Electro

Modern electronic music was pioneered by the German musical group Kraftwerk in the mid 1970s. In 1982, Bronx-based producer Afrika Bambaataa released the seminal track “Planet Rock,” which contained elements of Kraftwerk’s “Trans-Europe Express” and “Numbers.” “Planet Rock” is widely regarded as the birth of electro. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Neon Neon

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Nov 8 Sunday 8 November 2009 Today
Javelin	The Crepe Place Santa Cruz, CA, San Jose, United States 36.979527 -122.011051	2 people attending Add shout
Boys Noize	Voyeur San Diego, CA, San Diego, United States 32.713327 -117.159863	26 people attending 8 shouts
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Peaches at Center Stage Peaches	Center Stage Atlanta GA, United States 33.792132 -84.38819	13 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets
Nov 10 Tuesday 10 November 2009
Matisyahu Moon Taxi	Lincoln Theatre Raleigh NC, United States 35.77416 -78.637576	5 people attending 1 shout Buy Tickets
Fischerspooner (DJ Set) at Cinespace Fischerspooner	Cinespace Hollywood, CA, Los Angeles, United States 34.10158 -118.328387	6 people attending Add shout
Javelin Lucky Dragons	Lobot Gallery West Oakland, Ca, San Francisco, United States 37.814715 -122.29306	7 people attending Add shout

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Dandy-Jon wrote:
yesterday morning

http://www.last.fm/music/Frost.Ice

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riucleveland wrote:
Monday evening

THIS IS A SHAKEDOWN! is a great electro rock band, check them out on last fm

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MisanthropieB wrote:
last month

OMG listen to that: http://www.lastfm.de/music/9t/_/EXP?autostart

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Htleah wrote:
last month

THOSE TOP ARTIST ARE NOT MAKING ELECTRO AT ALL!

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jfolzz wrote:
last month

electro melted my brain

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rocknockal wrote:
last month

a rising genre. fantastic!

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la_perdida wrote:
last month

A great new electro artist from Australia: http://www.last.fm/music/Death+of+Sound

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Nina-meyyt wrote:
last month

huuge HALLOWEEN RAVE in plymouth coming up -- get tickets fast! http://www.utrevents.com/event_etickets.php?eid=19282&set_rep_id=1681221355 :)

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telekommunikato wrote:
last month

TECHNO!!!111 lawl

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timvanderburg wrote:
September 2009

Vote here for my entry of the Major Lazer remix contest (with the song Hold the Line)! My stage name is Raved By The Bell and the mix has got a pretty sweet bassline so vote! Thank you x http://remix.majorlazer.com/entry?entry=106zedca51 (to vote click "i like it" on the right side)

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mr_andy wrote:
September 2009

mis-appropriation of 'electro' by some french idiots- one of the greatest crimes of the 21st century (never forget)

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Davidek891 wrote:
September 2009

pan dark rainbow nie ma widać pojęcia o techno...

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BISCOOP wrote:
September 2009

I don't see Kraftwerk, Afrika Bambaataa and Cybotron in top artists :/

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dark_rainbow- wrote:
September 2009

Techno....

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howisya wrote:
September 2009

i love the shouts and hate the top artists (not so much their music but their presence here)

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eloectro wrote:
August 2009

blog house - thats what most of " indie 'new rave' fags " call electro...

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adamson_ wrote:
August 2009

btw - tag artists that aren't real electro 'not electro'.

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adamson_ wrote:
August 2009

It's a shame that the top 'electro' artists are all shit. Well, not necessarily shit, but they're certainly not electro.

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adidaskiller wrote:
August 2009

jPeMelin@Kraftwerk in your face!

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jPeMelin wrote:
August 2009

electro is not a genre.

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