You are right, But it isn’t hard to “know where to look” with the Internet. I had to slow down and go cold turkey in the past month listening to unknown artists at the sites that present them and offer free downloads, or ask for voluntary contributions, because I just couldn’t keep up and felt overwhelmed by the amount of superb music I was hearing (I’m absolutely serious.) (I listen and look for Americana which is the healthiest genre of popular music, as far as I know. Supposedly electronic is healthy as well. I don’t watch the tube or listen to the radio, except classical in the car.)
There is some great electronic but it is hypersaturated. Thats pretty much what I was refering to with everyone and a computer making music. But you dig more than you will find. However when you DO find something good, it’s often great.
I don’t like most electronic music. It is often sequenced “audio drugs”. It is HEAVILY used in television and even radio advertising these days. I’m glad I’ve been tv-free for over 5 years now.
There are people who use actual electronics to make the sounds or even still play the keyboards though.
There is a bit in the Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii film where a younger Roger Waters (working with a sequencer for On The Run on Dark Side of the Moon) says that there is a danger in such technology replacing music knowledge with cobbled elements. Something like “any monkey can do it”.
Totally agree that there is lots of outstanding music over the last decade, you just have to get out of the "pop/rock" genre rut. In my recurring playlists, you'll find:
Eleni Mandell
Kelly Joe Phelps
The Decemberists
Bela Fleck
Jerry Douglas
Dave Alvin
Popa Chubby
Derek Trucks
Iris DeMent
Neko Case
Raul Malo
Mark O'Connor
Lucinda Williams
The BoDeans
Todd Snider
and many many more.