EPTI can listen to house, trance, "real techno", dnb, downtempo, jungle, uk hardcore et cetera but ALWAYS some little sh** has to ask me why do I listen to 'techno'
god damn so annoying
Electronic music is NOT techno
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DNB
Finland995 Posts
I can listen to house, trance, "real techno", dnb, downtempo, jungle, uk hardcore et cetera but ALWAYS some little sh** has to ask me why do I listen to 'techno' god damn so annoying | ||
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bibbaly
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DNB
Finland995 Posts
On June 15 2011 06:08 bibbaly wrote: My favorite techno artist is skrillex. @&#! | ||
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Kenpachi
United States9908 Posts
On June 15 2011 06:08 bibbaly wrote: My favorite techno artist is skrillex. lol | ||
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Alabasern
United States4005 Posts
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danmooj1
United States1855 Posts
and would all those you listed be considered "electronic"? not a fan of that kind of music so I can't tell the difference but was always curious how each is distinguished from another | ||
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Butigroove
Seychelles2061 Posts
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Pathology
Canada132 Posts
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Alabasern
United States4005 Posts
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Hakker
United States1360 Posts
T_T | ||
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Ryalnos
United States1946 Posts
Some terms like 'techno' or 'electronica' happen to be more memorable than "jungle" or "house" so it's not too surprising that people lump the music all together and use those terms to describe it. Also: anger over petty/silly things like this is weakness. | ||
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iPlaY.NettleS
Australia4329 Posts
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Cultoviac
Germany18 Posts
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SmoKim
Denmark10304 Posts
On June 15 2011 06:08 bibbaly wrote: My favorite techno artist is skrillex. perfect first response xD | ||
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Golden Ghost
Netherlands1041 Posts
ps. Techno for me will always be linked to my youth and Technohead with their CD Headsex  | ||
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FeiLing
Germany428 Posts
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TheGreatWhiteHope_
United States335 Posts
Not everyone knows the ins and outs of your specific taste in electronic music. Don't judge them so harshly for it. Imagine if everyone did that. | ||
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Lebesgue
4542 Posts
None of my friends listen to electronic music so they are completely ignorant when it comes to it and they all call it "techno". I tried to explain the differences but it didn't work... On June 15 2011 07:30 TheGreatWhiteHope_ wrote: Those entrenched in a culture see much variety amongst themselves while those on the outside the culture tend to see much more homogenization. This is mostly due to a lack of depth in knowledge or just ignorance, which are pretty much the same thing. Not everyone knows the ins and outs of your specific taste in electronic music. Don't judge them so harshly for it. Imagine if everyone did that. Well, it is not the same. There is an easy name for it: "electronic music". Calling it techno is like calling all rock "Grunge". | ||
DivinO
United States4796 Posts
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Deleted User 135096
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matjlav
Germany2435 Posts
And why does it make you mad? It doesn't mean that they're stupid or anything, just that they haven't listened to much electronic music. People don't pop out of the womb knowing every single detail about the classifications of music in every genre. Indeed, I didn't know about any of those genres that you listed off in the OP until reading this thread. Imagine if I called anyone who doesn't know the difference between classical, romantic, baroque, and modernist music a "little shit." Wouldn't that be really dickish? It is really dickish. tl;dr version: Getting mad at someone for not knowing a random set of facts that you do is really, really dumb. Instead of getting pissed at people for being uneducated about your music, be friendly and educate them! | ||
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matjlav
Germany2435 Posts
On June 15 2011 07:18 FeiLing wrote: Everything electronic-ish has been called Techno by the masses since music exists. Same masses that are super religious, spend half of their income on sms, play farmville and/or buy their computers in a supermarket/discounter. Who cares for what these people dare to speak out loud? Forget about it and move on. Protip: Let every idiot that crosses your way raise your inner mood (knowing that he's gonna pay for his stupidity sooner or later). Lolololol wtf Everyone who doesn't know the difference between random genres in your niche music scene must be some totally uneducated hick? I never knew people could be this judgmental of everyone outside of their music sphere, haha. Is prejudice like this common among electronic music fans? | ||
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FeiLing
Germany428 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/723/blueil.jpg) And now for some reason he doesn't say these are blue colors, instead he says all of these are ultramarine, because that is the only name of a blue color he knows. Nobody cares that he doesn't know that one of them is actually called azure, the other teal or indigo or whatever. Just call it blue if you don't know exactly. Just call it electronic music if you don't know exactly. PS: And yeah, everyone that calls any electronic music techno is very likely to be a person I won't befriend. Not saying they are stupid. I'd rather say they are normal. Sounds kinda sad, right? Your answer now should be "yes, that's very sad (poor you)". | ||
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Loser777
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duBstar
United States57 Posts
Why it makes you mad I do not know. Do not be so pretentious and hipster? That would be good. | ||
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
Oh god, why doesn't everyone know every single one of those categories?? You can't be serious. | ||
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Lebesgue
4542 Posts
On June 15 2011 10:08 JeeJee wrote: http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/ Oh god, why doesn't everyone know every single one of those categories?? You can't be serious. No, the question is "why does anyone refer to electronic music by one of its sub-genres?". Just call it electronic music and that's fine. You don't have to be able to distinguish melodic trance from uplifting trance, or electro house from deep house.. | ||
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matjlav
Germany2435 Posts
On June 15 2011 09:23 FeiLing wrote: Nobody cares if the people can't tell the genres apart. If they'd call it electronic music, that is fine. Why do they call everything techno instead? That's like someone watching these colors (which are obviously all blue tones): And now for some reason he doesn't say these are blue colors, instead he says all of these are ultramarine, because that is the only name of a blue color he knows. Nobody cares that he doesn't know that one of them is actually called azure, the other teal or indigo or whatever. Just call it blue if you don't know exactly. Just call it electronic music if you don't know exactly. PS: And yeah, everyone that calls any electronic music techno is very likely to be a person I won't befriend. Not saying they are stupid. I'd rather say they are normal. Sounds kinda sad, right? Your answer now should be "yes, that's very sad (poor you)". Okay, well, now I know. See how easy that was? I'd never heard anything about "techno" being a subgenre of "electronic" until now, and I'd never really thought about the difference. Why does that make me the sort of person you wouldn't befriend? Just because I don't have the same taste in music as you, and therefore have never been exposed to this taxonomy system? | ||
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
On June 15 2011 12:24 Lebesgue wrote: No, the question is "why does anyone refer to electronic music by one of its sub-genres?". Just call it electronic music and that's fine. You don't have to be able to distinguish melodic trance from uplifting trance, or electro house from deep house.. Just cause it's known like that .. same way when someone asks for a kleenex they don't necessarily mean kleenex, but just any facial tissue. What an odd thing to get mad about | ||
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drop271
New Zealand286 Posts
On June 15 2011 07:47 DivinO wrote: My favorite band is Lady Gaga? Am I doing it right? I believe "Dubstep? I love that band!" is the correct response | ||
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endy
Switzerland8970 Posts
But I know exactly what you mean, I'm always "fuck you dude trip-hop is not techno". | ||
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Diglett
600 Posts
On June 15 2011 12:24 matjlav wrote: Okay, well, now I know. See how easy that was? I'd never heard anything about "techno" being a subgenre of "electronic" until now, and I'd never really thought about the difference. Why does that make me the sort of person you wouldn't befriend? Just because I don't have the same taste in music as you, and therefore have never been exposed to this taxonomy system? just wondering why you learned to call it as techno and not electronic music. were you misinformed? i have also experienced ppl calling the music i listen to techno when i have never listened to it before. it's like calling someone saying "women belong in the kitchen and are too stupid for anything else" a racist. where do ppl learn this? | ||
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SmoKim
Denmark10304 Posts
On June 15 2011 10:08 JeeJee wrote: http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/ Oh god, why doesn't everyone know every single one of those categories?? You can't be serious. wow that link is fucking cool, thanks! will show this to people whenever discussion of eletronic music is on  <3 | ||
SirJolt
the Dagon Knight4002 Posts
House? Dubstep Electro? Dubstep Ambient electronic? Dubstep "Aww yeah man, I totally feel that dubstep vibe!" | ||
zatic
Zurich15325 Posts
On June 15 2011 19:42 SmoKim wrote: wow that link is fucking cool, thanks! will show this to people whenever discussion of eletronic music is on <3Ha just clicked a bit through it. I'd be careful it seems very opinionated and not too informed on the Euro side of styles. | ||
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Bereft
United States1007 Posts
On June 15 2011 22:55 zatic wrote: Ha just clicked a bit through it. I'd be careful it seems very opinionated and not too informed on the Euro side of styles. agreed, seems mostly like one's persons interpretation and opinions. not very technical in terms of describing the different styles, instead "this is the gritty side of electronic music" "this is the soulful side" "this is a great example of how x genre is playful," etc. | ||
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matjlav
Germany2435 Posts
On June 15 2011 15:57 Diglett wrote: just wondering why you learned to call it as techno and not electronic music. were you misinformed? i have also experienced ppl calling the music i listen to techno when i have never listened to it before. it's like calling someone saying "women belong in the kitchen and are too stupid for anything else" a racist. where do ppl learn this? Because I've never really directly been told about the culture, and I usually hear people calling all electronic music "techno." So I pick up the same habit. It's how language works, dude. I never bothered checking if it was correct because I never really developed any sort of interest in the scene. | ||
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misclick
Korea (South)155 Posts
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bonifaceviii
Canada2890 Posts
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