Alternative dance is a term used for the genre of music combining elements of dance-pop (or other forms of electronic house or techno) and alternative rock genres such as indie rock. Alternative dance music is typically predominantly electronic, with programmed beats from drum machines or sampled drum loops and sequenced synthesizer melodies, and thus musically very similar to commercial dance-pop. The indie element is most prevalent in the songwriting; unlike much dance music, alternative dance typically contains lyrics, and, as in indie rock.
Alternative dance gained in popularity after the Second Summer of Love, when the sounds of Acid House music had filtered through to and in ...
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I hear this as the theme to a 'Top Gear' style TV show - indicative of speed, coolness, sexy danger & calm control of extreme power, but also very suitable for infomercials, documentaries, training & voiceovers, trailers tv movies commercials & radio adverts. Conveys drive, purpose & positivity. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
A funky beat and funky playin’ make this the perfect retro music track. Gated reverb snare drum, cheesy synth, funky clav and slappin’ bass lines all under a great synth horn melody. Reminiscent of those cool Stevie Wonder or Sly and the Family Stone instrumentals. Try not to bob your head too much, Instrumental, Action, Theme RnB Retro Kitsch
Upbeat funk groove featuring bass and guitar. Style secret agent theme. Driving, dramatic, brave and heroic, powerful, bold, sassy, swaggering. Great for urban themes, chase scene, crime in progress, movie trailer, action adventure chase scenes, corporate branding etc. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Modern trap track, with heavy beats and horn blasts and rising melodies. This track is very dramatic, the instrumentation encourages fear and un ease. The drums help carry the track and provides a bed for the building synth parts. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Fighting robots, choirs, twisted synths, slide guitars, breakbeats, vocoded drums, glockenspiels and a big vocal chorus (optional). Fantastic for car adverts, technology ads, video games and Sci-Fi action. Packed with noises and sound effects. Slightly mad, epic and utterly chaotic in places. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
An original dance pop with a guitars great beat and a strong melody. Happy, energetic, mid-tempo. Energising and uplifting, ideal for commercials, corporate videos and TV themes, voice-overs, chat shows, parties, celebration, other cool and trendy events and similar. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Need a little dose of nasty? An edgy, hoppin' little party groove that exudes a sultry, sexy, rebel vibe. Raunchy crunch guitars and synths highlight this piece that is great for party scenes, ads, promos, and anything that needs a little boost of hot and shot of attitude. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
An upbeat electro pop song with big build ups and breakdowns inspired by uplifting dance rock music. Joyful and happy. It features female vocals, a slightly druggy psychedelic breakdown. Lyrics about moving forward and good feelings. Perfect for forward motion, car commercials, party scenes, fashion, Female Vocals, Pop, Synthpop
An upbeat experimental dance track featuring techno inspired sounds with a gentle build up that will get the listener clapping along. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
This is drive, heavy electronic music in cyberpunk electro style, with lots of energy Synthwave music. With distortion synths and massive driving bass will also work with a wide variety of projects needing that extra dose of cyberpunk epic. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
An exciting electro reminiscent of artists such as Justice, Skrillex, Deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner. It has a funky & infectious main section & an uplifting & memeroable chorus featuring an auotuned female vocal hook that is very hard to forget. Excellent in tv, film, video games, & corporate DVDs. Male Vocals, Electronic, Electro
A vintage styled pop track with a hooky groove and a cool bass line. A little retro and a lot of fun. Great for TV programming and ads. Instrumental, Comedy, Comedy Country
A tough, eclectic dance song featuring distorted guitars and synth. Very energetic with a mysterious hypnotic mid-section. Perfect for fast chase or drug induced scenes. Also works great for clubs or high fashion. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
A cross breed song mixing dance and rock elements. Upbeat, great for working out at the gym while doing cardio or anaerobic exercise. Driving drum beat with fist pumping bass and intense electric guitars keeping the listener engaged and motivated. Piano lead complements guitars backings. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
An alternative dance/synth pop track that features minimal female vocals, layers of synth and BPM 138... can work for promotional video and/or commercial spots, Female Vocals, Pop, Synthpop
An eclectic and alternative instrumental dance track featuring melodic synth leads. In the style of Depeche Mode and New Order. Club feel with energizing beats. Neon lights and drinks. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
A mid-tempo, confident, moderately busy, sizzling electronic background groove. Great for use as underscore with data presentation, company information, world wide corporate info, sports footage, high-tech, business, news ticker, or new ideas and concepts. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
An instrumental track filled with guitar and synths. Dance, pop elements, energetic, mid-tempo. Energising and uplifting, ideal for commercials, corporate videos and TV themes, film, voice-overs. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Building inspiring EDM piece which builds with melodic textures and layers. Suitable for a variety of uses. This track is very interesting with lots of little glitch synth sounds helping to keep the listener interested. The main synth line is very powerful ad add to the excitement. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
A short but effective background lively electric dance sounding track with a digital feel. It can set the tone of a computer scene or something technical. Grooving electronic dance track perfect for that computer wiz scene or something corporate for a training video. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
The ultimate wild crazy party track. Uncompromising fat beat, edgy guitar and synth sound, ass shaking groove, tons of attitude. Vocal Samples, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
This is a great deep house fusion with alterative rock and dance elements production music. It is determined, dynamic, energetic and uplifting. It is useable in fashion shows, new innovative product or service presentation. High tech, medical technology, documentaries and other project presentations, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Melodic dance pop anthem with vocoder vocals and a hybrid dance electro rock feel... Very up and very catchy, this radio ready dance/electronica track is perfect for videos commercials radio spots dance compilations fashion flash multi media and everything youthful. Male Vocals, Dance, Dance-Pop
This cool, dark groove sets the perfect tone for nightlife, driving, or suspicious activity. Begins with drums, bass, and guitar harmonics, then gradually builds with synth pads, percussion, and vibraphone. Great for film or TV underscore, video games, high-tech, espionage, security, commercials. Instrumental, Action, Moderate Rock
This track's infectious groove will pull you in its melodic orbit. Featuring piano, Synths, male vocals and bang on the dance floor drums, this song will get you moving. Perfect for workouts, romantic moments and clubs. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Upbeat chilled dance tune with great energy and movement. Good beat for dancing. The beat is hot but will not get in the way of what is happening on the screen. The sounds are all cutting edge and help to only enhance this already happening groove. Great for TV, Film Party scenes and Radio beds. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
An emotionally powerful and memorable indietronica track reminiscent of artists like Arcade Fire M83 & Vampire Weekend. Its uplifting main section featuring dreamy piano, guitars, synthesizer, bass & electronic drums. An uplifting chorus that's excellent for tv, in-store music, games & phone on hold, Humming, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Mid tempo fuzzed out bass plays over lo-fi drums and builds into a punk disco chorus with synths and guitars. Determined and hip. Good for cool indie club scene, commercials and promos. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Energetic electro-rock with an anti-establishment vibe. Ideal for brands trying to generate a cool image with a youthful audience who dare to be different. This piece Would work particularly well with technology brands, from car manufacturers to makers of electronics and gadgets. Club, Dance, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Smooth, uplifting, sublime and hypnotic: Totally unique and cosmopolitan. Sixteen words to describe the up's and down's of life. Piano, horns, guitar, male vocal lush strings ending. New order meets Miles Davis. Great for film sound track or sophisticated advertising. This song paints a picture, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Hot Freaky Tiki Disco like you've always craved, this jamming Alt Dance Space Disco track will have you twerking and twirling when Molly kicks your saloon doors in. Spitting lots of fire, burning with desire, go round round, down down to the wild sound! Yes Ms. Disco Queen, this is for you! Mixed Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
High energy fast paced Drum & Bass EDM track, perfect for sports programming or other high energy uses. The track builds and drops and contains a lot of dynamics. The song has a emotional feel as well as being a heavy dance track. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
An indie dance pop tune produced in the style of FOSTER THE PEOPLE. Relentless percussion and a hard dance beat drives funky guitars and saturated keyboards into a rock chorus with a pulsing bass line and a catchy Synth melody. Reminiscent of GROUP LOVE, YOUNG THE GIANT, BLOC PARTY, MGMT, FUN. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
A very fun, upbeat dance track with indie rock & Tex-Mex elements. Has great 'whoo-hoo-hoo' vocal hooks. The drums and bass are locked into a solid groove while the guitars are nice and funky. Throw in a little cowbell, shakers, bongos and synths and you've got yourself a party anthem. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
This happy, upbeat song combines the sounds of big beat, mod, pop, and soul. Groovy drums, a funky bassline, jangly guitars, and a sunshine pop vibe. Perfect for all lively, playful, positive scenes. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Hey kids! Do you wanna get weird? Well here's the song for you! A mad scientist locked Devo, The Beastie Boys, and Pee-Wee Herman in his lab until they came up with this song. Is it hip hop? Is it space-rock? Yup - and it's perfect for projects needing something a little strange and unique. Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music
A very melodic Indie rock track with tough provoking lyrics that address the strength & of friendships & relationships. The track has a hypnotic groove & feel and has an extremely catchy chorus & lead guitar riff, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
High energy driving dubstep. Twisting and turning basses compete with vicious synths to build a chaotic beast of a track. Would suit sports or other high energy material. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Many Hues describes song as there are many surprising and crazy contrasts held together by a exciting double bass riff. Moods change between hard rock, jazz and orchestral. Long crescendos of electric guitar wah-wah pedals add excitement as the piece builds to the end. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Relive the Second Summer Of Love with this ode to the Acid House glory days of old. All the essentials are here..... deep bass, piano, bongos & congas, a catchy synth lead, disco guitars, and plenty of rhythmic elements to keep you dancing. Dust off your glowsticks and smiley face t-shirts.... Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
This modern indie track features crunchy rhythm guitars, melodic picked bass, verby lead guitar and a driving club beat. Could be used for a dance scene, as a backdrop for teen action or in an indie movie. The chorus has a romantic edge to it so it could find its way into a scene with young lovers. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
An original dance pop with a guitars great beat and a strong melody. Happy, energetic, mid-tempo. Energising and uplifting, ideal for commercials, corporate videos and TV themes, voice-overs, chat shows, parties, celebration, other cool and trendy events and similar. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Exciting! Adventurous! Romantic! Electronic-dance track with loads of personality! This beat is packed with all the bells and whistles of a killer modern pop track. Think futuristic Duran Duran meets Seal! Elements of surprise and wonderment told by lyrics that sell this coming of age love story! Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt DanceCaution: Mature Lyrics
Groovy trip hop song with a country outlaw and surf vibe with big beats and powerful real drums fused with loops. Flowing guitars and synths add a great swaggering feel and vibe. Perfect for an updated urban western movie or television series. The good, the bad and the urban. Instrumental, RnB, Groove
Emotional and poignant midtempo hip hop loop. Instrumental with dominant bass line and vocal harmony. Determined, hopeful and heartwarming in a rhythmic melancholic break beat soundtrack. Pulsating modern urban sadness, love in the night and breakup longing. Romantic dance in a dramatic painful sty, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Dance
Featuring some cool gospel choir phrases and a funky bass line, this R&B soul track has a fun party vibe. Cool break at 1:02. The Weeknd Drake Kendrick Lamar Drake Fetty Wap Rihanna Beyonce Dr Dre Trey Songz Nicki Minaj J. Cole Future Wiz Khalifa Chris B, Mixed Vocals, RnB, Funk
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