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T-Dog · 3949 days ago · link · · parent · post: Anthony Bourdain Calls EDM Fans, 'Lords and Princelings of Douchedom' | Music News | Rolling Stone
I would say its a genre. There is a lot of electronica that exists in the world and not all of it sounds the same. EDM is the music you'd think would be played in a typical rave setting. Think big, sweepy synth lines and an automated, unswung rhythm. But then there's also electronica that doesn't exist solely to be danced to. I'd pay to see someone attempt to dance to Aphex Twin or Squarepusher. Also, turntablism (good example would be Kid Koala or Cut Chemist) and sample music (DJ Shadow, Avalanches) are dancy electronic music, but certainly not EDM. Electronica is the over-arching term and EDM exists under it along with a whole bunch of other music.