electronic rock
Synthesizers meet distortion
Electronic rock blends rock music's guitars and drums with electronic elements like synthesizers, drum machines, and digital production.
The genre encompasses everything from new wave and industrial to more recent acts mixing EDM with rock instrumentation.
Their sound sits somewhere between electronic rock and straight-up dance music.
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- distortionTwisting from original state
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
bass · keyboard · pedals · drum machine · vocoder · sampler · sequencer · analog
Of factories and production
- new waveEmerging trend or movement
- synth-popSynthesizer-based pop music
- post-punkExperimental rock after '77
- shoegazeDistortion-heavy ethereal rock
electropop · darkwave · chiptune · glitch · trip-hop · alternative · indie · synthwave
Dystopian tech-noir fiction
- neonInert illuminating element
- dystopianDepicting oppressive imagined societies
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
- androidMachine resembling a person
sci-fi · retro-futurism · noir · glitchy · minimalist · high-tech · sleek · monochrome
Innovative cultural pioneers
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
boundary-pushing · fusion · crossover · hybrid · genre-bending · lo-fi · noise · ambient
synthesizer
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- distortionTwisting from original state
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
drums · bass · keyboard · pedals · drum machine · vocoder · sampler · sequencer · analog · digital
industrial
Of factories and production
- new waveEmerging trend or movement
- synth-popSynthesizer-based pop music
- post-punkExperimental rock after '77
shoegaze · electropop · darkwave · chiptune · glitch · trip-hop · alternative · indie · synthwave · nu-metal
cyberpunk
Dystopian tech-noir fiction
- neonInert illuminating element
- dystopianDepicting oppressive imagined societies
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
android · sci-fi · retro-futurism · noir · glitchy · minimalist · high-tech · sleek · monochrome · chrome
avant-garde
Innovative cultural pioneers
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
innovative · boundary-pushing · fusion · crossover · hybrid · genre-bending · lo-fi · noise · ambient · atmospheric
concert
Live musical performance
moshpit · headbang · DJ · live set · visuals · laser show · crowd · venue · rave · club
- Alt Rockalternative metal, grunge, post-grunge, post-punk, new wave
- hybrid genresjazz fusion, folk metal, gothic metal, funk metal, pop punk
- KrautrockKraftwerk, Faust
electronic rockunplugged
Disconnected from power
acoustic music · folk rock · traditional folk · bluegrass · classical music
electronic rockroots rock
Rock emphasizing traditional influences
classic rock · blues rock · garage rock · rockabilly · Southern rock
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