Folktronica

Folktronica is a genre of music comprised of varying elements of folk music and electronica.

The Name

The label "folktronica" seems to have originated in the British press, having come to encompass performers and bands that include elements of ambient electronica, folk, jazz, classical, and even hip-hop. In 2001, postmodern pop artist Momus released an album titled Folktronic deliberately exploring (and satirizing) the fusion. A similar genre is "Laptop folk", which refers to a slightly more minimalistic electronic folk.

Examples of Folktronica Musicians

* Boards Of Canada
* Caribou (AKA Manitoba)
* Clue to Kalo
* CocoRosie
* Deek hoi
* Efterklang
* Eyes and Arms of Smoke
* Four Tet
* Fridge
* Jeremy Warmsley
* Josh Doyle
* J Xaverre
* Keltik Electrik
* Koushik
* Matmos
* Múm
* Ornament
* Patrick Wolf
* Greg Davis
* Takagi Masakatsu
* The Album Leaf
* The Books
* Ogurusu Norihide
* Nobukazu Takemura
* Savath & Savalas (See also Prefuse 73)
* Tunng