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electro

n. uncountable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɪˈɫɛktɹoʊ// UK //ɪlˈɛktɹəʊ// elec·tro Archaic Informal

n. a style of electronic dance music that uses computer sounds and heavy beats. It often sounds like robots or machines making music.

n. a genre of electronic dance music characterized by the use of synthesizers, drum machines, and funk-influenced rhythms. Often features processed vocals and a mechanical, futuristic aesthetic.


SIMPLE

The club plays a lot of electro on Friday nights.

CONTEXTUAL

He spent the weekend producing a new electro track using his vintage drum machine and a vocoder.

COMPLEX

While modern house music focuses on steady four-on-the-floor beats, electro often utilizes syncopated rhythms that trace their lineage back to early hip-hop and German electronic pioneers.

Usage

Uncountable when referring to the music genre; occasionally used as a modifier before other nouns.

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