• Source: Electronica

Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that came to prominence in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to refer to electronic music generally.




History






= Early 1990s: Origins and UK scene

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The original widespread use of the term "electronica" derives from the influential English experimental techno label New Electronica, which was one of the leading forces of the early 1990s introducing and supporting dance-based electronic music oriented towards home listening rather than dance-floor play, although the word "electronica" had already begun to be associated with synthesizer generated music as early as 1983, when a "UK Electronica Festival" was first held. At that time electronica became known as "electronic listening music", also becoming more or less synonymous to ambient techno and intelligent techno, and was considered distinct from other emerging genres such as jungle and trip hop.
Electronica artists that would later become commercially successful began to record in the late 1980s, before the term had come into common usage, including for example the Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Daft Punk, the Chemical Brothers, the Crystal Method, Moby, Underworld and Faithless.




= Mid-1990s: Effect on mainstream popular music

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Around the mid-1990s, with the success of the big beat-sound exemplified by the Chemical Brothers and the Prodigy in the UK, and spurred by the attention from mainstream artists, including Madonna in her collaboration with William Orbit on her album Ray of Light and Australian singer Dannii Minogue with her 1997 album Girl, music of this period began to be produced with a higher budget, increased technical quality, and with more layers than most other forms of dance music, since it was backed by major record labels and MTV as the "next big thing".
According to a 1997 Billboard article, "the union of the club community and independent labels" provided the experimental and trend-setting environment in which electronica acts developed and eventually reached the mainstream. It cites American labels such as Astralwerks (the Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, the Future Sound of London, Fluke), Moonshine (DJ Keoki), Sims, and City of Angels (the Crystal Method) for playing a significant role in discovering and marketing artists who became popularized in the electronica scene.
Madonna and Björk are said to be responsible for electronica's thrust into mainstream culture, with their albums Ray of Light (Madonna), Post and Homogenic (Björk).




= Late 1990s: American inclusion

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In 1997, the North American mainstream music industry adopted and to some extent manufactured electronica as an umbrella term encompassing styles such as techno, big beat, drum and bass, trip hop, downtempo, and ambient, regardless of whether it was curated by indie labels catering to the "underground" nightclub and rave scenes, or licensed by major labels and marketed to mainstream audiences as a commercially viable alternative to alternative rock music.
New York City became one center of experimentation and growth for the electronica sound, with DJs and music producers from areas as diverse as Southeast Asia and Brazil bringing their creative work to the nightclubs of that city.




Characteristics and definition


Electronica benefited from industry advancements in music technology, especially electronic musical instruments, synthesizers, music sequencers, drum machines, and digital audio workstations. As the technology developed, it became possible for individuals or smaller groups to produce electronic songs and recordings in smaller studios, even in project studios. At the same time, computers facilitated the use of music "samples" and "loops" as construction kits for sonic compositions. This led to a period of creative experimentation and the development of new forms, some of which became known as electronica. Wide ranges of influences, both sonic and compositional, are combined in electronica recordings.
Electronica includes a wide variety of musical acts and styles, linked by a penchant for overtly electronic production; a range which includes more popular acts such as Björk, Madonna, Goldfrapp and IDM artists such as Autechre, and Aphex Twin.




= Regional differences

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The North American mainstream music industry uses the term as an umbrella category to refer any dance-based electronic music styles with a potential for pop appeal. However, United States–based AllMusic still categorizes electronica as a top-level genre, stating that it includes danceable grooves, as well as music for headphones and chillout areas.
In other parts of the world, especially in the UK, electronica is also a broad term, but is associated with non-dance-oriented music, including relatively experimental styles of listening electronic music. It partly overlaps what is known chiefly outside the UK as intelligent dance music (IDM).




Included in contemporary media


In the late 1990s and early 2000s, electronica was increasingly used as background scores for television advertisements, initially for automobiles. It was also used for various video games, including the Wipeout series, for which the soundtrack was composed of many popular electronica tracks that helped create more interest in this type of music—and later for other technological and business products such as computers and financial services. Then in 2011, Hyundai Veloster, in association with the Grammys, produced a project that became known as Re:Generation.




See also


List of electronic music genres




References






= Literature

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James Cummins. 2008. Ambrosia: About a Culture – An Investigation of Electronica Music and Party Culture. Toronto, ON: Clark-Nova Books. ISBN 978-0-9784892-1-2
• Source: ElecTRONica

ElecTRONica (stylized as elecTRONica) was a nighttime event at Disney California Adventure in the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Located in the Hollywood Land section of the park, ElecTRONica premiered on October 8, 2010. The attraction featured music, dancing, beverages and a re-creation of Flynn's Arcade from the TRON franchise. For a limited time, guests could also watch a sneak preview of the 2010 film TRON: Legacy in Mickey's PhilharMagic. The attraction was discontinued on April 15, 2012, removed on April 16, and replaced a month later by Mad T Party, a nighttime event based on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.




Technology


The nighttime event featured high-powered searchlights, lasers, and music, as well as one of the most technologically advanced projection mapping displays in Disney Parks history.




History


Conceived as a tie-in to the TRON: Legacy film, ElecTRONica was a successor of sorts to Glow Fest, a nighttime dance party that took place at Disney California Adventure during the summer of 2010. Disney held an open call in September for hip-hop dancers with a martial arts experience.
ElecTRONica debuted on October 8, 2010 and it was originally scheduled to run until April 17, 2011. It was then extended through Labor Day, and Disney later announced the event would continue through April 15, 2012. It was confirmed and ran for a total of 555 days (1.52055 calendar years). The Mad T Party, a completely different show based on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, replaced it, beginning on May 26, 2012.




Features


While scenes from TRON: Legacy were shown across building facades in the Hollywood Land area, a grid-like DJ platform made up the ElecTRONica centerpiece, as a live DJ played electronic dance music from such artists as Daft Punk.




= Laserman

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Also appearing on stage was Laserman, who created and performed tricks set to music with lasers and lights. A new version of the show premiered on June 17, 2011, titled LASERMAN 2.0 R3CONF1GUR3D. It featured new choreography as well as music from the Daft Punk remix album, Tron: Legacy Reconfigured.




= End of Line Club

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Based on the night club located inside the Grid during TRON: Legacy, the End of Line Club served glowing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Among the alcoholic options were Glowjito mojitos and blinking Digitini martinis. Non-alcoholic choices included Coke Zero and Laser Light Lemonade. A nearby food truck offered nachos and chocolate cake.




= Flynn's Arcade

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In this replica of the arcade seen in the TRON films, guests played vintage 1980s video games such as TRON (based on the original movie), Battlezone, Centipede, Frogger, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Donkey Kong 3, Mario Bros., Popeye, Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pole Position, Red Baron and Zaxxon.
Flynn's Arcade also housed what Disney Imagineer Craig Pierce claimed was the world's only coin-operated version of Space Paranoids, a game that had previously existed in the original TRON film.
All games required a token, or the equivalent of a quarter, to play. Located just outside the arcade, guests could have also played the 2010 TRON: Evolution game.




= TRON: Legacy 3D Exclusive

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Prior to the December 17, 2010 release in U.S. theaters of TRON: Legacy, guests could view the TRON: Legacy 3D Exclusive of the film in Mickey's PhilharMagic.




Deresolution (Derezzolution)


"One More Time" played for the final time, and it was the final song of the event. The LED screens turned off and the song began. Once this song was finished, a 10-second countdown was given. Once it concluded, five large booms along with the powering down sound and its sixth large boom in the area dimmed its lights for good. After a few moments, the three words END OF LINE appeared. The word COMPLETE popped up and then it disappeared after a few seconds. The lasers were projected onto the roof and said END OF LINE. Thirty seconds after the white lights lit up the area, the lasers (colored red) were turned off. When the white lights reached to its maximum level, the event ended.




See also


2012 in amusement parks
Luminosity — Ignite the Night!




References






External links


Official website
Legacy of TRON: Theme Parks, ARGs and the Ever-Shifting Art of Immersion at Wired
Laserman show at Electronica on YouTube

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