What kind of music is Electronica?
April 10, 2008Electronica might not sound pretty familiar to people. I bet they like to listen to songs that have sweet or sad love lyrics, rock, rap, etc. I like those kind of music, too. But the reason why I am writing about electronica is that I wanted the readers to read about something that they had never known before. There are various types of songs under electronica category, such as techno, trance, house, drum and base, and acid jazz. I assume that you know what techno and house are. Like techno and house are, electronica music is based on beats and melody than lyrics. It has many different kinds of “machine sound,” or I might call it as “robot sound,” that is made by a synthesizer. A synthesizer is similar to an electronic piano. I was very attracted by its hum that sounds like marbles rolling down the surface. Usually acid jazz and Shibuya-Kei, the ones that I listen to most of the time, has that kind of feeling. I know. You might now get what I am talking about. I can see your face going like, “What? What is she trying to say?” But that was the only way I could describe the sound. It makes me relaxed very much, and some songs that have sweet melody even make me happy sometimes.Electronica songs are mostly used for background music for some restaurants or stores. Without music, it would be boring, and people would not want to stay there for a long time. And if they put some songs that had lyrics from the beginning to the end of the song, for me, the place would seem messy. But electronica is perfect for background music. I feel that it is tranquility that makes me to like this genre of song very much. I will put top lists of songs that love for next post!
Tags: acid jazz, drum and base, Electronica, house, Music, shibuya-kei, techno, trance
