Gallery: Intricate Blueprint Maps the History of Electronic Music
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This poster from London studio Dorothy maps the history of electronic music.
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The chart doesn't include specifics like dates or techniques used, but links over 200 electronic musicians together.
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Here's a snapshot of 1960s- and 1970s-era electronic music.
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Brian Eno gets mapped out as a major influencer.
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The designers based the chart on diagram instructions used to build theremins—early electronic music instruments—from the mid-1950s.
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The map includes some surprising additions, like Miles Davis. (Look closely on the left.)
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Some more recent favorites, like Roxy Music and LCD Soundsystem, seen here.
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Think of this blueprint more like a cheat sheet to a surprisingly historic genre.
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The poster costs about $54.
