Synthpop
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Synthpop is a noun meaning (music) A style of pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument.
Meaning
(music) A style of pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument.
Example Sentences
Steve Bronski, a founding member of the trailblazing British synth-pop trio Bronski Beat, has died, a source close to the group has confirmed.
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.
Word Forms
- synth-pop
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include synthcore, synthbass, technopop, synthesizer, softsynth, bitpop.
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