Week 5

Analysis 4

                As with any popular culture topic there are many theories that are not correct and are a down right lie, but also there are many that are true and electronic music is no different.  Through the weekly analysis’s that have been written, there has been a focus on the negative theories and how they do not apply, but this week’s analysis will be different in the fact that this analysis is all about theories that are true and can be applied to this topic.  I think that it is not only important to work on disproving some theories but to also understand some theories that exist and how they can influence the thought behind the popular culture topic.

            It is true that much of the culture of the electronic music is largely derived around what isn’t exactly popular within mainstream music.  A great example of this is again the genre of dubstep.  When dubstep was big with true electronic music fans, a majority of people hated the sounds and music, but now that mainstream music has gotten ahold of dubstep the larger population of true fans has begun to go back to more house and electro and even the lesser known hardstyle that is not big here in the United States.  Another theory that does apply but does not pertain to everyone is that yes there can be some illegal substances apparent at the concerts and shows, but this is no different than any other concert.  We have all been at a concert and smelled smoke that was not exactly from a cigarette.

            Knowing these things about this topic can allow a person again to not only know who to share their interests with and where it might be appropriate, but also that the scene is usually moving away from what is big today in mainstream music.  Also being ahead of the mainstream music industry can show how innovative and how what is big today in electronic music will usually be big with mainstream music a few years later.