electronica
noun
elec·tron·i·ca
i-ˌlek-ˈträ-ni-kə 
: dance music featuring extensive use of synthesizers, electronic percussion, and samples of recorded music or sound
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As Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s score gradually evolves from needling electronica into more emotional, melodic moods, Zoya starts to see things differently, devoting more of her remaining time to her family and reaffirming her gratitude for what each of them has given her.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
DJs will spin a mix of Top 40 dance, electronica, rock and more.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
Club Condesa pumps out electronica for the in-crowd until well past sunrise and has an in-house music store, Pampanam, selling rare vinyls of Brazilian samba alongside records by up-and-coming Paraguayan artists.
—Laurence Blair, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Listeners will hear shades of rock, folk, jazz, electronica, and classical minimalism.
—Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
To further celebrate the milestone anniversary, the iconic '80s theme for Unsolved Mysteries, originally performed by Charles Judge, is getting a modern electronica reimagining, which EW is exclusively debuting below.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2023
The effect gains intensity during a trip through Daft Punk’s bass-heavy electronica.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
From electronica to Americana, bedroom pop to R&B, the nominees represent a class as varied as the industry itself.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
The music, too, is idiosyncratic: For 60 minutes, plainsong, gospel, electronica, soul and the New Orleans funk of Christian’s upbringing layer into each other like atmospheric thermals.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
DJs will spin a mix of Top 40 dance, electronica, rock and more.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
Club Condesa pumps out electronica for the in-crowd until well past sunrise and has an in-house music store, Pampanam, selling rare vinyls of Brazilian samba alongside records by up-and-coming Paraguayan artists.
—Laurence Blair, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Listeners will hear shades of rock, folk, jazz, electronica, and classical minimalism.
—Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
To further celebrate the milestone anniversary, the iconic '80s theme for Unsolved Mysteries, originally performed by Charles Judge, is getting a modern electronica reimagining, which EW is exclusively debuting below.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2023
The effect gains intensity during a trip through Daft Punk’s bass-heavy electronica.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
From electronica to Americana, bedroom pop to R&B, the nominees represent a class as varied as the industry itself.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
The music, too, is idiosyncratic: For 60 minutes, plainsong, gospel, electronica, soul and the New Orleans funk of Christian’s upbringing layer into each other like atmospheric thermals.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
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