Marvels: Holly Finn

Not Dancing by Themselves

Jan. 25, 2013 9:43 p.m. ET

The average resting beats-per-minute of a human heart is 60 to 100. Electronic dance music, or EDM, is quicker. Moby's "Thousand," for instance, has that many beats per minute—the Guinness World Record for any released single. It's like listening to a heart attack.

So, we know it won't soothe you. But if you want insight into the next generation, then brassy, thumping, often wordless EDM—music with a beat made by machine and mixed and remixed by DJs—is worth a listen now. For its technologically deft fans, this...

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