re: Arcade Fire > anything else made in the past 15 years

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Are there an infinite amount of niches?

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I imagine there is actually a finite amount of niches.

The types of music throughout history have become so categorized, that it new music will already be placed in to somewhat of a specific genre or sub-genre of that style. However, the fusion part of it is what pushes the number of niches and genres higher.

Not to sound like a homer, but look at the Disco Biscuits. They took jam and electronic, and fused it into something that is uniquely theirs. All others after, that do jamtronica, will be compared to tDb. Same with the Dead>Phish>?. The Meters>Galactic, Allman Bros>WSP. Waylon Jennings>Outlaw Country.

Once the genres have been blended, that is where the niches expand, but their are only so many combinations