bass, Ambient Jungle, Funky Breaks, Tribal, Dancehall Jungle, Ragga Jungle, Ambient Jungle, Hardstep Jungle, Jump-Up Jungle, Intelligent Jungle, Jazz Jungle, Techstep, Progressive Jungle, Trip-Jungle,Euro, HiNRG, Freestyle, Old School, Funk, Acid Funk, Progressive HiNRG,Trance, Death Trance, Hard Trance, Ambient Trance, Acid Trance, Goa (psychedelic) Trance, Goa, Dream Trance, Progressive Trance, Hard Acid Trance, Slow Trance, Ibiza Trance, Symphonic Trance,Synth Core,Synth Pop,Trip-Hop, Funky Techno, Detroit, Industrial Techno, Experimental, Intellitechno, Gabber, Ethno Techno, Detroit Techno, Experimental Techno, Handbag, Progressive Hop, Progressive Breakbeat, Progressive Detroit Techno, Progressive Train-wrecked Acid Happy Hardcore Death Gabber, Progressive Minimal Intelligent Hardcore Dub Acid Bass Breakbeat Jungle Death Trance, Happy Gabber, Happy Techno, Darkbeat,Every single dance genre put in one = Techno. |
| Trance |
| Trance evolved from German Techno, using the rolling bass and sizzling keyboards of techno to give the music a hypnotic flowing effect, yet retaining all the driving, pulsating energy of it's true techno roots. Attributes: synth/sample-driving, pounding basslines, complex cyber-sounding keyboards, usually instrumental. 128 to 150 BPM. Examples: Aphex Twin(can also be acid techno), HardTrance Acsperience, Cosmo, Raver's Nature, Marusha and anything on the Harthouse, D-Jax, Rough Trade, or EX labels. |
| Rave |
| Heavy basslines with fast rolling drum sound sand fast synths.Not much vocals just couple words being repeated over and over. Great for people who loved to get stoned. |
Credits go to: Dj Base,Face the music,EurodanceHits
Now some great Techno links |
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| Eurodancehits.com | The largest archieve of techno videos online. |
| Face the music | Charts and dance dictionary. |
| Cosmic Fantasia | Everything,info on techno,rave scenes, and even info on drugs... |
