electronica
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- noun
- /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɒnɪkə/
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electrónica
- Many artists have embraced electronica to create innovative sounds that captivate audiences.
- Electronica Festival
Examples
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The sounds of birds and insects sound almost like a form of natural electronica.
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The electronica dubstep thing is definitely not the same style that they had during the Mirotic Era and before.
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You would hear all the electronica out in a swimming pool area.
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OK, so Depeche Mode is, you know, electronica and, you know, dark new wave and all that.
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On one are British grime artists and on the other are Egyptian artists who mix hip hop, electronica and Egyptian folk music.
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Mostly pop/rock, but I also like country, R&B, hip-hop, soul, and electronica.
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People who like electronica or who listen to techno getting annoyed at dubstep seems a bit odd to me.
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Fans of lush downtempo/chillout electronica would do well to investigate the French label Ultimae.
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Canadian-turned-German producer Digits introduces horror to electronica in a new project that's arriving just in time for Halloween.
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A stonking electronica album, thrillingly imaginative and inventive, it keeps moving and shape-shifting.
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Synonyms
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Music created using electronic devices like computers and synthesizers
How Electronic
Surface Forms
Morphology
electronica = electronic (semi-transparent) = electron + ica
Derived from 'electronic' but used as a specialized music-genre label borrowed from other languages, so the link to 'electronic' is clear yet the specific genre meaning is somewhat specialized.
Etymology
Electronica comes from electronic, which comes from electron, a word that once meant 'amber', the hard yellow stone that can make a small electric spark when you rub it. So electronica is music made with electronic instruments and machines that make new sounds.