What Style of Dance Music is This?

[Negative Creep]

Slightly odd question but I'm currently writing some video game reviews. I'm not generally a fan of dance or electronic music but I've always thought the soundtrack to the obscure Playstation racing game Motorhead (nothing to do with the band) was superb. So what style of music would you call this?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARSqZtXoBRU&fea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t85U-3EIATU&fea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7yMnC_w0H4&fea...

Just need something more descriptive than "the soundtrack is excellent"

[Fraser Z4]

I'd say it's trance.

[ROB_GTR]

trance / electro

[Don1]

Bad euro-trance.

[RemainAllHoof]

Don1 said:

Bad euro-trance.

Spot on. It sounds like music from a game.

[Negative Creep]

RemainAllHoof said:

It sounds like music from a game.

Geez, I wonder why that could be thanks for the replies though

[RemainAllHoof]

Negative Creep said:

Geez, I wonder why that could be thanks for the replies though

That's my point. I know it's from a game but it sounds like it is from a game rather than released for purchase on its own right.

[james_gt3rs]

RemainAllHoof said:

That's my point. I know it's from a game but it sounds like it is from a game rather than released for purchase on its own right.

Out of interest, what do you think of this? I know nothing about dance music, but love this song from a game.

Love the bit around the 1.20 mark.

[DrTre]

james_gt3rs said:

Out of interest, what do you think of this? I know nothing about dance music, but love this song from a game.

Love the bit around the 1.20 mark.

Can you turn it up a bit please?

[Negative Creep]

DrTre said:

james_gt3rs said:

Out of interest, what do you think of this? I know nothing about dance music, but love this song from a game.

Love the bit around the 1.20 mark.

Can you turn it up a bit please?

What track?

[james_gt3rs]

Negative Creep said:

DrTre said:

james_gt3rs said:

Out of interest, what do you think of this? I know nothing about dance music, but love this song from a game.

Love the bit around the 1.20 mark.

Can you turn it up a bit please?

What track?

st!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oE8heI-Ozc

[Don1]

I'd call it hardstyle, or an aggressive Hard House/Rave/NRG.

[RemainAllHoof]

di.fm has it down as hardstyle but trancecore was what it used to be called, I thought?

[Negative Creep]

Quite like that track as well, can imagine running around getting gibs to that.


On the subject of obscure yet brilliant game music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjNTPjElZoc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tnmbi9EckA&fea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez4gPTOxLCc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtepFydHOhY

Shame about the poor sound quality on Youtube videos though

[RemainAllHoof]

Well, I quite like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb8PQXPOkCc because of what it represents (an amazing game; all the modes of transport you see in the intro can be controlled plus the game included the various scenarios - Wake Island, Omaha, Market Garden etc).

Similar reasons for the update: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUFJDVlxKZw *feels addiction cravings kicking in*

Da-da-dum-de-dum-dum... *twitches*

Edited by RemainAllHoof on Thursday 10th March 20:47

[mrmr96]

Here is an excellent interactive guide to all dance music genre's:
http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/

(takes moment to load and looks a bit cheesy, but it's actually pretty good)

[RemainAllHoof]

mrmr96 said:

Here is an excellent interactive guide to all dance music genre's:
http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/

(takes moment to load and looks a bit cheesy, but it's actually pretty good)

It's not entirely accurate, though. Look at stuff on the UK dance scene around 1990 - 2000. Some of it is just plain incorrect. And no, I wasn't off my face the entire decade so did notice what was what. Wait a sec. I mean, I have no idea what the music from the UK dance scene was like around 1990 - 2000 and you never have caught me dancing like I had a fit.