Definitions
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- noun neologism, music, computing
Musical output made with a laptopcomputer combined withelectronic devices ,portable enough forlive performances .
Etymologies
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A portmanteau of laptop (computer) and electronica. The term gained a certain degree of currency in the 1990s.
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Examples
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Black's dancy laptronica manages to recall Jay Z, Prince and Sigur Ros, a tough scalene to circle for any one-man band, but while tracks like 'Hypntz' flagged up Black's production savvy,
The Line Of Best Fit Rosie Jackson 2009
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An Englishman in Paris, Black balances symphonic pop with laptronica, putting him roughly equidistant between Patrick Wolf and Sam Sparro.
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