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Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop ) is a subgenre of new wave music 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, … See more
Synth-pop was defined by its primary use of synthesizers, drum machines and sequencers, sometimes using them to replace all other instruments. Borthwick and Moy have described the genre as diverse but … See more
Synth-pop has received considerable criticism and even prompted hostility among musicians and in the press. It has been described as … See more
• Dance-pop
• Electropop
• Schaffel beat, triplet feel popularised in electronic music
• Synthwave
• Wonky pop See morePrecursors
Electronic musical synthesizers that could be used practically in a recording studio became available in the mid-1960s, around the same … See moreBy the mid-1980s, synth-pop had helped establish the synthesizer as a primary instrument in mainstream pop music. It also influenced the sound of many mainstream rock acts, such as Bruce Springsteen, ZZ Top and Van Halen. It was a major influence on See more
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