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Synth-pop

Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic, art rock, disco, and particularly the Krautrock of bands…

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Cultural origins
1977–1980 in Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom
Derivative forms
Electropop · dance-pop · house · Italo disco · electro
Other names
Techno-pop
Stylistic origins
Electronic · pop · avant-garde · disco · new wave

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related to 21st-century revival (2000s–present) · 61
Synth-pop → Adult, Berlin, Between, Billboard, Billboard Hot, Bravery, British, Broadcast, Calvin Harris, Chicks, Chvrches, Cut Copy, Empire, Famous, Felix, Fireflies, Fischerspooner, Following, France, Frankmusik
related to Declining popularity (1986–2000) · 54
Synth-pop → After, American, Among, An American, Andy Taylor, Anything Box, Beg Your Pardon, Bernard Edwards, British, By, Camouflage, Canadian, Celebrate, Chic, Communards, Disco Inferno, Don't Leave Me This, Duran Duran, Electronic, EMF
related to Commercial success (1981–1985) · 44
Synth-pop → According, Adam Ant, After, Billy's, Blitz, Boy George, British, By, Dare, December, Depeche Mode, Despite, Devo, Don't You Want Me, Duran Duran, Fade, Film, Girls, Grey, Human League
related to Precursors · 37
Synth-pop → American Wendy Carlos, Brian Eno, British, Cabaret Voltaire, Can, Clockwork Orange, Electronic, Europe, Faust, Gershon Kingsley, Hot Butter, Human League, In, Instrumental, It, Kirk, Kraftwerk, Kraut, Minimoog, Moog
related to Origins: New wave and post-punk (1977–1980) · 24
Synth-pop → Andy Clark, Around, Be-Bop Deluxe, Bill Nelson, British, Drastic Plastic, Early, Electrical Language, February, Hiroshima Mon Amour, Japanese, New York, October, Roland TR-77, Solid State Survivor, Suicide, The, The American, They, TR-808
related to Influence and legacy · 23
Synth-pop → American, British, Bruce Springsteen, By, Cybotron, Detroit, DJs, Hip, Infinity, It, Jay Sean, Juan Atkins, Latin, Lily Allen, Mobb Deep, Model, Popular, Rihanna, Taio Cruz, The
related to Criticism and controversy · 13
Synth-pop → Adolf Hitler Memorial Space, Andy McCluskey, Believe, British, During, Gary Numan, German, It, Mick Farren, Numan, OMD, Patrol, Synth-pop's
Derivative forms · 11
Synth-pop → alternative dance, chillwave, dance-pop, Detroit techno, electro, Electropop, futurepop, house, hypnagogic pop, Italo disco, techno
Stylistic origins · 10
Synth-pop → art pop, avant-garde, disco, Electronic, Eurodisco, glam rock, krautrock, new wave, pop, progressive rock
related to Characteristics · 6
Synth-pop → Borthwick, Common, Early, Many, Moy, The

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music rock new pop album electronic also synthesizers sound uk acts early british 1980s single band artists genre success wave

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Synth-popCultural origins1977–1980 in Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom1.00infobox
Synth-popDerivative formsElectropop1.00infobox
Synth-popDerivative formsdance-pop1.00infobox
Synth-popDerivative formshouse1.00infobox
Synth-popDerivative formsItalo disco1.00infobox
Synth-popDerivative formselectro1.00infobox
Synth-popDerivative formstechno1.00infobox
Synth-popDerivative formsDetroit techno1.00infobox
Synth-popDerivative formsalternative dance1.00infobox
Synth-popDerivative formsfuturepop1.00infobox
Synth-popDerivative formshypnagogic pop1.00infobox
Synth-popDerivative formschillwave1.00infobox
Synth-popOther namesTechno-pop1.00infobox
Synth-popStylistic originsElectronic1.00infobox
Synth-popStylistic originspop1.00infobox
Synth-popStylistic originsavant-garde1.00infobox
Synth-popStylistic originsdisco1.00infobox
Synth-popStylistic originsnew wave1.00infobox
Synth-popStylistic originsprogressive rock1.00infobox
Synth-popStylistic originskrautrock1.00infobox
Synth-popStylistic originsglam rock1.00infobox
Synth-popStylistic originsEurodisco1.00infobox
Synth-popStylistic originsart pop1.00infobox

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