Glossary

This is a glossary of terms used on this wiki. If it isn't here, search for it on Wiktionary.

Term	Definition
act	Includes all those who make music. A single person, e.g. Kahwe is an act, as is a duo e.g. Norin & Rad, a trio, & so on.
AM	Alternative Mix.
apalise	To turn a set of distinct, separable sounds into one flow. See also gradiate.
climax	The part of the song where most energy is expended; the thrashing centrepiece. Can be tuneful or tuneless.
CM	Club Mix.
DM	Dub Mix.
drop	The moment that the climax begins.
electrotrash	Electronic bass usually placed at the beginning & end of a song, before & after the tune.
EM	Extended Mix.
EP	Extended Play. A single release. Can be one, two, three, four, five etc songs. Includes remixes within the release.
extro	The intro + outro.
gradiate	To turn a smooth, unbroken flow into a set of separable sounds. See also apalise.
IM	Instrumental Mix.
LP	An EP with more mixes in it. Used almost as a synonym for album.
mix	This includes OMs & remixes.
OM	Original Mix. An original song.
outro	The exiting electrotrash. Like the intro, but at the end.
percurrent	Electrotrash that goes through the whole song.
remix	A version of an original song that is different enough to be claimed as someone else's, yet has enough ties to the original to be recognisably inspired by it. Some get this wrong, by either divorcing it too much from the OM, or not changing it enough.
selling out	Aka the fall of man, or postlapsarianism, this means abandoning or betraying one's principles to seek profit or other personal advantage. Happened after ANJ391/ANJDEE266.
semitune	Aka hemitune or demitune. A melody that is not a tune per se, but works like one when paired with one.
sleeve	The artistic cover of an EP.
VM	Vocal Mix.