What Are You Listening To?

[Jerome]

Oh right I see what you mean - and I agree 100%. The EDM generation don't understand true electronic music (or maybe they have just not been exposed to it). In which case they should become familiar with it - might spark some creativity. The real electronic musicians you describe are the ones who were trying to find an alternative way to write/compose full symphonies and cohesive works but using electronics instead of acoustic instruments. The EDM generation think everything has to have a beat attached to it. There's no subtle movements or changes in the structure or even in the approach. One of the dead giveaways is the fact that a lot of it is discussed in terms of BPM - in other words they already have a formula and that dictates the flow of the piece whereas the 'old school' were trying to describe things with an electronic palette but with shifting patterns and movements. To me EDM is just disco with electronic instruments - and sometimes they don't even have any instruments at all (copy and paste features an awful lot in this genre). There has to be some creative thought behind the sounds but I find EDM as boring as hell. No point listening to a piece if you already know where it's going. No Guru, No Method, No Teacher!