synthpop

English

Alternative forms

• synth-pop

Etymology

From synth (“synthesizer”) +‎ pop.

Noun

synthpop (uncountable)

1. (music) A style of pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument.

   Coordinate term: electropop

   • 2020 May 6, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, “Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk co-founder, dies aged 73”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     As well as being forefathers of the synthpop that would dominate the 1980s and beyond, the title track of Trans-Europe Express was sampled in 1982 by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force for one of the earliest hip-hop hits, Planet Rock, while Computer World was hugely influential on the house and techno music that emerged from Chicago and Detroit that decade.

   • 2021 December 9, Laura Snapes, “Steve Bronski: co-founder of Bronski Beat dies aged 61”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Steve Bronski, a founding member of the trailblazing British synth-pop trio Bronski Beat, has died, a source close to the group has confirmed.

Translations

music subgenre

• Georgian: სინთპოპი (sintṗoṗi)
• Swedish: syntpop (sv) c
• Ukrainian: синтіпоп m (syntipop)

Further reading

• synth-pop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia