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Folktronica
Folktronica
Stylistic origins	Folk; electronica;
Cultural origins	2000s
Typical instruments	Synthesizers; acoustic instruments;
Other topics
	Ethnic electronica; freak folk;

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Folktronica^[1] is a genre of music which mixes traditional folk music with experimental electronic music of many kinds, usually incorporating hip hop or dance rhythms, but sometimes with neo-classical, ambient house or dub reggae influences.

History

Folktronica has been used to describe the music coming from Kieran Hebden and his Four Tet project in 2001.^[2]^[3]^[4]^{[importance of example(s)?]} According to The Sunday Times Culture's Encyclopedia of Modern Music, essential albums of the genre are Four Tet's Pause (2001), Tunng's Mother's Daughter and Other Songs (2005), and Caribou's The Milk of Human Kindness (2005).^[5] The music of alternative singer-songwriter Minute Taker has also been described as folktronica.^[6]^[7]^{[importance of example(s)?]}

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References

^ Smyth, David (April 23, 2004). "Electrifying folk: Folktronica, new folk, fuzzy folk – call it what you will. Laptops are replacing lutes to create a whole new sound", Evening Standard, p. 31.
^ Empire, Kitty (April 27, 2003). "Up front on the verge: Four Tet, aka Kieran Hebden", The Observer, p. 14.
^ Harley, Kevin (January 30, 2010). "Four Tet: There Is Love in You", The Independent, p. 24
^ Brown, Jonathan; Kinnear, Lucy (11 February 2008). "The real school of rock". p. 10., Elliott School is a struggling comprehensive in south London. But it has an astonishing record in nurturing a diverse range of avant-garde pop stars. The Independent. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
^ Clayton, Richard (1 February 2009). "Folktronica: Encyclopedia of Modern Music". Times Online. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2010. (password-protected)
^ "To Love Somebody Melancholy". Time Out. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
^ "The 405 meets Minute Taker". The 405. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
^ Ratliff, Ben (June 21, 2004). "Fresh Sounds From Brazil, Straddling Jazz Past and Present", The New York Times, p. E5.
^ Phelan, Laurence (May 4, 2003). "Discs etc: beautifully weird synths: Four Tet: Rounds domino", The Independent on Sunday, p. 15.
^ Cantú, Fernando (June 18, 2006). "Juana Molina: Embajadora de la folktrónica", Reforma, p. 44.
^ "To Love Somebody Melancholy". Time Out. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
^ "The 405 meets Minute Taker". The 405.

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[nf-1] Smyth, David (April 23, 2004). "Electrifying folk: Folktronica, new folk, fuzzy folk – call it what you will. Laptops are replacing lutes to create a whole new sound", Evening Standard, p. 31.

[Empire-2] Empire, Kitty (April 27, 2003). "Up front on the verge: Four Tet, aka Kieran Hebden", The Observer, p. 14.

[3] Harley, Kevin (January 30, 2010). "Four Tet: There Is Love in You", The Independent, p. 24

[Independent.co.UK:RealSchoolofRock-4] Brown, Jonathan; Kinnear, Lucy (11 February 2008). "The real school of rock". p. 10., Elliott School is a struggling comprehensive in south London. But it has an astonishing record in nurturing a diverse range of avant-garde pop stars. The Independent. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

[TimesOnline.co.UK:EoMM-5] Clayton, Richard (1 February 2009). "Folktronica: Encyclopedia of Modern Music". Times Online. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2010. (password-protected)

[6] "To Love Somebody Melancholy". Time Out. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

[7] "The 405 meets Minute Taker". The 405. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

[8] Ratliff, Ben (June 21, 2004). "Fresh Sounds From Brazil, Straddling Jazz Past and Present", The New York Times, p. E5.

[9] Phelan, Laurence (May 4, 2003). "Discs etc: beautifully weird synths: Four Tet: Rounds domino", The Independent on Sunday, p. 15.

[10] Cantú, Fernando (June 18, 2006). "Juana Molina: Embajadora de la folktrónica", Reforma, p. 44.

[11] "To Love Somebody Melancholy". Time Out. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

[12] "The 405 meets Minute Taker". The 405.

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-'''Folktronica'''<ref name="nf"/> is a genre of music comprising various elements of [[contemporary folk music|folk music]] and [[electronica]], often featuring samplings of [[acoustic instruments]]—especially stringed instruments—and incorporating hip hop or dance rhythms, although it varies based on influences and choice of sounds.<ref name="nf">Smyth, David (April 23, 2004). "Electrifying folk: Folktronica, new folk, fuzzy folk&nbsp;– call it what you will. Laptops are replacing lutes to create a whole new sound", ''[[Evening Standard]]'', p. 31.</ref><ref name=Empire />{{verification needed|date=August 2016}}
+'''Folktronica'''<ref name="nf">Smyth, David (April 23, 2004). "Electrifying folk: Folktronica, new folk, fuzzy folk&nbsp;– call it what you will. Laptops are replacing lutes to create a whole new sound", ''[[Evening Standard]]'', p. 31.</ref> is a genre of music which mixes traditional folk music with experimental electronic music of many kinds, usually incorporating hip hop or dance rhythms, but sometimes with neo-classical, ambient house or dub reggae influences.
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