> the year 2000 was the rise of electronic music Electronic music goes back to the 60's. Synthpop became popular (mainstream) in the early 1980's as synthesiz

> the year 2000 was the rise of electronic music Electronic music goes back to the 60's. Synthpop became popular (mainstream) in the early 1980's as synthesizer keyboards became common. The 90's dropped the synths as they became too much of a cliché. So you just had a bit of a silent period before 2000, so electronic music in 2000's seemed like something new, but it merely utilized the new technological possibilities.