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The only conclusion I was able to draw from here is that EDM became more "pop". Every decade since the '80s has some type of EDM song taking the number one spo

The only conclusion I was able to draw from here is that EDM became more "pop". Every decade since the '80s has some type of EDM song taking the number one spot, but '10s has like 7 in the top 10.

sph 3y ago
Your definition of EDM does not match mine. Who are those modern equivalent of Fatboy Slim or Chemical Brothers that have 7 songs in the top 10? Or do you mean more like Aphex Twin? If by EDM you mean music produced on a computer, that's even less of a genre than rock is.
- portaouflop 3y ago
  I feel like there are many definitions of EDM out there. GP probably means electronic music in general - to me EDM is a genre coming out of the US since maybe 2006, heavily influenced by pop, French house and UK dubstep - basically a watered down and more palatable version of underground styles of EU electronic music. But we can ask 10 people and get probably a dozen different definitions.
  - mewpmewp2 3y ago
    My definition is that it's electronic music that makes you dance. For dancing purposes, lyrics as in meaning matter less, so it's about what goes with the flow to make you move. EDM is about pleasant, energetic vibing, moving and energy.
    - portaouflop 3y ago
      Yea for me that is just dance music or electronic music; and EDM is more a marketing term from the US shrug
      - mewpmewp2 3y ago
        Searching for dance music, it seems to bring similar results as EDM usually, I haven't heard the term "dance music" though. I thought it might include maybe things like hispanic dance or otherwise, but it too seems to be mostly EDM. Also I haven't heard of "electronic music" that much and it has different connotation in my head. Maybe I have been brainwashed by the US term, although I didn't even know it was a US term. I'm from Europe, but of course US brainwash has reached me, no question about the size of the radius. However to me the term EDM definitely has a certain meaning and I think it's generally for most, as when I search for EDM I get exactly what I'm looking or feeling for most of the time. Nonetheless even knowing I might be brainwashed it feels special in terms of the feeling.
- input_sh 3y ago
  My definition of EDM is electronic music. You know, the ones where vocals are more just another (optional) instrument than the main thing driving a song. But if you want something like Fatboy Slim or Chemical Brothers from '10s (similar level of complexity vs mainstream appeal): Duck Sauce, ZHU, Rufus Du Sol, Tchami, Peggy Gou, maybe some Disclosure. If I'm not limited to just house music, then add Flume and Kaytranada to the mix. As someone that grew up on this music in '10s, I'm sure I'm gonna view these artists with the same sense of nostalgia a couple of decades from now.

The only conclusion I was able to draw from here is that EDM became more "pop". Every decade since the '80s has some type of EDM song taking the number one spot, but '10s has like 7 in the top 10.

sph 3y ago

Your definition of EDM does not match mine. Who are those modern equivalent of Fatboy Slim or Chemical Brothers that have 7 songs in the top 10? Or do you mean more like Aphex Twin? If by EDM you mean music produced on a computer, that's even less of a genre than rock is.

portaouflop 3y ago
I feel like there are many definitions of EDM out there. GP probably means electronic music in general - to me EDM is a genre coming out of the US since maybe 2006, heavily influenced by pop, French house and UK dubstep - basically a watered down and more palatable version of underground styles of EU electronic music. But we can ask 10 people and get probably a dozen different definitions.
- mewpmewp2 3y ago
  My definition is that it's electronic music that makes you dance. For dancing purposes, lyrics as in meaning matter less, so it's about what goes with the flow to make you move. EDM is about pleasant, energetic vibing, moving and energy.
  - portaouflop 3y ago
    Yea for me that is just dance music or electronic music; and EDM is more a marketing term from the US shrug
    - mewpmewp2 3y ago
      Searching for dance music, it seems to bring similar results as EDM usually, I haven't heard the term "dance music" though. I thought it might include maybe things like hispanic dance or otherwise, but it too seems to be mostly EDM. Also I haven't heard of "electronic music" that much and it has different connotation in my head. Maybe I have been brainwashed by the US term, although I didn't even know it was a US term. I'm from Europe, but of course US brainwash has reached me, no question about the size of the radius. However to me the term EDM definitely has a certain meaning and I think it's generally for most, as when I search for EDM I get exactly what I'm looking or feeling for most of the time. Nonetheless even knowing I might be brainwashed it feels special in terms of the feeling.
input_sh 3y ago
My definition of EDM is electronic music. You know, the ones where vocals are more just another (optional) instrument than the main thing driving a song. But if you want something like Fatboy Slim or Chemical Brothers from '10s (similar level of complexity vs mainstream appeal): Duck Sauce, ZHU, Rufus Du Sol, Tchami, Peggy Gou, maybe some Disclosure. If I'm not limited to just house music, then add Flume and Kaytranada to the mix. As someone that grew up on this music in '10s, I'm sure I'm gonna view these artists with the same sense of nostalgia a couple of decades from now.