electronica

Broad group of electronic-based music genres

Also known as electronic listening music

Instance of: music genre
, musical scene
Subclass of: electronic music
Founded: 1991

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Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that came to prominence in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom which incorporated various musical styles. In the United States, the term is mostly used to refer to electronic music generally.

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Different from: electronic music

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