The next big EDM genre/ sound?

kesslook said:
Australia - listen to Australia, I will re-post some of a UK article, English writers have described Oz, as the new centre of the universe musically and electro especially.


There are a group of young guys 18-20, leading the Melbourne Bang.

And more, FLUME being one.

UK Article...










"I'm Moving To Australia Because Of Flume" September 11, 2013


Flume recently took to social media to make a heartfelt shout out to his electronic music-making brethren Down Under.
"Just wanted to say how proud I am to be a part of Australian Electronic music scene right now, and its not just me."
he wrote. "I've been travelling the world for the past 6 months and I'm constantly getting asked in interviews about the
"Australian sound" and this new wave of producers. I never thought much of it, being part of this new wave and all,
but after this trip to the USA I'm starting to see it from an outsiders perspective. Australia, we've got something
pretty special going on here, we've got our own sound, and the worlds [sic] starting to take notice."
English music journalist Phoebe Hurst has become so enamoured with Australia's thriving scene that she is relocating to Australia.
Some people move overseas to follow their hearts. Phoebe Hurst is following the music. Her story is a good reminder of just how terrific
that thing both she and Flume refer to as the 'Australian sound' really is right now.

Can anything really compete with a country that gave us David Bowie, Radiohead and Brian Eno?
From Prog Rock to Dubstep, music movements are born here..........

But as the lights dimmed, I sensed that something potentially life-changing was about to happen. A moist surge of bodies propelled me towards
the infinity prism and Flume entered the stage. The front row went from polite to pit within seconds, LEDs flashed and, at the centre of it
all, Harley Streten ducked the bass dives and ecstatically gurned out the peaks. In the midst of the euphoria, with the semi-pornographic
visuals of ‘You and Me’ searing into my eyes, I finally admitted defeat: Australia might just have the coolest music scene in the world.

Nowadays, the Australian buzz band is a well established thing and musos are tripping over themselves to pin down the ‘dreamy, delectable and ever-so-slightly dangerous’
Australian sound.

Ninety percent of the stuff I’ve been listening to, writing about and clogging up my friends’ newsfeeds with (if any of my online
acquaintances didn’t know who Chet Faker was before, they do now) has been Australian in origin. Jagwar Ma’s Howlin’ is already my favourite
album of 2013 and I won’t even mention the debt it owes to the Happy Mondays.

So what does a diligent music journalist/recent English Lit. grad with questionable employment skills do? Go straight to the source.
I’ve decided to up sticks and relocate to the world’s new music hub.

(Guardian, UK)

And Flume again -

Australia, we've got something pretty special going on here, we've got our own sound, and the worlds starting to take notice
Here's what I'm talking about:
L D R U: https://soundcloud.com/futureclassic/l-d-r-u-the-tropics
Kilter: https://soundcloud.com/shapeshifterlivenz/shapeshifter-shadow-boxer
Cosmo's Midnight: https://soundcloud.com/cosmosmidnight/cosmos-midnight-the-dofflin
Touch Sensitive: Touch Sensitive - Pizza Guy [Official Music Video] - YouTube
Hayden James: https://soundcloud.com/futureclassic/hayden-james-permission-to
Wave Racer: https://soundcloud.com/wave-racer/sets/stoopid-rock-u-tonite-free
Willow Beats: https://soundcloud.com/willowbeats/alchemy-1
George Maple: https://soundcloud.com/george-maple/george-maple-fixed
Motez: https://soundcloud.com/tonicollisio...in=tonicollision/sets/motez-ride-roof-back-ep
Charles Murdoch: https://soundcloud.com/futureclassic/charles-murdoch-no-lungs-free
Nick Panlook/Nickelodeon:https://soundcloud.com/nick-panlook
& these two big dogs leading the charge
Chet Faker: https://soundcloud.com/chet-faker/melt-feat-kilo-kish
Ta-ku: https://soundcloud.com/takugotbeats/ginger-the-ghost-one-type-of
...............
Click to expand...

Strayaaa! Check out https://soundcloud.com/leonosborn as well!
 
Nick's/Nikelodeon's new stuff

https://soundcloud.com/nick-panlook/nikelodeon-break-down-original-mix
https://soundcloud.com/nick-panlook/nikelodeon-break-down-original-mix

<iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/205242941&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true"></iframe>

https://soundcloud.com/nick-panlook/nickelodeon-butterfly-remix-ft-jova-radevska
https://soundcloud.com/nick-panlook/nickelodeon-butterfly-remix-ft-jova-radevska
<iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/196442632&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true"></iframe>


Nick has now been signed by entertainment agents, means he will be touring - starting with Australia, and Europe - Belgium in may.
Still releasing tracks on soundcloud free mostly, doesn't have a recording contract.

See his album -
https://soundcloud.com/nick-panlook/nick-panlook-urban-symphony
 
In my opinion, I'd like to see more stuff like lido's projects, cashmere cat, flume, hudson mohawke (although lantern was a little weak), sweater beats and anything future bass.
 
Digital Sounds! Electronic music with arcade videogames sounds! Listen to the new Porter Robinson album called Worlds and will understand me! :)
 
hard to tell the future but.. i think it's a combination of electronic music with dancehall/reggea kind of music. Like 'Lean on' and 'Police man' ect.
 
Not EDM so much, but I think the traditional format of a 4/5 person band is dying and will be replaced by singer-songwriters collabing with producers: disclosure, rudimental and similar
 
I would have to say Future Bass (or Doflin, Love Trap, etc) is the next big thing in EDM.

The work those guys outta Australia are putting out is nothing short of Amazing.

Artists like Flume (or course), Cosmo's Midnight, Wave Racer and Pusher all are putting out crazy, melodic, 808-heavy tracks that are mesmerizing in so many ways. Check them and the genre out if you get a chance to. You won't regret it.



I also think PBR&B (or alternative R&B) is coming up in the game. Alina Baraz & Galamatias are well worth a listen. Also, another artist Doja Cat, usually has her tracks produced by big EDM names like Snakehips, RL Grime and FWDSLXSH //. Definitely a genre I'd like to hear more of.
 
The next big genre must be radio playable, and even though I find hardstyle interesting - it's too fast (and "loud") for most people. Maybe in 5 - 10 years, when both the audience and the genre has matured.
 
Hello!

When you look at beatport charts and google trends it might be deep house and future house. It is a great mixture for playing on radio and in many clubs/discos.

Best Regards,
Cueless
 
I think the "death" of EDM is going to be the next big genre/sound. EDM is played out. It will go underground when something else takes it's place.
EDM isn't a catch-all term, it's just another subgenre of electronic music. And not all electronic music is dance music, especially club dance music.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top