Electropop

Summary: Electropop was a genre of synthesizer pop music which flourished during the early 1980s, although the first recordings were made in the late 1970s . Electropop was often characterised by a cold, robotic, electronic sound, which was largely due to the limitations of what synthesizers could achieve at the time. Electropop songs were old-fashioned pop songs at heart, with simple, catchy hooks and dance beats. But it differs from the later genres of electronic music it helped to inspire � techno, ...

Electropop

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Electropop was a genre of synthesizer pop music which flourished during the early 1980s, although the first recordings were made in the late 1970s .

Electropop was often characterised by a cold, robotic, electronic sound, which was largely due to the limitations of what synthesizers could achieve at the time.

Electropop songs were old-fashioned pop songs at heart, with simple, catchy hooks and dance beats. But it differs from the later genres of electronic music it helped to inspire � techno, dub, house, etc. � in that strong songwriting was emphasized over simple danceability. Electropop was closely intertwined with the New Romantic movement of the early 80s.

Electropop musicians included:

Synth pop
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