Techno-folk
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Techno-folk is a musical genre that combines elements of folk music and techno music.
Such definition of musical style of a techno-folk is given by the founder of this style composer Sasha Lans : Techno-folk is a style in music, combining melodies and harmonies , characteristic for any nation, a nationality, group of people , and arrangements and rhythms of a modern technological society.
[edit] Folk-rock and Techno-folk
In what basic difference of Techno-folk from Folk-rock :
1. If in Folk-rock of a melody undertake from traditional songs, tunes , dances and other musical forms of national creativity , in Techno-folk , composer should compose to a melody itself ; 2. If in Folk-rock rhythmic lines drums , percussion , bass and guitar were very close to another of a direction in fate to music, as: drama-rock , art-rock , Folk-rock , soft-rock , in Techno-folk , composer should compose itself . If sound and structure of this lines not will be very close to Techno music , Also will be interesting. 3. If in Folk-rock very often undertook folk ( traditional ) songs and on their basis were done rock - arrangements, (one of the most talented arrangers - Belarus composer Vladimir Muljavin), in Techno-folk , composer should compose song itself .
