Techno

The music culture that has influenced me the most has definitely been techno. All of my friends associate this culture with me. However, I would like to clarify that I am only interested in the musical aspects of this culture and not the illicit activities that coincide with listening to techno music. Why has this culture been influential? I don't have a clear answer, but over the years my music library has narrowed down to pretty much all techno. Its the only kind of music I listen to that i can just listen to for no reason. So what is techno? Well, it is hard to describe but sub-genres of this culture range from a calm Trance music (as exampled here by deadmau5) all the way up to hardstyle beats (as referenced here by SMF). I started listening to Basshunter and his music is what first introduced me to this culture. From his music I began to research other types of techno and see what I liked best. I ended up listening to David Guetta, Daft Punk, and The Bloody Beetroots. I think maybe the biggest influence techno has made is that it has changed the way I approach things. For example, with The Bloody Beetroots song, I listen to it in the morning to get me pumped up and ready for the day. With the first link, deadmau5 (pronounced dead mouse), it has a calming effect on me to where when I want to focus on something, I'll put the song on and it will help me concentrate. Listen to techno all day every day.