Editing Electronica (section)

{{Short description|Broad group of electronic-based music genres}}
{{About|group of music genres and 1990s music scene|other uses|}}
{{Infobox music genre
| name              = Electronica
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| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Electronic music|Electronic]]|[[synth-pop]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]|[[Ambient music|ambient]]}}
| cultural_origins  = Early 1990s, United Kingdom<ref name="bogdanov">{{cite book|author1=Vladimir Bogdanov|url=https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetoe00vlad/page/634|title=All music guide to electronica: the definitive guide to electronic music|author2=Jason Ankeny|publisher=Backbeat Books|year=2001|isbn=0-87930-628-9|edition=4th|page=634|url-access=registration}}</ref>
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| derivatives       = {{hlist|[[Alternative dance]]|[[post-rock]]}}
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| fusiongenres      = {{hlist|[[Ethnic electronica]]|[[folktronica]]}}
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| other_topics      = {{hlist|[[Computer music]]|[[Glitch (music)|glitch]]|[[Intelligent dance music|IDM]]}}
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'''Electronica''' is both a broad group of [[electronic music|electronic]]-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing<ref name="primer">{{Cite book|quote=Electronica is a broad term used to describe the emergence of electronic music that is geared for listening instead of strictly for dancing. |title=The Techno Primer: The Essential Reference for Loop-Based Music Styles |last=Verderosa |first=Tony |page=28 |publisher=Hal Leonard Music/Songbooks |year=2002 |isbn=0-634-01788-8}}</ref><ref name="bogdanov"/> and a music scene that came to prominence in the early [[1990s in music|1990s]] in the United Kingdom.<ref name="bogdanov" /> In the United States, the term is mostly used to refer to electronic music generally.<ref>{{cite book|last=Campbell|first=Michael|year=2012|title=Popular Music in America: The Beat Goes On|publisher=[[Cengage Learning]]|edition=4th|chapter=Electronica and Rap|isbn=978-0840029768}}</ref>