Electro
Electro emerged in the early 1980s when producers in New York, Detroit, and Los Angeles fused Kraftwerk's electronic aesthetic with American funk using the Roland TR-808 drum machine. Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" (1982) defined the genre: machine-generated rhythms, synthesized basslines, and a futuristic vision that directly influenced hip-hop, techno, Miami bass, and modern trap.
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