electronica
noun
elec·tron·i·ca i-ˌlek-ˈträ-ni-kə 
: dance music featuring extensive use of synthesizers, electronic percussion, and samples of recorded music or sound
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Musical accompaniment includes Taiwanese folk songs, Taoist chants and electronica. 
Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Resident choreographer Justin Peck has frequently turned to folk-electronica composer Sufjan Stevens. Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Iggy played there, and so did the glam rocker Marc Bolan and the electronica pioneers Suicide, as well as Alice Cooper and Bob Marley and Phil Ochs and Aerosmith and the 22-year-old Bruce Springsteen. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 July 2022 For each invention, Hearst has written a brief song, drawing on influences including the Beatles, electronica and engine noises. New York Times, 13 May 2021 The electronica and hip-hop focused North Coast Music Festival is also scheduled for Labor Day weekend lineup with Kaskade, Griz and Zeds Dead headlining each night Sept. 3-5 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2021 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 Round Hill Music has acquired the catalog of two members of Massive Attack, Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall, who co-founded the U.K. electronica outfit. Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2021 The Inkwell and drew comparisons to Rae Sremmurd and Chance the Rapper with his lyrics, while blending hip-hop with pop and electronica as the musical backbone. Melissa Ruggieri, ajc, 2 Feb. 2021 See More
Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Resident choreographer Justin Peck has frequently turned to folk-electronica composer Sufjan Stevens. Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Iggy played there, and so did the glam rocker Marc Bolan and the electronica pioneers Suicide, as well as Alice Cooper and Bob Marley and Phil Ochs and Aerosmith and the 22-year-old Bruce Springsteen. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 July 2022 For each invention, Hearst has written a brief song, drawing on influences including the Beatles, electronica and engine noises. New York Times, 13 May 2021 The electronica and hip-hop focused North Coast Music Festival is also scheduled for Labor Day weekend lineup with Kaskade, Griz and Zeds Dead headlining each night Sept. 3-5 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2021 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 Round Hill Music has acquired the catalog of two members of Massive Attack, Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall, who co-founded the U.K. electronica outfit. Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2021 The Inkwell and drew comparisons to Rae Sremmurd and Chance the Rapper with his lyrics, while blending hip-hop with pop and electronica as the musical backbone. Melissa Ruggieri, ajc, 2 Feb. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
probably from New Electronica, recording label of the British firm Beechwood Music Ltd.
First Known Use
1980, in the meaning defined above