ebm
what it is
Electronic body music (mainly known by its acronym EBM) is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music. The modern usage of the term was originally coined by the Belgian group, Front 242. Emerging in the early-to-mid 1980s, the genre's early influences range from the industrial music of the time (Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire), European electropunk (DAF, Liaisons Dangereuses, Portion Control) and straight-ahead pop-oriented electronic music (Kraftwerk).
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What is ebm?
Electronic body music (mainly known by its acronym EBM) is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music. The modern usage of the term was originally coined by the Belgian group, Front 242. Emerging in the early-to-mid 1980s, the genre's early influences range from the industrial music of the time (Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire), European electropunk (DAF, Liaisons Dangereuses, Portion Control) and straight-ahead pop-oriented electronic music (Kraftwerk).
What are good ebm albums to start with?
Try That Total Age by Nitzer Ebb, Machines Are Us by Icon of Coil, Caustic Grip by Front Line Assembly, and Judgement by VNV Nation.
Who are some women making ebm?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/ebm/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making ebm, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-19