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Electro

Genre family: Electronic
Starting recordings: 7

ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE

Meet Electro

Electro is a branch of the Electronic family, with its own performance and recording traditions.

The clearest way to understand Electro is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

Begin with Jimpster, Link & E621 and Wang Chung.

GENRE FAMILY

Its place in the genre family

Parent genreElectronic

Current genreElectro

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United Kingdom · Electro

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ESSENTIAL LISTENING

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7 recordings

01Keynel 11997 · Electro · electroOpen in new tab 02Playtime1997 · Electro · electroOpen in new tab 03Floribunda (original mix)1998 · Electro · electroOpen in new tab 04Sticky1999 · Electro · electroOpen in new tab 05Cars2001 · Electro · electroOpen in new tab 06Dance Hall Days (remix)2009 · Electro · electroOpen in new tab 07Antacid (Jedi Knights remix)Electro · electroOpen in new tab

KEY ARTISTS

Key artists

Artist·Electro

Gescom

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

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Album·1997

The Future Sound of Jazz 2

Album·1997

The Future Sound of Jazz, Vol. 3

Album·1998

Floribunda

Album·1999

Stay Down

Album·2001

Down in the Park: The Alternative Anthology

Album·2009

Dance Classics: Pop Edition

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Electro

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Why they connect

main styleJimpsterElectro and Jimpster share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleLink & E621Electro and Link & E621 share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleWang ChungElectro and Wang Chung share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleMother’s PrideElectro and Mother’s Pride share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleGary NumanElectro and Gary Numan share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleTwo Lone SwordsmenElectro and Two Lone Swordsmen share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleGescomElectro and Gescom share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toElectronicElectro is a subgenre of Electronic.
genreKeynel 1Keynel 1 is connected with Electro.
genreFloribunda (original mix)Floribunda (original mix) is connected with Electro.

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GenreElectronic