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MTV's Unconventional Amp Takes A Stab At Reinventing Popular Music for the 21st century

Matt Hanks, Memphis Flyer, 27 March 1997

SO YOU'VE HEARD about this new craze that's all the rage with the kids. Although it has yet to produce its first teen idol, 'electronica' is the word on the lips of everyone who muses on music these days. Proponents tout it as new rock for the post-modern age, while detractors say it "just sounds like disco".

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