Definition of electronica
: dance music featuring extensive use of synthesizers, electronic percussion, and samples of recorded music or sound
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And Melanie Chen Cole’s fantastic sound design blends old-tymey music with haunting electronica to map the shifting emotional tones, while her projections just about douse us in the river’s chill.
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The record netted Sylvan Esso its first Grammy Award nomination (for best dance/electronica album) and other signifiers of mainstream success.
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Acts for SliceFest typically lean to jam bands and jam-electronica-rock hybrids.
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Mis Planes Son Amarte fuses traditional sounds like salsa and disco with contemporary twists such as electronica.
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His work in the world of music fuses traditional bata drums, elements of hip-hop and electronica, and is both performance and political.
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Sloss Fest, now entering its fourth year, features four stages of music -- the Steam Stage, Blast Stage, Shed Stage and Seasick Records Stage -- and emphasizes indie and alternative rock, electronica, Americana and hip-hop.
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Honorary mention to Bomba Estéreo’s Ayo, which again pushes sonic envelopes, delving deeper than ever into Colombian folk, yet incorporating dance and electronica for a true global sound.
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The flow is further evident in the variety of tracks, which span the gamut from lush deep house rhythms to soporific electronica and ambient compositions.
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Origin and Etymology of electronica
probably from New Electronica, recording label of the British firm Beechwood Music Ltd.
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Definition of electronica for English Language Learners
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: a kind of popular dance music that is produced using electronic equipment (such as synthesizers)
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