Browse by Era
Explore electronic music through the decades
1980s
1980–1989
The birth of electronic dance music - synth-pop, electro, and early house
Electro
Synth-pop
Italo-Disco
Hi-NRG
Chicago House
1990s
1990–1999
The rave era - techno explosion, jungle, trance, and UK garage emerge
Techno
House
Trance
Jungle
Drum n Bass
UK Garage
Hardcore
2000s
2000–2009
Minimal techno, electro house, and the rise of dubstep
Minimal
Electro House
Tech House
Dubstep
Progressive House
Fidget House
2010s
2010–2019
EDM goes mainstream, bass music evolves, and lo-fi house emerges
Deep House
Future Bass
Trap
Bass Music
Lo-Fi House
Tech House
2020s
2020–2029
Post-pandemic sounds - hyperpop, UK bass, and genre-fluid production
Hyperpop
UK Bass
Breakbeat
Ambient
Leftfield