1590s, from French antagoniste (16c.) or directly from Late Latin antagonista, from Greek antagonistes competitor, opponent, rival, agent noun from antagonizesthai to struggle against, oppose, be a rival, from anti- against (see anti-) + agonizesthai to contend for a prize, from agon contest (see agony).
SHARES. Electronic dance music (also known as EDM, dance music, club music, or simply dance) is a set of percussiveelectronic music genres produced primarily for dance-based entertainment environments, such as nightclubs.
In the 1940's two Soviet researchers, the Lazarenkos', developed a machining process that formed the foundation for modern EDM. Electric Discharge Machining. The basic EDM process is really quite simple. An electrical spark is created between an electrode and a workpiece. The spark is visible evidence of the flow of electricity.