Music Genres

1. mostly improvised and soulful
4. a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the late 1990s. It is generally characterised by sparse, syncopated rhythmic patterns with prominent sub-bass frequencies
6. using instruments of cultural importance and lyrics focused on local beliefs
7. originated in Jamaica
8. highly frowned upon in the lower classes of society
12. a wide range of popular music styles and genres influenced by 1960s psychedelia, a subculture of people who used psychedelic drugs such as LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline and DMT to experience visual and auditory hallucinations, synesthesia and altered states of consciousness
14. a rock music genre and subculture that emerged during the mid-1980s in the Pacific Northwest U.S. state of Washington, particularly in Seattle
15. usually pertaining an aggressive and fast rhythm

2. a style of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1980s. In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music
3. usually associated with a rebellious attitude
5. high tenacity vocal screams and excruciating amounts of power
9. usually focused on social issues and greatly keen on wordplay
10. form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States in the mid-to-late 1980s
11. a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene
13. a rock music genre characterized by an emphasis on emotional expression, sometimes through confessional lyrics