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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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