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Introduction of Electronica Music
Electronica is a broad term that encompasses a variety of electronic music genres, including electronic dance music (EDM), techno, house, trance, and many others. These genres are characterized by the use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often designed for dancing and listening in clubs and other party settings. Electronica music often features electronic beats and synthesizers, as well as other electronic sounds and effects, and can range from high-energy, upbeat tracks to more atmospheric, ambient compositions. Electronica has a wide and diverse following, and is a major influence on contemporary popular music.
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Recent Electronica Interviews
Padre Tóxico Interview on Nagamag
Nagamag:
What are the genres that describe better your music style?
Padre Tóxico:
As my first love was hip-hop and 2nd electronica, therefore the outcome is often fusion of these two genres. But I don't like to keep only one direction. Very often during my recording sessions I sit down with an idea to make some hip-hop sounds and I finish with a minimal house or ambient joint. It might sound cheap but I follow my heart (or rather my ears).
Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?
Padre Tóxico:
I have started in November 2019 having no experience at all, no much has changed since then :)
My only help what the fact that I through many years, have listened to thousands of different artists who composed various music genres. Thanks to that, I knew what I want to create.
Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?
Padre Tóxico:
Sure. I heard Snoop Doggy Dogg's "What's my name" on school corridor. That was the begining of my love for music. But I was a kid then, so it was mainly passive listetner. My urge to create appeared when I have started to consume music consciously and that began when I fell in love for the 2nd time - this time my chosen one was electronic music. Tracks from Jon Hopkins, Kiasmos, Stimming, Synkro, Lapalux, Aparde, Ross From Friends and Four Tet gave me natural high which has lasted till I bought my music gear.
Nagamag:
What is your favourite track off your "Mandala" album?
Padre Tóxico:
I would go with Dopamine Warmness and then Serotonin Reuptake.
Nagamag:
Do you plan to work with other artists?
Padre Tóxico:
Of course, I would love to. I already did "Summer in LA" with UK singer Pri. My dream is to make whole "Life Supplement" album a vocal fueled one - with a help from some hiphop and rnb artists, I hope one day that will happen.
Nagamag:
Most artists have a favorite song from a different music genre than the one they are producing music for... Which is yours?
Padre Tóxico:
Jon Hopkins "Open Eye Signal"
Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which track from a similar artist you admire?
Padre Tóxico:
Kiasmos "Bent" and "Burnt" I love them both the same
Nell Widmer Interview on Nagamag.com
Nell Widmer
Interview
Nagamag:
What are the genres that describe better your music style?
Nell Widmer:
My music style is very electronic, with house and RnB influences.
Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?
Nell Widmer:
First of all, you have to know that I learned to sing alone, so since I was 9 years old I've been singing. I went on but this time I shared videos of covers of artists I liked a lot. And in 2018 I was contacted following my recordings on Soundcloud, and that was the beginning of writing in English and creating melodies. Since then, I released my EP 2 years later so in 2020 to be able to show all the different colors of my voice.
Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?
Nell Widmer:
The first connection with music dates back to my early childhood. I have always been rocked by the Black Eyed Peas and Michael Jackson and the very first time I sang was to music by Michael when I was 2 years old. So I think it's thanks to this musical culture that I've built up which has given me this desire to create and write.
Nagamag:
Most artists have a favorite song from a different music genre than the one they are producing music for... Which is yours?
Nell Widmer:
Valentino Khan "Better"
Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which track from a similar artist you admire?
Nell Widmer:
Chris lake I want you
Electronica Featured Releases
Jon Ososki – Socialization Saturation
“Jon Ososki unfolds his artistry in the scene of Downtempo and such work couldn't pass unoticed. Mysterious, dynamic and somehow unpredictable in flow "Socialization Saturation" surely left its mark in our minds.”
-Nagamag.com
Socialization Saturation is the second single from Jon Ososki's latest album Our Failure Of Imagination. This single along with the first single from the album garnered wide support from electronica A-listers, including Laurent Garnier, Chicane, Dan Hegarty, Sista BB (Triple R), Danny Briottet, and Chill FM. Jon Ososki is an electronic music artist creating instrumental downtempo, chill, and cinematic electronica.
Social Links:
https://www.instagram.com/jonososki/
https://www.facebook.com/jonososki
Rival Consoles – Now Is
“A wandering, like a bloodworm in the night, the download rhythm with a minimalist melodic filling from Techno and Indie Electronic. There is something extraordinary in this track, unusual, extraterrestrial and very attractive.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Блуждающий, словно мотылёк в ночи ритм Downtempo с минималистической мелодической начинкой из Techno и Indie Electronic. Есть нечто экстраординарное в этом треке, необычное, внеземное и очень притягательное.”
-Nagamag.com
https://www.instagram.com/rivalconsoles/
Paddy Mulcahy – Angel’s Share
“Slow and meditative rhythm and the downtempo and techno melody, in the atmosphere of which you are drowning like in tall grass. The earth leaves from under the feet, consciousness is blurred and you do not notice how music leads you to the country of miracles.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Медленные и медитативные ритм и мелодия Downtempo и Techno, в атмосфере которой тонешь словно в высокой траве. Земля уходит из-под ног, сознание затуманивается и вы не замечаете, как музыка ведёт вас за собой в страну чудес.”
-Nagamag.com
Paddy Mulcahy’s free-ranging and genre-bending hybrid of electronica, chillwave, avant-pop — and even ambient and post-classical in some corners of his repertoire — create a multi-dimensional work of shifting rhythm, texture, mood and impact. Mulcahy’s fusion of emotion and technique is a beautifully honed sound and vision for head and heart, body and soul.
“Angel’s Share”, the title track from the upcoming album out August 12th via XXIM Records, sees Mulcahy wading through ambient techno waters, with mournful synths encapsulating and punctuating the experience. Mulcahy’s fusion of emotion and technique is a beautifully honed sound and vision for head and heart, body and soul.
https://www.instagram.com/paddy_mulcahy/
Latest Electronica discoveries
Lily Juniper – You Me Free | Electronica music review
Twinkling and soft, electronic soundscapes bloom like flowers under the morning Sun. That's only a sample from Lily's Juniper... >>> Read full review & listen to the song on Nagamag #indieelectronic #indietronica #downtempo #lilyjuniper #unitedkingdom #nagamag #musicmagazine #musicreview #review
Strath – In Another Life | Electronica music review
-Strath-, молодой и талантливый продюсер Lo-fi House музыки, представляет нам свою новую композицию, которая поможет вам ощут... >>> Read full review & listen to the song on Nagamag #altpop #lofihouse #strath #australia #nagamag #musicmagazine #musicreview #review
Korvez – Positive Leaning | Electronica music review
Modern sound and production can be felt instantly. Lead vocal is the real hook within the song, specially in line with the pe... >>> Read full review & listen to the song on Nagamag #house #nagamag #musicmagazine #musicreview #review
Stick & Mix – Autocentre | Electronica music review
Экспериментальное звучание мелодии виртуозно транслируется автором и окутывает слушателя, создавая ощущение полного погружени... >>> Read full review & listen to the song on Nagamag #indieelectronic #nagamag #musicmagazine #musicreview #review
Antres 808 – Suspended | Electronica music review
Трек создан талантливым и харизматичным музыкальным продюсером -Antres 808-, который уже несколько лет радует слушателей свои... >>> Read full review & listen to the song on Nagamag #indieelectronic #nagamag #musicmagazine #musicreview #review FB: @antres808
Yiannis Silver – The best hidden secret | Electronica music review
Альбом от музыканта -Yiannis Silver- представляет собой коллекцию органичных треков в жанрах electronic, downtempo и trip hop... >>> Read full review & listen to the song on Nagamag #chillwave #nagamag #musicmagazine #musicreview #review
Ooshmann – Once Upon a Time in the Wadi | Electronica music review
Incredible track, modern and yet full of ethnic elements that send you back in time. Instrumentation is just amazing, with an... >>> Read full review & listen to the song on Nagamag #organichouse #nagamag #musicmagazine #musicreview #review IG: @ooshmann
Trees.R.Good – Origins /roots/ | Electronica music review
Creating tension through mystery, "Trees.R.Good" unfold their improvisatory skills in a track that speaks for itself. Discove... >>> Read full review & listen to the song on Nagamag #jazz #nagamag #musicmagazine #musicreview #review IG: @trees.r.good
MAINFRAME – Attention | Electronica music review
Beginning with the melody and how it flows is so nicely done. The way the instruments trade off is so fluid, it basically flo... >>> Read full review & listen to the song on Nagamag #edm #electronica #mainframe #sweden #nagamag #musicmagazine #musicreview #review
Some Electronica subgenres
There are many subgenres within the broad umbrella of electronica music. Some of the more well-known subgenres include:
Techno: This genre originated in Detroit in the 1980s and is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often experimental and experimental.
House: This genre originated in Chicago in the 1980s and is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often upbeat and danceable.
Trance: This genre is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often hypnotic and characterized by repetitive rhythms and melodies.
Electro house: This genre is a fusion of house and electro, and is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often upbeat and energetic.
Dubstep: This genre originated in the UK in the late 1990s and is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often characterized by heavy bass and complex rhythms.
Drum and Bass: This genre originated in the UK in the 1980s and is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often characterized by fast tempos and complex rhythms.
Ambient: This genre is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often atmospheric and ambient.
Breakbeat: This genre is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often characterized by broken beat rhythms.
IDM (Intelligent Dance Music): This genre is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often experimental and characterized by complex rhythms and structures.
Electroclash: This genre is a fusion of electro and punk, and is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often characterized by a raw and edgy sound.
Glitch: This genre is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often characterized by the use of digital errors and glitches as part of the musical structure.
Acid House: This genre originated in the UK in the 1980s and is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often characterized by the use of the Roland TB-303 synthesizer.
Acid Techno: This genre is a fusion of techno and acid house, and is characterized by its use of electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques to create music that is often characterized by the use of the Roland TB-303 synthesizer.
These are just a few more examples of the many subgenres within the broad umbrella of electronica music. There are many other subgenres as well, each with its own unique characteristics and influences.
The most used instruments in Electronica Music
There are many electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques that are commonly used in electronica music. Some of the most common instruments and equipment used in electronica music production include:
Synthesizers: Synthesizers are electronic instruments that generate sound by creating and modifying waveforms. They are an essential part of many electronica music genres and are often used to create a wide range of electronic sounds, including bass lines, lead melodies, and special effects.
Drum machines: Drum machines are electronic instruments that are used to create and sequence electronic drum sounds. They are an essential part of many electronica music genres and are often used to create beats and rhythms.
Samplers: Samplers are electronic instruments that are used to record, manipulate, and play back audio samples. They are often used in electronica music to create beats and rhythms, as well as to incorporate pre-recorded sounds and samples into music.
Digital audio workstation (DAW): A digital audio workstation (DAW) is a computer software program that is used to create, edit, and produce music. Many electronica music producers use a DAW to create, arrange, and mix their music.
DJ controller: A DJ controller is a device that is used to control a digital audio workstation or DJ software. Many electronica music DJs use a DJ controller to mix and scratch electronic music in real-time.
Effects processors: Effects processors are electronic devices that are used to modify the sound of an audio signal. Many electronica music producers use effects processors to add special effects to their music, such as reverb, delay, and distortion.
Vocals: Vocals can be used in psychill music, although they are not always a prominent feature of the genre. Some psychill tracks may feature vocals as the main focus of the music, while in other cases, vocals may be used more sparingly as an additional element within the music.
When vocals are used in psychill music, they can take a variety of forms, including singing, spoken word, or chanting. The lyrics of psychill tracks may be abstract or metaphorical, or they may be more literal and narrative in nature. In some cases, vocals in psychill music may be treated as another instrument, with the use of pitch shifting, effects processing, and other production techniques to create unique and otherworldly sounds.
Overall, the use of vocals in psychill music is a matter of artistic choice and can vary widely from one track to the next. Some psychill tracks may feature prominent vocals, while others may use vocals sparingly or not at all.
These are just a few examples of the electronic instruments and computer-based production techniques that are commonly used in electronica music. There are many other electronic instruments and technologies that are also used in electronica music production, each with its own unique capabilities and characteristics.