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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Binney performs and mixes seemingly any jazz style with equal skill and conviction, while also deftly mixing in elements of electronica, folk, funk and contemporary classical.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
Across 14 studio albums, Beck has redefined the concept of genre-shifting, taking on everything from Prince-level funk to electronica to introspective folk-rock.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 18 July 2025
The main reason for the festival’s everlasting wide appeal to both jazz purists and general music fans is the clever mix of genres from jazz, hip-hop, funk, world music, electronica and pop.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Greenland's music has diversified to include rap, reggae, electronica, country, pop and everything in between.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
Across 14 studio albums, Beck has redefined the concept of genre-shifting, taking on everything from Prince-level funk to electronica to introspective folk-rock.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 18 July 2025
The main reason for the festival’s everlasting wide appeal to both jazz purists and general music fans is the clever mix of genres from jazz, hip-hop, funk, world music, electronica and pop.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Greenland's music has diversified to include rap, reggae, electronica, country, pop and everything in between.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
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“Electronica.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electronica. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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