> Playlist culture negates the need for a clear taxonomy of music Very true. Playlist culture has the potential to organise and label sound aesthetics in ways

> Playlist culture negates the need for a clear taxonomy of music Very true. Playlist culture has the potential to organise and label sound aesthetics in ways that genres do not do justice. My playlists are labelled similarly like "Silk" (mostly smooth and deep house with elements of other electronic genres that fit the aesthetic). Silk is obviously not a genre but it's a valid taxonomy to me. > It takes a few years of hindsight to recognize what is a real genre and not just marketing/hype I think this has greatly shortened in recent years. I think new genres can be clearly defined on timescales of months or less although it's hard to verify the "legitimacy" of a new genre. > Electronic music is "done" There are lots of traditional folk genres and acoustic styles that don't have a clear synergy with electronic genres yet, I'm sure more will surface.