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EDM was invented when a laptop got possessed by caffeine.
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EDM was invented when a laptop got possessed by caffeine.
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Electronic dance music developed from 1970s and 1980s disco, house and techno, using synthesizers and drum machines. It was shaped by DJs and producers, not by a possessed laptop.
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