electronica

[ ih-lek-tron-i-kuh, ee-lek- ]

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noun

a cover term for various genres of electronically generated music, usually excluding electronic dance music.
electronic devices or technology collectively:
Her house, her office, her car—all are loaded with electronica.

electronica

/ ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪkə; ˌiːlɛk- /

plural noun

electronic equipment, systems, music, etc, collectively

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Word History and Origins

Origin of electronica¹

First recorded in 1975–80; after the British music label New Electronica, perhaps based on electronic ( def ) + -a ¹( def ), on the pattern of exotica ( def )

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“Bodhiria” is sonically dressed in the trappings of pop, electronica, flamenco and other folk sounds she was raised with.

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Whether the songs are presented in their orchestral splendor or as frenetic electronica, each needle drop leavens the natural comedy of John’s frantic awkwardness or captures his chronic sorrow.

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Based on one such spinal skeleton of the megalodon, a new study published in the journal Palaeontologia Electronica reports that the giant shark stretched 54 feet in length, or about the size of the cargo section of a semi-trailer truck.

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Corpus Christi-based DJ and cumbia electronica pioneer El Dusty will be on the decks, melding soul, reggae and house with his homegrown Tejano groove.

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Balancing hooky dance-rock with more experimental forays into electronica and even ambient music, they pepper their lyrics with references to online relationships, chemical dependency and wry, self-aware humour.

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