electro
Electro is a term used to describe specific styles of electronic music.It was originally used to describe a subgenre of hip-hop that gained popularity in the early 1980's in Germany, England, and the US. Electro was directly influenced by
Kraftwerk and Funk, whereas earlier hip-hop was closer to disco. Defining characteristics of this genre were dominating synthesizer lines and rhythm sections comprised of drum machine beats, rather than samples. Vocals were delivered in a robotic, dead pan matter.As time progressed, many subgenres grew out of
electro, as well as a certain fashion sense and attitude. Foremost among these were
electroclash (a hybrid of electro, new wave, and
Italo disco) and
electropop (a form of
synthpop characterized by a cold, robotic sound). It is heavily debated among music scholars whether or not these are actual subgenres of electro. Electro is considered synonymous to this day with these two genres.Electro also spawned more valid, genuine subgenres, including electro funk, electro bass, glitch electro,
downtempo electro, and minimal electro. Electro also influenced freestyle music and
Miami bass (in turn creating techno bass), and had a significant role in the evolution of
ghettotech. When someone refers to electro in modern times it is not likely they are referring to the original hip-hop style. Electro is commonly used as shorthand for describing music from the electropop revival and
electro house scene. Electro was extremely influential, inspiring a myriad of subgenres, all of which could be considered electro. This makes it very confusing when trying to ascertain exactly what strand of electro a certain artist's sound fits into. In general, many people use electro to describe all electronic music meant to be danced to, distinguishing it from electronica (electronic music meant for home listening).Electro is used most accurately to describe the original strand of funk influenced hip-hop. Electro purists consider this the only valid definition.
electro
by UKDJ on Jun 18, 2007 10:16:45
Electro was a style of music derived from hip-hop in the early 1980's to reflect its more electronic sound made using
synths, drum machines etc as opposed to the traditional form based on samples, for example from old funk records.
These days, people are using the term
electro to either describe "electro-house" (a form of
house music that has a lot of fat basslines, 80's influences, etc), or even as a
catch-all term for all electronic dance music in the same way some people erronously use "techno". In fact, with the recent wave of 80's influenced fashion and music, it's become trendy for any bar/club to claim they play "electro" meaning just about anything with electronic elements to it.
Example:
Afrika Bambaata -
Planet Rock is an electro record; it's an early example of a hip-hop groove created with a drum machine and synths.
Bodyrox - Yeah Yeah (D Ramirez Mix) is an electro-house track, it has a beat similar to house and techno along with with a more minimal groove and a big synth line.
CSS, Hot Chip, etc are the kind of stuff that club promoters will
palm off as "electro" because they're trendy and somewhat electronic.
electro
by Sarah_K on Aug 20, 2006 23:50:25
Electro is similar to techno and trance, but less euphoric and more...funky.
Significant instruments are keyboards and
synths, usually has lyrics. Often has an infectious
bassline.
It kind of bridges the gap between trance and rock.
Electro
by Electro Clubber on Feb 19, 2009 16:59:15
The term Electro is short for
Electro House. It also refers to an old style of Hip-Hop from the 80's but that is rarely the way the term is used now. 99% of the time when someone talks about Electro right now they mean the Electro House
club music spun in clubs.
Example:
Daft Punk, Justice, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Crystal Castles, Benny Benassi, Copy, Polish Ambassador, Stegosaurus Rex, Fischerspooner, Bad Boy Bill, Hyper Crush, LMFAO, Boys Noize,
Soulwax, D.I.M.,
Hystereo, Copy, Digitalism, Felix Da Housecat, Simian
Mobile Disco, Padded Cell all produce Electro House
Electro
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