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Originally Posted by shiftael
no-one mentioned techno, techno also as a gazillion sub-genres, too..
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I would actually say that I don't have as much of an issue with techno and other electronic dance styles being genrefied, as generally its a more purpose-built musical style. You choose pre-defined settings, you arrange them, you set a bpm which is relevant to the genre you're making music for and to a large extent you let a machine do the rest. As its all automated, an automated and by nature derivative, an automated description (which is what genre names are) seems suitable.
Metal is performed almost entirely by human body parts and as a result should be more instinctive, so to me it seems strange to try to describe it like some kind of machine. But whatever floats your boats.