Electro · GenresWhat is electro?
Electro is a type of electronic dance music which emerged with the development of early sampling technology and the introduction of the Roland TR-808 drum machine and is closely associated with Hip Hop's formative years in the early to mid 1980s. It is not to be confused with electro house, which is commonly shortened to just "electro" in EDM circles.
About electro
The electro style is defined by the 808 and 808 drum samples arranged in syncopated rhythm patterns often resembling the Funk breaks used in Hip Hop beats with simple, funky basslines.
From Last.fm, where 76,879 listeners have tagged music as electro.
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
Gesamtkunstwerk
Fucking Consumer
Woman
I Created Disco
Attack Decay Sustain Release
Lindsey Stirling
Cross
Kittenz and Thee GlitzElectro songs
- Melatonin by Tinashe
- Odd Look by Kavinsky
- Knights by Crystal Castles
- Detour by Kim Petras
- Alors on danse by Stromae
- Crimewave by Crystal Castles
- Poison Lips by Vitalic
- Genesis by Justice
- Pogo by Digitalism
- Untrust Us by Crystal Castles
Electro on Risocast
18 MonthsCalvin Harris, Example · 2012
Amnesty (I)Crystal Castles · 2016
Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos)Calvin Harris · 2017
198XADMega Drive · 2014
Jaakko Eino Kalevi (Bonus Version)Jaakko Eino Kalevi · 2015
Planet Rock: The AlbumAfrika Bambaataa, The Soulsonic Force · 1986
UltraparanoiaTrevor Something · 2018
Smalltown BoyDon Diablo · 2024
KidsMGMT
VanishedCrystal Castles
SuffocationCrystal Castles- KnightsCrystal Castles
Neighbouring genres
In the electronic family. All genres
breakcoredeep housebreakbeatdance-popdeconstructed clubdancehallacid houseatmospheric drum and bassdrum and bassdeep technopsytranceacid technoQuestions
- What is electro?
- Electro is a type of electronic dance music which emerged with the development of early sampling technology and the introduction of the Roland TR-808 drum machine and is closely associated with Hip Hop's formative years in the early to mid 1980s. It is not to be confused with electro house, which is commonly shortened to just "electro" in EDM circles. The electro style is defined by the 808 and 808 drum samples arranged in syncopated rhythm patterns often resembling the Funk breaks used in Hip Hop beats with simple, funky basslines.
- Who are the best-known electro artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Calvin Harris, Kavinsky, SICKBOYRARI, Justice, Crystal Castles and Steve Aoki.
- What genres are similar to electro?
- On Risocast it sits with breakcore, deep house, breakbeat, dance-pop, deconstructed club and dancehall.
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Updated 6 October 2026
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