| Indietronica | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Pop Rock Indie rock Electronica Synthpop |
| Cultural origins | 1990s, United Kingdom and Germany |
| Typical instruments | Vocals - Keyboard - Synthesizer - Sampler - Drum machine |
| Mainstream popularity | Various degrees of commercial success most notably in the 2000s. |
Indietronica (also called Indie electronic) is a music genre that combines indie, electronica, rock and pop music. Typical instruments used in indietronica music are electronic keyboard, synthesizer, sampler and drum machine. It is also closely related to the relatively less electronic and more acoustic Chillwave (glo-fi) movement.
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Indie electronic begun in the early 1990s, with bands like Stereolab and Disco Inferno, and took off in the new millennium as the new digital technology developed. This included acts such as Broadcast from the UK, Justice from France, Lali Puna from Germany, and The Postal Service and Ratatat from the US, who mixed a variety of indie sounds with electronic music. These were largely produced on small independent labels.[1][2]
The genre was mentioned in the Homestar Runner short "Geddup Noise".[3]