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electroclash

British  
/ ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌklæʃ /

noun

    1. a type of electronic music, originating in the first decade of the 21st century, that combines modern techno with synthesizer music characteristic of the 1980s

    2. ( as modifier )

      the electroclash scene

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The first time New Jersey resident Robert Bose went to Coachella, he was part of the crew doing stage effects for New York electroclash duo Fischerspooner.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

After dabbling in folk, rock and punk, the Canadian musician born Merrill Nisker eventually landed on electroclash, a genre that does exactly what it says on the tin.

From Washington Post Aug. 17, 2022

When the words stop, they pose and pout and break into electroclash tunes by Sarah Frances Cagianese and Ms. Stephens.

From New York Times Oct. 30, 2018

Brisk and boppy, False Alarm sounds like a flashback to electroclash, that 80s-resurrecting fad of the early 2000s.

From The Guardian Nov. 25, 2016

On their self-titled debut album, the Seattle queer electroclash band, Le Tigre, debates the merits of John Cassavetes.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2016

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