Electronic Music Genres

A map of electronic music genres, with a page for each sound covering its history, its musical character, and the key tracks that shaped it.

  1. Discoearly 1970s
  2. Houseearly 1980s
  3. Technomid 1980s
  4. Acid Housemid to late 1980s
  5. Garage Housemid 1980s
  6. UK Garagelate 1990s
  7. Grimeearly 2000s
  8. Dubstepearly 2000s
  9. Jungle / Drum & Bassearly 1990s
  10. Tranceearly 1990s
  11. EDM / Big Roomaround 2010
  12. Afro House / Amapianolate 1990s to early 2010s
  13. French Housemid 1990s
  14. Reggae, Dub & Soundsystemlate 1960s (reggae and dub), migrating to the UK through the 1960s and 70s
  15. Electroearly 1980s
  16. Italo Disco / Synth-poplate 1970s to early 1980s
  17. EBM / New Beatearly 1980s (EBM), 1987 (new beat)
  18. UK Rave / Breakbeat Hardcoreearly 1990s
  19. Big Beatmid 1990s
  20. IDMearly 1990s
  21. Trip Hop / Downtempolate 1980s to early 1990s
  22. Baltimore / Jersey Clubearly 1990s (Baltimore), 1999 to 2001 (Jersey)
  23. Footwork / Jukelate 1990s
  24. Hardstylelate 1990s to early 2000s
  25. Bassline + UK Funkyearly to mid 2000s
  26. Future Garagelate 2000s
  27. Future Bassaround 2010 to 2011
  28. Traparound 2011 to 2013
  29. Hyperpoparound 2013
  30. Deconstructed Clubearly 2010s
  31. Ambientmid 1970s
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