Timeline of electronic music genres
A timeline of electronic music genres with date of origin, locale of origin, and music samples.
| Genre |
Date of origin |
Locale of origin |
Music sample |
| Ambient |
Early 1970s |
Germany, United Kingdom |
|
| Industrial music |
September 3, 1975 [1] |
United Kingdom |
|
| Hi-NRG |
1977–80 |
United States |
|
| Space disco |
~1977 |
Europe |
|
| Synthpop |
1977–79 |
Germany, Japan, England |
|
| Breakbeat |
1970s |
United States |
|
| Chiptune |
Late 1970s–early 1980s |
Japan |
|
| Electro |
Early 1980s |
United States (New York & Detroit) |
|
| Italo disco |
Early 1980s |
Italy, Spain |
|
| New Beat |
Mid-1980s |
Belgium |
|
| House music |
Mid-1980s |
Chicago, United States |
|
| Techno |
Mid 1980s |
Detroit, United States |
|
| Acid house |
Late 1980s |
United Kingdom (England - London/Manchester) |
|
| Deep house |
Late 1980s |
United States |
|
| Rave |
Early 1990s |
United Kingdom |
|
| Drum and bass, Jungle |
Early 1990s |
United Kingdom (England - London/Bristol) |
|
| Trance music, Goa trance |
Late 1980s, Early 1990s |
Germany |
|
A Simple arpeggiated (Roland JP-8000) Supersaw waveform pattern with chorus and flanging.
| |
|
| Hardcore |
early 1990s |
Netherlands |
|
| Dubstep |
Late 1990s—early 2000s |
London, England, United Kingdom |
|
| Glitch music |
1990s |
Germany |
|
White cube (watching ideas hang)
| |
| Futurepop |
Late 1990s |
Europe |
|
|
| Hardstyle |
Late 1990s, early 2000s |
The Netherlands, Italy |
|
| Trap music |
2000s |
Atlanta, Georgia |
|
| Synthwave |
2000s |
US, France |
| CEDM |
2000s |
Worldwide |
|
| Electro house |
2000s |
Worldwide |
|
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References
- ↑ In the interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-52cFgFNlRc at 21:46, Genesis P-Orridge, for the first time, specifies the origin date and origin location of the term Industrial Music - Monte Cazassa and Genesis P-Orridge coined the term Industrial Music on Sept 3, 1975 in a park in The London Borough of Hackney, UK.
