Music movements

After looking at the various music movements, I decided that dubstep, hardcore, electro-clash, techno, and electronic-producer/DJ culture are all related and could be grouped together. One thing I noticed throughout these movements is that lyrics aren't the main point of the song which is not typically what we think when we think of music, but music does not have to be lyrics that are sung. It can be such a wide variety of things, but I believe that music is anything that stimulates our ears. Sounds are all around us and that's all songs are, different sounds being put together to form one larger piece of sound. These various movements sound different than other typical music because it doesn't sound like they are using conventional instruments, when in reality they are just using instruments in a different way to create unconventional sounds. When listening to the different musicians within each category it was clear to me that although they all sounded slightly different, they applied the same basic principles to produce music. These musicians organize sounds in certain patterns that make the listeners want to dance because of the constant rhythm throughout.
These movements are definitely types of music that would be played at a club or party. The technology these artists use is unique because they have to use instruments in ways that make them sound different than ordinary instruments. Today, computers are heavily used to create this type of music which I think is really interesting. I like how music has evolved into something much larger than just regular instruments. Using computer technology to create sound is unique because every sound can be altered in the slightest bit making each sound different from one another. In addition to computers, they use drums and keyboards to produce sound. I like how the sounds are deceiving, but these artists are using instruments, just like other artists, in a different way to produce unique sounds.  The way they set up different sequences of sounds before the beat drops is exactly what people dancing in a club want.
After looking at all of the different movements, I would add Zedd to these categories. His work fits perfectly with these other music producers. Although dubstep has changed over the years, current dubstep artists still use the basic principles of sound that Stephen Gurley and Menta used. Their sounds use minimal lyrics and overlap sounds in certain ways that produce a song. These sounds have a constant beat throughout and most of the time are repeated continuously for the entire duration of the song. These sounds form a pattern in which people are still able to dance to just like they are today. I found it very interesting to listen to hardcore, techno, dubstep and electronic because I could clearly hear the connection between all of them. Each movement built off of one another and slightly changed the speed and sound to make something new. Zedd definitely fits in the category of dubstep and electronic-DJ producer, but I can hear that his work has evolved from the older hardcore and techno movements. I like how newer songs, like Zedd's, change the sounds more frequently than older ones because it keeps the listeners into the song and keeps them dancing which is what these types of music make people want to do!
I can tell that the basic principles of these movements are still used in Zedd's work because although his songs sound different, if you really listen you are able to hear the same types of sounds that were used years ago by Daft Punk and Delerium. The only difference is that Zedd uses lyrics so initially it's hard to tell if the sounds are really the same, but by closely listening you can tell that the technology that is used today is the same as what was used back then. If the same technology was not used the sounds would be different. The major difference I noticed in the technology Zedd uses and the older songs is the speed of the sounds being put together, making it sound like different technologies are being used. By Zedd putting lyrics to his songs while using the hardcore, electronic principles, he is building off of these other movements as well. I like how he is using the computerized sounds and lyrics to produce music, making it slightly different than the movement before. This type of music is very interesting because no matter what time period it is from, or how fast-paced the music is, it always makes people want to dance because of the constant upbeat rhythm that is carried throughout. I appreciate these movements because it is producing music that sounds unconventional even though its just using instruments in a unique and creative way which is much harder than playing a guitar and singing.
Zedd-Clarity
Zedd-Addicted to a Memory