Alternative electronic is a umbrella term generally used to describe a grouping of lesser-known electronic dance music genres that are related in some fashion to industrial music. This includes ebm, futurepop, elektro, aggrotech, powernoise and technoid. Although the term has a fairly wide acceptance within the scene that surrounds the music it relates to, there is some contention as to whether the use of the word 'alternative' in this sense is correct given there are other 'lesser-known' electronic music genres that exist in alternative to the more mainstream dance music genres of house, techno or trance that fall out with of the scope of 'alternative electronic' music. Electronic music is a loose term for music created using electronic equipment. ... Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of electronic and experimental music. ... Electronic body music (EBM) is a musical genre combining elements of industrial music and electronic dance music. ... Futurepop is a recently-emerging musical genre, an outgrowth of EBM with synth pop influences. ... It should be mentioned that there is much disagreement within the industrial scene as to the current state of industrial, to the extent that some (including artists mentioned on this page) are of the belief that there is no current state of industrial, and that industrial music ended with the... Aggrotech is a term that surfaced in the mid-1990s to describe industrial music that was typified by somewhat harsh song structures, aggressive beats and lyrics of a militant, pessimistic or explicit nature. ... It should be mentioned that there is much disagreement within the industrial scene as to the current state of industrial, to the extent that some (including artists mentioned on this page) are of the belief that there is no current state of industrial, and that industrial music ended with the... It should be mentioned that there is much disagreement within the industrial scene as to the current state of industrial, to the extent that some (including artists mentioned on this page) are of the belief that there is no current state of industrial, and that industrial music ended with the... Dance music is music composed, played, or both, specifically to accompany social dancing. ... House music refers to a collection of styles of electronic dance music, the earliest forms beginning in the early- to mid- 1980s. ... Techno is a form of electronic music that emerged in the mid-1980s and primarily refers to a particular style developed in and around Detroit and subsequently adopted by European producers. ... Trance music is a subgenre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s. ...

See also

• Distorted Circuitry
• Infest (Festival)