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ebm for short)
1. a style of aggressive electronic dance music derived from synthpop in the early-mid 80s that somehow became known as industrial dance in the early 90s (q.v., Front 242)
2. a style of aggressive electronic dance music derived from industrial dance in the late-mid 90s that's done an admirable job returning to its roots, but somehow isn't as exciting (q.v., :Wumpscut:)