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| 5 | [[quoteright:350:[[WebAnimation/FunkyPanda https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1920s_pandas_with_robots.png]]]] |
| 6 | [[caption-width-right:350:Typical electro swing imagery: TheRoaringTwenties [-[[RecycledInSpace WITH ROBOTS!]] AND DANCING!-][[note]][[ComicallyMissingThePoint And pandas?]][[/note]]\ |
| 7 | [-Art by [[https://www.deviantart.com/petirep petirep]] ([[https://twitter.com/Petirep Twitter,]] [[https://www.instagram.com/petirep/ Instagram]]) for [[https://www.youtube.com/c/funkypanda Funky Panda,]] used with permission.-]]] |
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| 9 | Electro swing is a genre of music that combines samples from old-timey genres such as swing, {{jazz}}, and {{big band}} with more modern genres like ElectronicDanceMusic, {{house|music}}, and HipHop. The result? Incredibly catchy. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | !Notable artists: |
| 12 | [[index]] |
| 13 | * Music/ElevenAcornLane |
| 14 | * Ado (a JPop artist who often incorporates electro swing into her sound) |
| 15 | * Annella |
| 16 | * Music/AronChupa |
| 17 | * Bart & Baker |
| 18 | * Betty Booom |
| 19 | * Boogie Belgique |
| 20 | * Music/CaravanPalace ("Lone Digger" in particular is often considered a definitive song of the genre) |
| 21 | * Caro Emerald |
| 22 | * C 2 C (mixed with TripHop and AlternativeHipHop) |
| 23 | * Music/TheCorrespondents |
| 24 | * Dimie Cat |
| 25 | * Electric Swing Circus |
| 26 | * Music/FakeType |
| 27 | * Glenn Gatsby |
| 28 | * Goldfish |
| 29 | * Jamie Berry |
| 30 | * Klischée |
| 31 | * Lamuzgueule |
| 32 | * Little Violet |
| 33 | * Lyre Le Temps |
| 34 | * Masha Ray |
| 35 | * Mr. Scruff (an UrExample alongside Scatman John, as his experimentation with nu jazz with TripHop beats arguably laid the foundation for modern electro swing) |
| 36 | * Odd Chap |
| 37 | * Most of [[http://music.odjbox.com/ Odjbox]]'s works |
| 38 | * The battle theme for ''VideoGame/{{OFF}},'' "Pepper Steak," is done in this style. |
| 39 | * [=OR3O's=] concept album ''WebAnimation/CloverLoveHopeFaithAndLuck'' |
| 40 | * Parov Stelar (TropeMaker) |
| 41 | * Pep’s Show Boys |
| 42 | * PiSk |
| 43 | * ProleteR |
| 44 | * The Real Tuesday Weld (frontman Stephen Coats refers to their style as "antique beat") |
| 45 | * Riff Kitten |
| 46 | * Music/SamAndTheWomp |
| 47 | * Music/ScatmanJohn (arguably an UrExample, as his fusion of [[{{Scatting}} scat]]-based jazz with {{Europop}}/Eurodance attained novel popularity in the 90s, at least a full decade before the genre's true emergence) |
| 48 | * The Swing Bot |
| 49 | * Swingrowers |
| 50 | * Swing Republic |
| 51 | * Tape Five |
| 52 | * Varrick Frost |
| 53 | * Yolanda Be Cool (TropeCodifier with their hit ''We No Speak Americano'') |
| 54 | * Wolfgang Lohr (known mostly for his collabs) |
| 55 | [[/index]] |
| 56 | |
| 57 | !Tropes associated with the genre: |
| 58 | * AnachronismStew: Flapper girls, speakeasies, and robots often share face time in the imagery associated with electro swing, as the above image shows. |
| 59 | * ColbertBump: There's an uptick in interest in the genre among the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' fandom after an ''amazing'' VillainSong in [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie the 2019 movie.]] |
| 60 | * DieselPunk: By remixing vintage jazz, swing, and big band music with EDM, house, and hip-hop, electro swing achieves this effect. |
| 61 | * MemeticMutation: Parov Stelar's "Catgroove" has been remixed with numerous videos and .gifs, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtaPo7PRVqg most frequently set to]] ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. |
| 62 | ** This would not be the last time Ponies would meet this genre, either. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i91XtAH7iA Caravan Palace would get the 'PMV' treatment, too.]] |
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