What is Synth-pop?
{{Infobox Music genre |name=Synth-pop |bgcolor=silver |color=black |stylistic_origins= {{hlist|[[Electronic music|Electronic]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[new wave]]|[[disco]]|[[post-punk]]|[[glam rock]]|[[krautrock]]}} |cultural_origins= {{hlist|Late 1970s|Early 1980s|[[Germany]]|[[United Kingdom]]|[[South Korea]]|[[Japan]]}} |instruments= {{hlist|[[Synthesizer]]|[[Drum machine]]|Tape loops|[[Drum kit|Drums]]|[[Guitar]] (in latter incarnations were added [[Music sequencer|Sequencer]]|[[Keyboard instrument|Keyboard]]|[[Sampler (musical instrument)|Sampler]])}} |popularity=Large, worldwide mostly during early to mid 1980s |derivatives= {{hlist|Electroclash|[[Bubblegum pop]]|Ambient pop}} |subgenrelist=List of electronic music genres |subgenres=Electroclash |fusiongenres= {{hlist|[[Futurepop]]|Synthpunk}} |regional_scenes= |other_topics=[[Electropop]] }} '''Synth-pop''' is a subgenre of [[pop music]] in which the [[synthesizer]] is the main musical instrument. An [[electronic music]] genre, synthpop is additionally influenced by rock genres such as [[New Wave music]] and [[punk rock]], as well as [[disco]] music. It is most closely associated with the era between the late 1970s and early to middle 1980s, although it has continued to exist and develop ever since. ==Notable artists== * [[A-ha]] * [[Alphaville]] * [[Depeche Mode]] * Erasure * Gary Numan * [[Heaven 17]] * [[Human League]] * [[Information Society (band)|Information Society]] * [[Kraftwerk]] * [[New Order]] * [[Pet Shop Boys]] * Soft Cell * Sparks * [[Tears for Fears]] * [[Thompson Twins]] * Tubeway Army * Visage * [[VNV Nation]] * Yazoo ==Related pages== * [[Indie pop]] * [[Pop punk]] * [[Electropop]] {{Punk}} {{Rock music}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{music-stub}} [[Category:New wave]] [[Category:Rock music]] [[Category:Punk rock]] [[Category:Electronic music]] [[Category:Synth-pop| ]]