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4 days ago · Depeche Mode's music has been variously described as synth-pop, electronic rock, new wave, dark wave, dance-rock, post-punk, alternative rock, and pop rock. The band have also experimented with other genres throughout their career, including avant-garde , electronica , pop , soul , techno , industrial rock and heavy metal .
- Andy Fletcher
Early life. Fletcher was the eldest of four siblings born to...
- Ultra
Ultra is the ninth studio album by English electronic music...
- Depeche Mode Discography
The discography of English electronic music band Depeche...
- Alan Wilder
Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959) is an English...
- Some Great Reward
Some Great Reward is the fourth studio album by the English...
- A Broken Frame
A Broken Frame is the second studio album by English...
- Violator (Album)
Violator is the seventh studio album by English electronic...
- List of Awards and Nominations Received by Depeche Mode
English electronic music band Depeche Mode has received five...
- World Violation Tour
The World Violation Tour was a 1990 concert tour by English...
- Andy Fletcher
4 days ago · OMD have sold over 40 million records, and are considered one of synth-pop's most influential acts. They were identified by the A.V. Club as "one of the earliest synthesizer-driven bands to break out of the post-punk scene and lead the charge toward the defining sound of the [1980s]."
3 days ago · Synth-pop was taken up across the world, with international hits for acts including Men Without Hats, Trans-X and Lime from Canada, Telex from Belgium, Peter Schilling, Sandra, Modern Talking, Propaganda and Alphaville from Germany, Yello from Switzerland and Azul y Negro from Spain. Also, the synth sound is a key feature of Italo-disco.
5 days ago · A house rhythm played on a Roland TR-909 drum machine, featuring a four-on-the-floor bass drum plus cymbal, claps, hi-hats and rimshots. In its most typical form, the genre is characterized by repetitive 4/4 rhythms including bass drums, off-beat hi-hats, snare drums, claps, and/or snaps at a tempo of between 120 and 130 beats per minute (bpm); synthesizer riffs; deep basslines; and often, but ...
3 days ago · 1989 (Taylor's Version) is a synth-pop record. Its sound is driven by sinuous melodies, burbling synthesizers, and heavy percussions. According to NME, the album has a 1980s-inspired synth-pop sound, but it is "an evolution of Swift's own sound" rather than a "kitschy pastiche" of retro influences.
3 days ago · Aside from the artists whose music was popular in the Detroit high school scene ("progressive" disco acts such as Giorgio Moroder, Alexander Robotnick, and Claudio Simonetti synth-pop artists such as Visage, New Order, Depeche Mode, The Human League, and Heaven 17), they point to examples such as "Sharevari" (1981) by A Number of Names ...
1 day ago · The 2020s in music have provided heavily to the resurgence of musical elements brought to life in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. [54] Motivated by early 1970s experimental and synth pop music, albums such as Harry Styles' Harry's House and Swift's Midnights drew influences from this era.
