German electronic music
Encyclopedia
The electronic music
of Germany
consists of a number of genres that are popular around the world today.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
consists of a number of genres that are popular around the world today.
Styles originating in Germany
- ElectroclashElectroclashElectroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
- TranceTrance musicTrance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
- SchranzSchranzSchranz is a European style of music derived from techno. It originated in Germany.-Etymology:The term emerged in 1994 when Frankfurt-based DJ Chris Liebing and The Advent described a certain type of techno while searching for records at the now closed "Boy Records" store. The next time he visited...
- KrautrockKrautrockKrautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
- Minimal
- Berlin School of electronic musicBerlin School of electronic musicThe Berlin School of electronic music, or just Berlin School, was a development of electronic music in the 1970s, shaped by Berlin-based artists like Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and Ashra....
- Düsseldorf School of electronic musicDüsseldorf School (Krautrock)The Düsseldorf School of electronic music, or just Düsseldorf School, was a development of electronic music in the 1970s, shaped by Düsseldorf-based artists like Kraftwerk, Cluster, Can and Neu!. The style is characterized by synthesizer melodies and rhythmic bass lines and prominent drums. Most...
- Funker Vogt
- Wumpscut
- Project Pitchfork
- Wolfsheim