A timeline of electronic music genres, with a date of origin, the locale of origin, and music samples.

Genre Date of origin Locale of originElectroacoustic musicEarly 1940sEgypt (Cairo)Musique concrète1940sEgypt (Cairo), France (Paris)Acousmatic musicLate 1940sFrance (Paris)Drone1960sUnited StatesDubLate 1960sJamaica (Kingston)AmbientLate 1960s – early 1970sGermany, Jamaica, Japan, United KingdomElectronic rockLate 1960s – early 1970sEurope, Japan, United StatesKrautrockLate 1960s – early 1970sWest GermanySpace musicEarly 1970sGermany, JapanThom Holmes (2015), Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture, page 453, RoutledgeBhangraEarly 1970sIndia, PakistanDiscoEarly 1970sUnited States (East Coast)Hip hopEarly 1970sUnited States (New York)Industrial1975 (3 September)United Kingdom (England),In this interview at 21:46, Genesis P-Orridge, for the first time, specifies the origin date and origin location of the term Industrial Music - Monte Cazassa and Genesis P-Orridge coined the term Industrial Music on Sept 3, 1975 in a park in The London Borough of Hackney, UK. United States, GermanyElectronic dance musicMid-to-late 1970sUnited StatesEurodiscoMid-to-late 1970sEuropeNew waveMid-to-late 1970sUnited Kingdom, United StatesSpace discoMid-to-late 1970sEuropeSynthpop1977–1980Germany, Japan, United KingdomDancehallLate 1970sJamaica (Kingston)JapanoiseLate 1970sJapanIndustrial rockLate 1970sUnited StatesHi-NRGLate 1970sUnited StatesPost-disco1977United States (New York City)ChiptuneLate 1970s – early 1980sJapanDance-popLate 1970s – early 1980sUnited States, United KingdomItalo discoLate 1970s – early 1980sItaly, SpainElectroEarly 1980sJapan (Tokyo), United States (New York & Detroit)Electronic body music (EBM)Early 1980sGermany, BelgiumHouse1983United States (Chicago)Garage house1983United States (New York & New Jersey)Chicago house1983United States (Chicago)Deep house1985United States (Chicago)Acid houseMid-1980sUnited States (Chicago)TechnoMid-1980sUnited States (Detroit), GermanyDetroit technoMid-1980sUnited States (Detroit)DowntempoMid-to-late 1980sUnited KingdomEurobeatMid-to-late 1980sItaly, Japan, United KingdomHip houseMid-to-late 1980sUnited States (Chicago, New York City, & Detroit)Latin houseMid-to-late 1980sUnited States (New York City & Chicago)New beatMid-to-late 1980sBelgiumAcid technoLate 1980sUnited Kingdom, United StatesBalearic beatLate 1980sSpain (Ibiza)BreakbeatLate 1980sUnited Kingdom, United StatesEurodanceLate 1980sBelgium, Germany, NetherlandsFlorida breaksLate 1980s United States Funky houseLate 1980sUnited StatesGhetto houseLate 1980sUnited States (Chicago)Italo houseLate 1980sItalyKwaitoLate 1980sSouth Africa (Johannesburg)Tech houseLate 1980sUnited States, Spain (Ibiza)Tribal houseLate 1980sUnited StatesTrip hop1988United Kingdom (Bristol)Ambient house1989United Kingdom, JapanAmbient technoLate 1980s – early 1990sUnited Kingdom, United StatesBreakbeat hardcoreLate 1980s – early 1990sUnited Kingdom (London, Stafford, Manchester, Coventry)HardcoreLate 1980s – early 1990sNetherlandsTranceLate 1980s – early 1990sGermany, Belgium, NetherlandsDark electro1990EuropeIndustrial techno1990United Kingdom, United States, JapanProgressive house1990EuropeAcid trance1991EuropeAmbient dub1991United Kingdom (London)Baltimore club1991United States (Baltimore)Glitch1991Germany, JapanChristoph Cox & Daniel Warner (2004), Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music, page 396, A&C BlackGoa trance1991India (Goa)Intelligent dance music (IDM)1991Japan, United KingdomPsychedelic trance1991India (Goa)Psydub1991United Kingdom (London)UK hard house1991United KingdomBalearic trance1992Spain (Ibiza)Big beat1992United Kingdom (London)Dream trance1992ItalyElectronica1992United KingdomGabber1992Netherlands (Rotterdam)Jungle1992United Kingdom (London & Bristol), JamaicaHard trance1992GermanyIllbient1992United States (New York City)Progressive breaks1992United StatesProgressive trance1992EuropeRagga jungle1992United Kingdom (London)Tech trance1992EuropeBitpop1993Europe, Japan, United StatesBouncy techno1993United Kingdom, Netherlands, GermanyDub techno1993United Kingdom, GermanyDrum and bass1993United Kingdom (London & Bristol)Free tekno1993EuropeMinimal techno1993United States (Detroit), Germany (Berlin)Indietronica1994United KingdomSpeed garage1994United Kingdom (London)UK garage1994United Kingdom (London)French house1995FranceGhettotech1995United States (Detroit & Chicago)BreakcoreMid-1990sUnited Kingdom, Germany, NetherlandsJump-upMid-1990sUnited Kingdom (London)HardstepMid-1990sUnited KingdomNu-discoMid-1990sUnited KingdomSuomisaundiMid-1990sFinlandTechstepMid-1990sUnited KingdomVocal tranceMid-1990sEuropeDarkstepMid-to-late 1990sUnited KingdomDrill 'n' bassMid-to-late 1990sUnited KingdomFuturepopMid-to-late 1990sEuropeHardtechnoMid-to-late 1990sEuropeMicrohouseMid-to-late 1990sEuropeNitzhonotMid-to-late 1990sIsraelAsian underground1997United KingdomBroken beat1997United Kingdom (London)2-step garageLate 1990sUnited Kingdom (London)ElectroclashLate 1990sUnited States (New York City & Detroit), Germany, NetherlandsJersey clubLate 1990sUnited States (New Jersey)JukeLate 1990sUnited States (Chicago)Uplifting tranceLate 1990sGermanyDubstep1998United Kingdom (London)Liquid funk1999United KingdomBass music (EDM)Late 1990s – early 2000sUnited KingdomBasslineLate 1990s – early 2000sUnited Kingdom (Sheffield & Leeds)BreakstepLate 1990s – early 2000sUnited Kingdom (London)Dark psyLate 1990s – early 2000sEurope, RussiaElectro houseLate 1990s – early 2000sUnited StatesFootworkLate 1990s – early 2000sUnited States (Chicago)Full-onLate 1990s – early 2000sEuropeHardstyleLate 1990s – early 2000sNetherlandsProgressive psytranceLate 1990s – early 2000sEuropeJumpstyle2000Belgium, NetherlandsGrime2000United Kingdom (London)Hands up2000GermanyElectronicoreEarly 2000sJapan, United StatesHardbassEarly 2000sRussiaNortecEarly 2000sMexico (Tijuana)Tecno bregaEarly 2000sBrazil (Belém)FunktronicaEarly-to-mid 2000sUnited StatesFidget house2005EuropeFuture garage2005United Kingdom (London)Synthwave2006France UK funky2006United Kingdom (London)Wonky2006United KingdomBalearica2007EuropeBrostep2007United StatesChillwave2007United StatesDutch house2007NetherlandsUK bass2007United KingdomWitch house2007United States, JapanBig room house2008EuropeComplextro2008United StatesDrumstep2008United KingdomDubstyle2009NetherlandsFuture bass2009United Kingdom, United StatesMoombahton2009United StatesPost-dubstep2009United KingdomMelbourne BounceEarly 2010sAustralia (Melbourne)Outsider house2010United StatesTrap (EDM)2010United StatesMoombahcore2011United StatesFuture funk2012WorldwideJungle terror2012Netherlands, NetherlandsTropical house2012EuropeFuture house2013EuropeGqom2013South Africa (Durban)Hardvapour2015WorldwideAmapiano2016South AfricaHyperpop2016United Kingdom, United StatesSlap houseLate 2010s – early 2020sEuropeFuture raveEarly 2020sFrance, Denmark

See also List of electronic music genres Electronic music Electronic dance music Styles of house music List of trance genres

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