Electronic rock
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Electronic rock (also known as electro rock and synth rock) is a
Overview
Being a fusion of rock and electronic, electronic rock features instruments found in both genres, such as
A trend of rock bands that incorporated electronic sounds began during the late 1960s. According to critic Simon Reynolds, examples included the United States of America, White Noise and Gong.[5] Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco, authors of the 2004 book Analog Days, credit the Beach Boys' 1966 hit "Good Vibrations" with having "popularly connected far-out, electronic sounds with rock 'n' roll."[6]
Other early acts to blend
In the 1970s, German krautrock bands such as Neu!, Kraftwerk, Can and Amon Düül challenged rock boundaries by incorporating electronic instrumentation.[8] In 2004, Uncut described Kraftwerk's "incalculable" impact on electronic rock as being felt on major records like David Bowie's Low (1977) and Radiohead's Kid A (2000).[9] Since the late 2000s, electronic rock has become increasingly popular.[2]
Subgenres and other terms
The term "progressive rock" (or "prog rock") was originally coined in the 1960s for music that would otherwise be described as "electronic rock,"[4] but the definition of "prog" later narrowed into a specific set of musical conventions as opposed to a sensibility involving forward-thinking or experimental approaches.[10]
Electronic rock is also associated with
Synth-punk
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Punk rock has been mixed with electronic music as well, creating subgenres like synth-punk (also known as electropunk) and dance-punk.[15][16]
Suicide, formed in 1970, is known as one of the most influential artists in the genre.[17] Their sound over their five studio albums mixed punk rock with various electronic-based genres such as electronic rock,[18] synth-pop, and disco. Their first album is widely regarded for setting the stage for subsequent post-punk, synth-pop and industrial rock acts.[19]
.Devo, whilst better known for their 1980 synth-pop song "Whip It", also had an electronic sound rooted in punk rock.
The term synth-punk (or electropunk) was coined in 1999 by Damien Ramsey.[21]
In the early 1980s, synth-punk fused with various electronic genres to create
In addition,
Synth-metal
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Synth-metal is the fusion of heavy metal and electronic music. It was pioneered in the 1980s with Iron Maiden's album Somewhere in Time and Judas Priest's album Turbo, both of which notably incorporate guitar synthesizers.[24][25]
Besides synth-metal,
See also
References
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The term was invented in 1999 by Damien Ramsey to retroactively name a small subgenre of punk in which the musicians used synthesizers instead of guitars.
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- ^ "10 Current Artists That Effortlessly Blend Metal With Other Genres - Page 2 of 2". Metalinjection.net. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "IS ELECTRONIC DANCE METAL THE NEXT BIG THING???". Metalsucks.net. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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