Electroclash describes a style of fashion, music, and attitude that fuses New Wave, punk, and electronic dance music with somewhat campy and absurdist post-industrial detachment in addition to vampy and/or camp sexuality. The movement combines the 1980s electropop/New Wave/Italo disco sound by means of synthesizers and drum machines. Visuals that are affiliated with electroclash often resemble or directly allude to post-1970s Westwood and Warhol fashion/art scenes, the mid-'70s, Kraftwerk-ian German influences and early-'80s New York Downtown dystopian avant-garde à la Liquid Sky. Electro, short for electro funk (also known as robot hip hop and Electro hop) is an electronic style of hip hop directly influenced by Kraftwerk and funk records (unlike earlier rap records which were closer to disco). ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... Cover of the ZYX Music compilation album. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Synthesizer as used in music, is a term derived from a Greek word syntithetai < synthesis (συντίθεται < σύνθεσις) and is used to describe a device capable of generating and/or manipulating electronic signals for use in music creation, recording and performance. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... Fashion illustration by George Barbier of a gown by Jeanne Paquin, 1912, from La Gazette du bon ton, the most influential fashion magazine of its era. ... // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Electronic dance music (EDM) is a broad set of percussive music genres that largely inherit from 1970s disco music and, to some extent, the experimental pop music of Kraftwerk. ... Camp is an aesthetic in which something has appeal because of its bad taste or ironic value. ... This photograph, a cow with antlers standing on a pole, is an example of surreal humour. ... Post-industrial is a term used to refer to a grouping of music genres related to the original usage of the term Industrial Music by Industrial Records through either influence or direct involvement, such as power noise, power electronics, technoid, types of experimental music and dark ambient. ... Vamp is a colloquial term applied to describe a particular type of femme fatale, popular in silent films. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Electropop (also called Technopop) is a form of synth pop music that is made with synthesizers, and which first flourished from 1978 to 1981. ... Cover of the ZYX Music compilation album. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 — February 22, 1987) was an American artist who became a central figure in the movement known as pop art. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group that has made key contributions to the development of improvisational rock and electronic music, most notably within the latter categorys sub-genres known as synthpop, electro, techno, house and IDM. Early musical templates formed within the industrial and... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Mural on Orchard Street and Houston Street by artist Marco L.E.S. redirects here. ... A dystopia (from the Greek δυσ- and τόπος, alternatively, cacotopia[1], kakotopia or anti-utopia) is a fictional society that is the antithesis of utopia. ... A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ... Liquid Sky is a 1982 science fiction film produced and directed by Slava Tsukerman that has become a cult classic on the midnight movie circuit. ...

History

Electroclash, a form of music known predominantly to the underground, spawned in the late 1990s in The Hague, Munich, Berlin, Vienna, New York City, and Detroit. The first example of electroclash is often cited as the Dutch artist I-F's 1997 track "Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass." The movement emerged in 2000-2002 through Larry Tee's roving, fashion/art/hipster Berliniamsburg, and later at the Mutants club nights, at Club Luxx in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Many deem that Larry Tee coined the term "electroclash", and also began the Electroclash™ Festival which helped him in trademarking the word itself. Tee's early electroclash parties were defined by historically oppressed and/or fringe members of society, including transsexuals, cocaine users. The crowd tended to be dressed in revealing 1980s- sub-culture clothing, while music at such events consisted of obscure New Wave and disco remix records. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area (2006)  - Municipality 98. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... “Wien” redirects here. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... I-F (short for Inter-Ference; real name Ferenc E. van der Sluijs) is a producer and DJ. Former member of the Dutch electro pioneers Unit Moebius. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Larry Tee (born Lawrence Thom on October 12th, 1959) is an internationally-renowned DJ, club promoter, and music producer who coined the word Electroclash and helped launch the careers of such artists as Scissor Sisters, Fischerspooner, RuPaul, Peaches, and Avenue D, among others. ... This article is concerns biological mutants; for fictional aspects see Mutant (fictional) A mutant is an individual, organism, or new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is a sudden structural change within the DNA of a gene or chromosome of an organism resulting in the... Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the northern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bed-Stuy, and Bushwick. ... A transsexual (sometimes transexual) person establishes a permanent identity with the opposite gender to their assigned (usually at birth) sex. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that blends elements of funk and soul music that was first popularized in dance clubs (discothèques) in the mid-1970s. ... A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ...

The name derives from the early '80s electropop bands who provide the majority of electroclash's musical influence. Lyrics are generally tongue-in-cheek and punk inspired, and often more given to attitude and pose than poetics or theme; while the vocal delivery is typically atonal to the point of caricature. The deadpan style of the band The Flying Lizards could also be considered an influence. Electropop (also called Technopop) is a form of synth pop music that is made with synthesizers, and which first flourished from 1978 to 1981. ... Sarcasm is the making of remarks intended to mock the person referred to (who is normally the person addressed), a situation or thing. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Attitude may refer to: Aircraft attitude Attitude (magazine) Attitude, a song by American pop and jazz singer Suede Attitudes (band) Attitude Adjustment (Hardcore/Crossover/Thrash metal band) Attitude, song from Metallica on their album Reload. ... For the book of comics by Daniel Clowes see Caricature (Daniel Clowes collection) A caricature of film comedian Charlie Chaplin. ... The Flying Lizards was an experimental music group which recorded several record albums. ...

In contrast to the American gay nightclubs, the International DJ Gigolo nights held by DJ Hell in Munich attracted a predominantly heterosexual crowd. Electroclash peaked in Berlin in 2002. German record label run by DJ Hell. ... DJ Hell is a German House/Techno DJ. He is the label boss of International DeeJay Gigolo Records and has been responsible for many of the big records to come out of the Electroclash or German Squelch scene that emerged in Berlin in the mid ninties. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ...

In subsequent years, scenes in other cities and areas, such as in Southern California, spawned loosely affiliated, and generally more "serious" '80s homage projects adopting the electroclash moniker. The lyrical subjects and themes were often taken more seriously and were considerably darker than those of the original East Coast style, toning down the original tongue-in-cheek flavor of the genre. Scene can refer to a specific youth subculture or movement, generally used by individuals who identify with that subculture, however it is sometimes used in a pejorative sense by non-members. ... For the urban complex straddling the United States-Mexico border, see Bajalta California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up genre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

By the mid-2000s, 'electroclash' had become a popular synonym for "'80s retro dance music." The genre has since gone on to be associated more strongly with international rather than U.S. scenes; dominant now in Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid, Bogotá, Montreal, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro, with Madamme Nini and Lady Ray's monthly party Fashion Nugget at the nightclub known as Dama de Ferro, rather than New York, Detroit and San Francisco. The 2000s are the current decade, spanning from 2000 to 2009. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Retro is a term used to describe the culture of the past. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Motto: (Spanish for From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: , Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jimémez (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... Motto: Bogotá, 2600 metros más cerca de las estrellas Bogotá, 2600 meters closer to the stars Localities (localidades) of Bogotá Country Colombia Department Bogotá, D.C.* Foundation August 6, 1538 Government  - Mayor Luis Eduardo Garzón, PDA Area  - City 1,587 km²  (612. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Government  - Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area  - City 1,260 km²  (486. ... Fashion Nugget is the second album by Cake, an alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. ...

In the UK, electroclash has been most popular in both the alternative gay scene and parts of the Goth scene, with nights like Nag Nag Nag, The Cock, Anti-Social, Death Disco, Electrogogo, Fuck The Pain Away and Beyond Club. In North East England and Newcastle upon Tyne around 2002/2004 the scene was promoted by Orange Sync Records. This label also ran New Wave Electro parties at The Stage Door "the oldest night club in Newcastle" within the Chinatown area, Stowell Street and also at Beyond Club in "The Gate complex".^{[citation needed]} Clan of Xymox - Goth band circa 2004 The image above is believed to be a replaceable non-free image. ... The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Themes

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A bleakly ironic, but indulgently hyper-sexual post-feminist/post-9/11 stance is often evident in the themes of many Electroclash outfits. The genre is generally not a musical style as much as a kitsch-ily cold distanced stance - infected by exhibitionist sexuality and a winking fetish-isation of wealth, indulgence, consumption, and glamour culture - directly reflecting back to the trend's roots in gay club culture. Style is the victor over substance, as a point of pride. Image File history File links Information. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In rhetoric, a tautology is an unnecessary (and usually unintentional) repetition of meaning, utilising different words, i. ... abstraction in general. ... ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Kitsch (pronounced “kich” as in “rich”) is a term of German origin that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior copy of an existing style. ... A man winking his right eye The wink is an intentional facial expression made by closing one eye; it is distinguished from the blink by the fact that the other eye remains open. ...

But perhaps more exactly, "electroclash" is an aesthetic approach to a certain set of musical ideas and instruments, similar to "art rock" in that it's not so much a style as a way of doing things. This approach to electronic music--some distinguishing features being a proclivity towards aggressive, defiant lyrics (and performance persona) and deceptively simple, "retro" arrangements--is what denotes it as different from synthpop, IDM, or other branches of electronica. Art rock is a term used by some to describe rock music that is characterized by ambitious or avant-garde lyrical themes and/or melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic experimentation, often extending beyond standard modern popular music forms and genres, toward influences in jazz, classical, world music or the experimental avant... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Intelligent dance music (commonly IDM) is a genre of electronic music derived from dance music of the 1980s and early 1990s which puts an emphasis on novel processing and sequencing. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ...

Arguably, the movement has more in common with 'Paris Is Burning' style personal projection and dress-up than it has with any element of a musical genre. Essentially the trend of Electroclash, as fashion and pose, is its own driving force - the stylistic affectation is more important than anything going on in the actual music. The band Fischerspooner is an example of this philosophy in action - featuring indulgent, elaborately staged 1980s homage live shows with over-the-top backdrops, dramatic interludes, and costuming - rendering the music itself almost an afterthought to the production and image-making of the project. Paris Is Burning is a 1990 documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. ... Fischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

See also

• List of electroclash artists
• Ball culture
• Dance-punk
• Dark Cabaret
• Electro
• Electrocrass
• Electro house
• Italo disco
• List of electronic music genres

Electroclash is a genre of electronic music. ... Ball culture, the house system, the ballroom community and similar terms describe the underground subculture in the United States in which people walk (i. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dark cabaret is a music genre that can be traced back to the 1970s and is still played today. ... Electro, short for electro funk (also known as robot hip hop and Electro hop) is an electronic style of hip hop directly influenced by Kraftwerk and funk records (unlike earlier rap records which were closer to disco). ... Electrocrass is an early 2005 phenomenon and is considered a subcategory of the broader electronic music style, electroclash. ... This article is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Cover of the ZYX Music compilation album. ... This is a list of electronic music genres and sub-genres, though for the latter not all possess their own article (in which case, see the main genre article). ...

External links

• electrofreaks.com - Electroclash Message Board
• electroclash.pl - polish electroclash site
• euroclash - A more comprehensive list of artists.
• thenewsoundoftrash.com - A Sydney electro synth rock clash podcast.
• BangGang - A Sydney DJ Posse.

Satirizing Electroclash

• The Great Electroclash Swindle @ pHinnWeb
• How to make electroclash - An Everything2 node