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Electronic

Electronic is a genre. Defining acts include Madonna, David Bowie, Björk, Yoko Ono and Robbie Williams, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Its influence carried into electro-folk, Chillwave, classical electronic music, electro-R&B and electronic rock, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 13 connections around Electronic. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Electronic came from and where it led.

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Electronicelectro-folkChillwaveclassical electronic…electro-R&Belectronic rockphonkelectronic popelectronica

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Electronic connections

Electronic went on to shape electro-folk, Chillwave, classical electronic music and electro-R&B. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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