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Electronica
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stylistic_origins=House musicHouse, Techno musicTechno, Electronic art music, Musique concrete, Experimental music, Rock music
cultural_origins=early-1990s, Europe, United States
instruments=Synthesizer - Drum machine - Music sequencerSequencer - Musical keyboardKeyboard - Sampler (musical instrument)Sampler (traditional instrumentation such as guitar, bass guitarbass, drums often featured more regularly than other electronic genres)
popularity=Large, especially from 1996 onwards
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subgenrelist=List of electronic music genres
subgenres=Big beat - Bitpop - Chip musicChip - Downtempo - Glitch (music)Glitch - Intelligent dance musicIDM - Nu jazz - Trip hop
fusiongenres=Indietronic - Post-rock
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other_topics=Electronic musical instrument - Computer music - List of electronic music record labelsRecord labels - List of electronic music artists and DJsNotable artists and DJs
Electronica is a rather ambiguous term that covers a wide range of electronic musicelectronic or electronic-influenced music. The term has been defined by some to mean modern electronic music that is not necessarily designed for the dance-floor, but rather for home listening. The origins of the term are murky, although it appears to have been coined by British music paper ''Melody Maker'' in the mid-1990s, originally to describe the electronic rock band Republica. The term subsequently gained a life of its own, and became popular in the United States as a means of referring to the then-novel mainstream success of electronic dance music. Prior to the adoption of "electronica" as a blanket term for more experimental dance music, terms such as ''electronic listening music'', ''braindance'' and ''intelligent dance music (IDM)'' were common.In the mid-1990s electronica began to be used by MTV and major record labels to describe mainstream electronic dance music made by such artists as The Chemical Brothers (who had previously been described as ''big beat'') and The Prodigy, although even at this stage it was not a particularly incisive term. It is currently used to describe a wide variety of musical acts and styles, linked by a penchant for overtly electronic production; a range which includes commercial chart acts such as Björk, Goldfrapp and Daniel Bedingfield, glitch (music)glitchy experimental artists such as Autechre and Boards of Canada, to dub (music)dub-oriented downtempo, downbeat, and trip-hop.
History - With the explosive growth of sequencing, sampling and synthesis technology in the early 1990s, it became possible for a wider number of musicians to produce electronic music. With the advent of computer sequencers, relatively cheap computer-based recording systems and software synthesis in the late 1990s, it became possible for any home computer user to become a musician, and hence the rise in the number of "bedroom techno" acts, often consisting of a single person. A classic example of the one man electronic composer is Bill Holt's Dreamies (an early analog pioneer of electronic pop) cited by the All Media Guide as one of the finest examples of experimental pop from the era.
Post-rave fusions - Artists that would later become commercially successfully under the "electronica" banner such as Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, and Underworld (band)Underworld began to record in this early 1990s period. Underworld with its 1994 ''dubnobasswithmyheadman'' released arguably one of the defining records of the early electronica period with a blend of club beats, wedded to song writing and subtle vocals and guitar work. A focus on "songs", a fusion of styles and a combination of traditional and electronic instruments often sets apart musicians working in "electronica"-styles over more straight-ahead styles of house musichouse, techno musictechno and trance musictrance. This genre is also noted for far higher production values then others, featuring more layers, more original samples and fewer "presets", and more complex rhythm programming.The more experimental Autechre and Aphex Twin around this time were releasing early records in the "intelligent techno" or so-called intelligent dance music (IDM) style, while other Bristol-based musicians such as Tricky, Leftfield, Massive Attack and Portishead were experimenting with the fusion of electronic textures with hip-hop, rhythm and bluesR&B rhythms to form what became known as trip-hop. Later extensions to the trip hop aesthetic around 1997 came from the highly influential Vienna-based duo of Kruder & Dorfmeister, whose blunted, dubbed-out, slowed beats became the blueprint for the new style of downtempo. Rock and rollRock musicians were also quick to pick up on the trends in electronic music, and by the mid-1990s so-called "post-rock" bands such as Stereolab and Tortoise (band)Tortoise, and more recently Peace Burial at Sea, were incorporating electronic textures into their music.
Growing commercial interest - Around the mid-1990s with the success of the big beat-sound exemplified by The Chemical Brothers in the United States (due in part to the attention from mainstream artists like Madonna (entertainer)Madonna), music of this period began to be produced with a much higher budget, production values, and with more layers than most dance music before or after (since it was backed by major record labels and MTV as the "next big thing").By the late 1990s artists like Moby were pop stars in their own right, releasing albums and performing regularly (sometimes in stadium-sized arenas, such had the popularity of electronic dance music grown). In fact, the status as the next big thing turned out to be shortlived, and some argued that this period exemplifies the notion of record labels and MTV attempting to force a trend upon an audience. During this period, MTV aired shows about the rave lifestyle, started purely electronic music shows such as AMP, and featured many electronica artists. However, the popularity of electronica was never sustained in the United States. In the United States and other countries like Australia, electronica (and the other attendant dance music genres) remains popular, although largely underground, while in Europe it has arguably become the dominant form of popular music.
See also - Intelligent dance musicIDM List of electronic music genresElectronic_music-footer Category:Electronica*Category:Radio !formatsde:Electronicafr:Electr onicaja:エレクトロニカn o:Electronicapl:Electronicasv: Electronica
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Websites
The elektrisch site
Electronic music
http://www.elektrisch.net/
Cyclone Zebra Music
Independent Danish Record Label
http://www.cyclonezebra.dk/
Richie Records
Hip-hop, electronica record label from San Francisco
http://www.richierecords.com/
Betulla Records
Betulla Records is the independent record label based in Italy founded by Piercarlo Bormida and Paolo Beltrando (also known as Tristan Tzara, Procton and Strek vs Atzmo) and responsible for many of electronic music's most sophisticated electronic sounds, ranging from pop to experimental.
http://www.betullarecords.com/
Gardenbox.org
Gardenbox band homepage
http://www.gardenbox.org
CROC SHOP websitte
Official home for the electro-industrial recording act Croc Shop (formally Crocodile Shop) who have 17+ cds out on various labels from the early 90's until the present (some on indie giant Metropolis.)
http://www.crocshop.com/
David Vector - Official Web Site
Official web site of David Vector, techno/electronica/rock solo artist. Latest news, mp3 clips, blog, and more.
http://www.davidvector.com
Belson
Fabricante Español de productos electronicos de consumo y de aparatos de sonido para el coche
http://www.belson.es/
Subcontratación electrónica
Empresa dedicada al montaje de circuitos electrónicos, subcontratación. Montaje SMD, convencional. Servicios integrales.
http://www.dismon-electronica.com/
Auralgasms.com
The Web's best portal for the discovery and discussion of under-appreciated artists. Discover and discuss new artists and tune into our 24/7 streaming Web radio station.
http://www.auralgasms.com/
Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge - Oostende
Onze hogeschool telt vier departementen, verspreid over Brugge en Oostende: Handelswetenschappen en bedrijfskunde, Gezondheidszorg, Industriële wetenschappen en technologie en Lerarenopleiding.
http://www.khbo.be/
Metech Recordings
Industrial metal techno hybrid label from the UK
http://www.metech-recordings.com/
sudd.
A record label situated in Gothenburg, Sweden. Sudd has been releasing their Season Series (with Autumn Collection '03, Spring Collection '04 etc.) every spring and autumn since the start in 2003. Right now the artists signed on the label are Fujasaki, Pimpin' R, The Dweller and 'son person'.
http://www.sudd.org/
ex machina official webbase
official ex machina website with infos, news, music, photos and more.
http://www.machina-online.de
DJ Kyle Nordman
Borderline Collective, Vivid Sessions, Swara Studio, Nu:Republic, In-Flight Records, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
http://www.kylenordman.com/
Panoramas Online Party guide
Electronic party guide from chile
http://www.panoramasonline.cl
Record Store
On Line Record Store In Stockholm, Sweden. Dance Music On Vinyl.
http://www.snickarsrecords.com/
Ars Electronica Center
Zukunfts- und Technologiemuseum. Bekannt durch den "Prix Ars Electronica" und den "CAVE". Informiert über die Ausstellungsobjekte, das "Futurelab" und bietet ein Archiv der Seiten zum Prix Ars Electronica.
http://www.aec.at/
Wse Wallstreet
Trading on all US Exchanges.
http://www.wallstreete.com
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