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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The range of genres is impressive — classical music, rock, Persian and Taiko ensembles, new music, punk, electronica, DJs and more.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap have always been ferocious rappers, two goliaths spitting bilingual bars over gritty electronica with the couplet-completing precision of Run the Jewels.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
Of course, there’s Eminem and there’s a lot of great electronica out here, but for me, the storyteller is Seeger.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
His earliest musical experiments as a teen were actually in electronica during the 1990s, ultimately leading to his creating music for hundreds of TV shows, and launching a career in film, from 2015’s Steve Jobs to last year’s Eddington.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2026
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap have always been ferocious rappers, two goliaths spitting bilingual bars over gritty electronica with the couplet-completing precision of Run the Jewels.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
Of course, there’s Eminem and there’s a lot of great electronica out here, but for me, the storyteller is Seeger.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
His earliest musical experiments as a teen were actually in electronica during the 1990s, ultimately leading to his creating music for hundreds of TV shows, and launching a career in film, from 2015’s Steve Jobs to last year’s Eddington.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Electronica.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electronica. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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