Quoth UrbanDictionary.com: “A song [that] is extremely tight or just unbelievably awesome.”

This sub-genre of EDM is slower than house music, but faster than hip-hop, and is distinguished by a rhythm that diverges from the typical four-on-the-floor (thump-thump-thump-thump) pattern.

Disc jockey, or DJ for short, is often considered a term applied more to radio, but as EDM has become more popular, those men and women manipulating vinyl or MP3s behind the decks (turntables/laptops) are being identified as DJs, too.

The moment of euphoria for EDM fans arrives when the beat falls away and there’s a blissful suspension before the low-end kicks in, bringing everything back and generally causing hysteria on the dance floor.

The moment of euphoria for EDM fans arrives when the beat falls away and there’s a blissful suspension before the low-end kicks in, bringing everything back and generally causing hysteria on the dance floor.

The moment of euphoria for EDM fans arrives when the beat falls away and there’s a blissful suspension before the low-end kicks in, bringing everything back and generally causing hysteria on the dance floor.

The moment of euphoria for EDM fans arrives when the beat falls away and there’s a blissful suspension before the low-end kicks in, bringing everything back and generally causing hysteria on the dance floor.

The moment of euphoria for EDM fans arrives when the beat falls away and there’s a blissful suspension before the low-end kicks in, bringing everything back and generally causing hysteria on the dance floor.

The moment of euphoria for EDM fans arrives when the beat falls away and there’s a blissful suspension before the low-end kicks in, bringing everything back and generally causing hysteria on the dance floor.