electronica

[ih-lek-tron-i-kuh, ee-lek-]

noun

1. a cover term for various genres of electronically generated music, usually excluding electronic dance music.

2. electronic devices or technology collectively.

   Her house, her office, her car—all are loaded with electronica.

electronica

/ ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪkə, ˌiːlɛk- /

plural noun

1. electronic equipment, systems, music, etc, collectively

Word History and Origins

Origin of electronica¹

First recorded in 1975–80; after the British music label New Electronica, perhaps based on electronic ( def. ) + -a ¹ ( def. ), on the pattern of exotica ( def. )

Example Sentences

In this intricate display of instrumentalism, dark electronica and high-pitched vocals blend into feelgood jazz and ’80s synth pop without notice.

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A classically trained musician versed in jazz, classical and electronica, Berry describes his role as “composing for people’s emotions.”

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At school, she was introduced to hardware and software synths, and continued to explore her drumming abilities by experimenting with electronica.

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Ball had developed a fascination with synthesizers after watching Kraftwerk appear on BBC science show Tomorrow's World, and began to marry dark electronica to the soaring melodies Almond was writing.

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The orchestral writing, nicely handled by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, can be colorful, though the ominous Wagner tubas become predictable after a while and the electronica for which Mr. Bates is best known is barely discernible.

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