Pronunciation  Music Definition electro electro  i lktro  electrofunk electrofunk  i lktrofungk   noun   music Same as electronic music   ELECTRO music Electro also known as ElectroFunk is an electronic style of hip hop directly influenced by Kraftwerk JazzFunk and Funk records unlike earlier rap records that were closer to disco Records in the genre are unabashed about their use of electronic and artificial sounds taking this technological fetish almost into science fiction with many records about space travel and futuristic dystopias Timing range is  to  beats per minuteBPM Electro is a derivitive of the Roland TR Rhythm Composer Roland TR Rhythm Composer Roland SVC Vocoder Roland VP Vocoder Plus Roland VP Vocoder Drum machines  Vocoders Speech Synthesizer Electros sound is distinctively synthetic instrumental electronic and experimental Additionally the  drum machines pounding beats and pure sounds were heavily used in Hip Hop Disco and Funk music It was very popular in New York City during the early s and late s