laptronica
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of laptop + electronica. The term gained a certain degree of currency in the 1990s.
Noun edit
laptronica (uncountable)
- (music, computing) Musical output made with a laptop computer combined with electronic devices, portable enough for live performances.
- 2012, Leigh Landy, Making Music with Sounds, Routledge, →ISBN, page 16:
- More recently, the notion of using a portable computer on stage became a reality and new forms of music including laptronica, the synthesis of laptop and electronica, were born.
References edit
- Emmerson, S. (2007), Living Electronic Music, Ashgate, Adlershot.