Q: I noticed that your music references and recommendations rarely include songs from electronic music genres (trance, dubstep, chiptune, ambient, etc.) I was wondering if you listen to these types of songs, and if not then why. (No judgement, you can like what you like)
A: here is a great example of what makes genre names so tricky. you can use electronic sounds all you want in a 3 minute 'pop' song, that symbiotically meshes lyrics and music together in a way that hits hard and gets out (3 and a half minutes or less) ... you can drench that thing in electronics, but it will still probably be called 'pop'. It only tends to be called the names you mentioned when there is very little lyric and when it goes on for a long time. in which case its best use might be for some kind of accompaniment purposes. but regardless, i prefer not to discriminate towards or against electronics/computers. computers are a friend, i consider them just one of the many friendly assets of human life