Electroclash

Originating Location: New York City/Detroit, MI

Originating Era: late 1990s-2002

Key Artists

 * Ladytron
 * Chicks On Speed
 * Fischerspooner
 * Motormark
 * Peaches

Key Albums

 * The Flying Lizards - Top Ten (progenitor)
 * Ladytron - Ladytron
 * Fischerspooner - #1
 * Motormark - POP:UP

Genre Description
Electroclash is often more about posture than music. Often, the vocals are delivered in a detached, flat tone over highly electronic music, though often with relatively sparse arrangements. Lyrics can be dark, but are often aggressively sexual, often from a female vocalist. A lot of electroclash seems based on the Top Ten album by The Flying Lizards, though with a different point and with less irony, although some acts like Ladytron and Felix Da Housecat tend to extend themselves a bit farther. Electroclash has a lot in common with various flavors of Dance music, as well as electropop, disco and new wave.

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