What is Industrial Music??? And why is it called that??!
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What is Industrial Music??? And why is it called that??
Answers: "Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of experimental music, especially but not necessarily electronic music. The term was first used in the mid-1970s to describe the then-unique sound of Industrial Records artists. Since then, an extremely wide variety of labels and artists have since come to be called "Industrial."
The first industrial artists experimented with varying degrees of noise, production techniques and what, at the time, were considered controversial topics. Their production was not only limited to musical output. It also included mail art, performance art, installation pieces and other art forms.[1]
Originally, the term solely referred to music created by Industrial Records and related artists. As time progressed, the term began to refer to artists either directly influenced by the original movement, artists using an "industrial" aesthetic such as imagery devised around mechanical objects and industry itself and, more distantly, artists who were only minimally, often not at all, influenced or inspired by Industrial Records and related artists. The broadening of the term's musical definition has led to an overwhelming number of sub-genres and lines of influence." Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/industrial_... im not really sure, but i think its music that appeals to the masses. written with the traditionally acceptable melodic chorus, not too complex, not too long, and everyone can relate. its too bad, because you will never hear the best stuff on the contemporary radio stations. its actually generic music, soon to be played in elevators. It was orginally applied to the experimantal style and sound of artists on the Industrial Records label........eventually it broadened to apply to artists who were either directly influenced by the original movement or artists using an industrial theme (imagery about/decribing mechanical objects and/or industry )