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# Underground Dance Music Culture in Boston | Basement Movement

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## [A Beginner's Guide to Dance Music](https://blog.basementmovement.com/a-beginners-guide-to-dance-music)

 \[fa icon="calendar'\] May 20, 2015 1:36:00 PM / by [Tom Crosby](https://blog.basementmovement.com/author/tom-crosby) posted in [electronic dance music](https://blog.basementmovement.com/topic/electronic-dance-music), [style](https://blog.basementmovement.com/topic/style), [boston music culture](https://blog.basementmovement.com/topic/boston-music-culture), [parties](https://blog.basementmovement.com/topic/parties), [start here](https://blog.basementmovement.com/topic/start-here), [electronic music](https://blog.basementmovement.com/topic/electronic-music), [dance music](https://blog.basementmovement.com/topic/dance-music), [beginner](https://blog.basementmovement.com/topic/beginner)

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 If you’re finding yourself at the beginning of a journey into the world of underground electronic dance music, welcome. You may have asked yourself, "What are some weird types of music I've never heard before?" or "What can I listen to if I've grown bored of watching rock bands at local dive bars?" These are both good questions. Before we go any further, I need to warn you - this is an adventure with no end, a pursuit with no goals - it’s an endless ocean of content good and bad, for personalities big and small. It has the power to move you, to change your views, and introduce you to concepts and cultures you’ve never imagined. It’s a humbling pursuit, to say the least. 

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