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electronica

broad group of electronic-based music genres
Intangible music_genre Q817138
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electronica

Summary

electronica is a music genre[1]. electronica ranks in the top 8% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (562 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • electronica's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • electronica's instance of is recorded as musical scene[4].
  • electronica is a type of electronic music[5].
  • electronica's Commons category is recorded as Electronica[6].
  • 1991 marks the founding of electronica[7].
  • electronica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electronica[8].
  • electronica's different from is recorded as electronic music[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include music genre[3] and musical scene[4]. electronica is a type of electronic music[5].

Origins

1991 marks the founding of electronica[7].

Why It Matters

electronica ranks in the top 8% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (562 views/month).[2] electronica has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] electronica is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

electronica has been cited as an influence by trip hop[12], a music genre[13], founded in 1992[14].

FAQs

Who did electronica influence?

electronica has been cited as an influence by trip hop[12].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Inception → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → electronic music
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|15 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 23218, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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