Styles include synth pop, alternative dance, future bass and nu disco.Ĭharacterized by its use of melody, Trance was another early style that’s been evolving for decades. Indie Dance/Electronic is a subgenre that fuses rock and electronic. House can be seen as the style of music and its variations, but also as a movement and philosophy of unity and love, and the stem of dance music culture today. House originated in Chicago post-disco by mixing funk/soul samples on top of electronic synths/instruments and drum machines (though it now varies in style and influence). Trap blends hip-hop production (hats, kicks, vocal cuts) with bass drops and large-room effects in halftime. But while it’s impossible to neatly categorize, it is possible to explore the genre’s limits via Spotify.Ĭheck out our Mint playlist right here, and then learn more about some of our other favorite styles below.įeaturing fast kicks, cymbal smacking, wobble leads, and noted Jamaican dub and reggae influences, Drum & Bass grew from the rave and jungle scenes of Britain in the early 1990s.įuture House is a subgenre that fuses electro/deep house with meaty bass lines. Still, you might not know about Spotify’s many dance and electronic subgenre playlists, which house a veritable treasure trove of emerging (and established) artists within bass, indie, techno, and more.Īccording to diehard fans and experts like Kramer, there’s simply “no way to classify” the many subgenres (and sub-subgenres, and sub-sub-subgenres) that make up the growing dance/electronic/club scene. If you’re a dance fan, you probably follow Spotify’s flagship playlist, Mint. But whether you nabbed a ticket to Belgium or not, there’s still a way to discover and connect with these new and rising artists. The semantics all dissolve to one thing: how it makes you feel.” He praises Tomorrowland, which just wrapped two epic weekends, as an example of a popular festival that truly embraces “the diversity of dance music.”Īccording to Kramer, Tomorrowland hosts more breakout artists than many similar, large-scale festivals.
“House, rave, club, EDM, dance, electronic are all part of the culture. It’s crazy how so many descriptors were accepted throughout its evolution,” says Spotify Dance editor Austin Kramer. “The electronic music genre umbrella has to be the largest musical classification. Dance and electronic music is known for its power to unite fans from across the globe, but real aficionados agree that there’s no one way to blend the many styles, sounds, and artists that make up the expansive and ever-evolving genre.
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