Synth pop
Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. While it might be argued that most current popular and commercial music in the industrialized world is realized via electronic instruments, synth pop has its own sylistic tendencies which differentiate it from other music produced by the same means. These include: the exploitation of artificiality (the synthesizers are not used to imitate acoustic instruments), the use of mechanical rhythms and "feel", the use of vocal arrangements as a counterpoint to the artificiality of the instruments, and the use of ostinato patterns as an effect. Synth pop song forms are generally the same as in "regular" pop music. Lyrically, synth pop has an affection for science-fiction themes.
Synth pop is sometimes referred to as Electropop although Electropop is generally regarded to be a particular style of Synth pop that flourished during the early 1980s.
Representative Artists and Ensembles
See also: Electroclash (a 1990s - 2000s take on synth pop)
Referenced By
1980s in music | Bronski Beat | Depeche Mode | Electro-pop | Electropop | Human League | List of electronic music genres | List of genres of music (N-Z) | New Wave Music | Pop music | The Human League | Timeline of trends in music (1980-1989) | Timeline of trends in music (1980-present)
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