[GrooveCartel] Beatport Expands Genre Offerings

Beatport, the world’s biggest store for DJs, producers, and music fans, keeps improving its genre organization. They’ve added Ambient/Experimental as a new genre on its own and changed Downtempo to be its own category, different from Organic House. These features show how immersive, atmospheric soundscapes and slow-groove rhythms are becoming more popular in electronic music. They also give artists a better way to show off their work.

Electronic music is always changing, and Ambient/Experimental and Downtempo have become important parts of the ecosystem. These genres give artists a place to really explore sound and give listeners experiences that are immersive and push the limits. We’re making it easy for fans to find these sounds and for artists to connect with their fans by giving them their own pages. – Raphael Pujol, Vice President of Global Curation at The Beatport Group

Ambient & Experimental music is music that puts mood and texture ahead of standard melodies and rhythms. Ambient music uses slow-evolving, simple compositions to make noises that are immersive, while experimental music uses abstract textures and rhythms that aren’t normally used in music to push the limits of what is possible. Warp Records, Kompakt, Mille Plateaux, Kranky, Erased Tapes, NOTON, and Music from Memory are some of the biggest labels in this movement. Artists like Aphex Twin, Max Richter, Tim Hecker, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Autechre, and Kali Malone are also very important to it.

Downtempo music is all about groove and reflection. Downtempo music has a lot of different sounds, from the smooth, natural sounds of Balearic and Lo-Fi to the lively, upbeat sounds of Trip-Hop and Chillout. It can be played on dance floors and in quiet rooms. This sound has been supported by well-known labels like Wonderwheel Recordings, Sol Selectas, Cosmic Awakenings, and Shika Shika. Important acts such as Chancha Via Circuito, El Búho, Kermesse, Rodrigo Gallardo, and Riyoon are still moving the genre forward.

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