electroclash

electroclash

English

Etymology

From electro- +‎ clash.

Noun

electroclash (uncountable)

  1. A music style from the late 1990s fusing dance music, punk and electronic.
    • 2002 March 22, Dorian Lynskey, “Out with the old, in with the older”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 27 February 2023:
      Electroclash began as an esoteric offshoot of techno, revisiting some of the genre's original sonic touchstones: Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, New Order, Afrika Bambaataa and New York disco.
    • 2009 April 24, Tony Naylor, “Emerging victorious”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 February 2024:
      Oft-derided, even in its 2002 heyday, no one expected electroclash to last. But, just as sonic heirs such as La Roux or Little Boots capitalise on their groundwork, the old electro guard return with works of real solidity and depth.

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English electroclash.

Noun

electroclash m (uncountable)

  1. electroclash

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.