Folktronica or
Electrofolk is a
genre of music comprising various elements of
folk music and
electronica.
History of term
The label
"folktronica" seems to have originated in the British
press, having come to encompass performers and
bands that include elements of ambient electronica, folk,
jazz, classical, and even hip-hop. In 2001,
postmodern pop artist
Momus released an album titled
Folktronic deliberately exploring (and satirizing) the
fusion . A similar genre is "Laptop folk", which refers to a
slightly more minimalistic electronic folk.
Folktronica was a term first coined by music writer Jim Byers on
the now-defunct website BurnitBlue.com, during the proliferation of
labels like Manchester's
Twisted
Nerve, responsible for the emergence of
Badly Drawn Boy, but with its origins in
electronica. It was later used when describing the music coming
from the Kieran Hebden and his Four Tet project.
Folktronica musicians
References
- Momus: Folktronic: Pitchfork Record Review
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