How to Use electronica in a Sentence

electronica

noun
  • DJs will spin a mix of Top 40 dance, electronica, rock and more.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The obvious weakness of the Ten 5s’ sound is bass-heavy hip-hop and electronica.
    Vlad Savov, The Verge, 9 July 2019
  • For those who embrace all things electronica, the Boom Boom Tent is the typical place for a fix.
    Jared Boyd | Jboyd@al.com, AL.com, 20 May 2017
  • While the Boom Boom has been embracing a bit of hip-hop this year, the best electronica of the day came from the opposite side of the festival grounds.
    Jared Boyd | Jboyd@al.com, AL.com, 20 May 2017
  • Throughout the project, which sees the star switching up her hip-hop stylings for a pop-rock-meets-electronica vibe, Nokia charts a full journey from love to loss and back again.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2023
  • That segued to DJs spinning electronica and house music, along with a dicey few years when violence cast a pall over the night scene.
    OregonLive.com, 25 May 2017
  • Redfield sat on a concrete bench across from them and started the soundtrack, a jazzy electronica beat that brought two dancers along with it.
    Alden Woods, azcentral, 19 June 2019
  • His slowly percolating version of live, moody electronica saw the crowd swell in front of him over the course of his one-hour set.
    Annabel Ross, Billboard, 21 June 2018
  • Her work over the years has ranged from pop, folk-rock, trip-hop, electronica and reggaeton to cumbia, ranchera, mariachi, bolero and banda.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
  • Their blend of folk, indie pop and electronica kicks off a three-part series of free concerts at Beacon Park.
    Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2018
  • Onstage, a crew of all-female DJs synced heart-pounding electronica with a flashing red-and-blue light show.
    Katie Van Syckle, The Cut, 9 Sep. 2017
  • La rAt mixes up cumbias, bossa novas and Latin folk with electronica.
    Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2020
  • The music skews toward electronica with some indie in the mix, and the art is interactive.
    Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020
  • The electronica festival has announced its lineup and the list is huge.
    Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • The soundtrack was business-class lounge electronica and the clientele mostly suits.
    Fox, Town & Country, 21 Nov. 2012
  • But Ibiza is going a step further: The party haven is banning DJs from 16 beach clubs to crack down on electronica and put the focus back on the environment.
    Time, 25 Aug. 2017
  • These guys are legit, even if maybe their sound – a unique blend of rock, jazz, nu-jazz, electronica and classical music – is not for everyone.
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
  • Random Access Memories itself took home the prizes for album of the year and best dance/electronica album.
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Joe Herrera is a trumpeter with a taste for pushing the envelope, including a strong embrace of hip-hop and electronica.
    Washington Post, 10 June 2019
  • The setlist included pieces from his days at the vanguard of electronica as well as memorable works from a 40-year film-composing career.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Part electronica, part hip-hop and part chill, this new single features urgent rhymes, pleading vocals and a potent message for our times.
    Star Tribune, 26 Feb. 2021
  • What does Miss Manners says about clapping at a one-man acoustic electronica improv jam session?
    Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 May 2017
  • The 6-member collective has created a sound that embraces bossa nova, dub and reggae, acid jazz, Latin jazz and electronica.
    Alison Medley, Houston Chronicle, 17 Nov. 2019
  • The effect gains intensity during a trip through Daft Punk’s bass-heavy electronica.
    Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The seven-member band debuted in 2013 with a contemporary K-pop sound that fuses hip-hop, electronica and rock.
    Marian Liu, CNN, 22 May 2017
  • The first Dark Tower was pitched off its titular component, a fine piece of early electronica that spat out instructions at players as the game progressed.
    James Palmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The title is an homage to one of Orbit’s preferred pastimes, and finds him in a mellow, inventive mood, with the album traversing the realms of trip-hop and experimental electronica.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Hints of that hip-hop heavy electronica are still at the heart of Gellaitry’s productions, but they’ve since become simplified and — most shockingly — are covered in his own breathy singing voice.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Acts for SliceFest typically lean to jam bands and jam-electronica-rock hybrids.
    Mary Colurso, AL.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • That group would help young people with composing, recording and performing music, with a focus on hip-hop and electronica.
    Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2021

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