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> How music evolved over the 20th Century? Music married with electricity and that helped to create a cambrian explosion of creativity. This is the major contr
by pvaldes 6y ago
> How music evolved over the 20th Century?
Music married with electricity and that helped to create a cambrian explosion of creativity. This is the major contribution from the 20th Century to the history of music and nothing will be the same after this.
That spawned 1) Rock first, based in the electric guitar, and 2) an sea of Electronic music later, based in the synthesizer.
To focus in the second part, here you have a selection of albums to experience several flavours of electronic and experimental music, from dark wave to big beat, space rock or synthpop. Just one album representative of each group was chosen; not necessarily their best or the easiest to listen, but all deserve to be here for different reasons.
Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine
Yello - Stella
Pink Floyd - The Dark Face of the Moon
OMD - Dazzle Ships
Tricky - Maxinquaye
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Bjork - Homogenic
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
Moby - Play
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
Pet Shop Boys - Please
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby
Depeche mode - Violator
Radiohead - Kid A
Gary Numan - Hybrid
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxigene
The Cure - Disintegration
- lozf 6y agoWhilst it may not have been as popular back then, electronic music actually predates Rock. The Theremin for instance, invented in 1922 was not the first electronic musical instrument, but it is one of the few from that era that still makes an appearance these days. https://120years.net https://120years.net has more on electronic instruments through the years.