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Electroclash (also known as synthcore, retro-electro, tech-pop, nouveau disco, and the new new wave) is a genre of popular music that fuses 1980s electro, new wave and synth-pop with 1990s techno, retro-style electropop and electronic dance music.
- Synthcore, retro-electro, tech-pop, nouveau-disco, new new wave
Feb 10, 2016 · A Bullshitter's Guide to Electroclash. We take a long look back at the much maligned genre and find a lot to love about it. When I was 12 years old the world around me was resolutely rural. It was ...
- Josh Baines
Apr 9, 2024 · After it surged from the keyboards of amateur musicians in the late-1990s to rule over the late-2000s pop queendom, a third wave of electroclash is upon us. It’s 2024, and the roughly 20-year ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Electroclash was a sub-genre of electronic music in the late aughts and early 2010s. The music is an example of a scene that emerged and vanished within a decade. The result led listeners to conclude it was over before it began. Trace the influence electroclash artists had on the music of today. It’s easy to see the sound everywhere.
Mar 24, 2022 · Back in 2002, mainstream tastes we skewing towards sounds that were largely unchallenging and inoffensive — R&B stars like Ashanti, radio-friendly rock bands like Nickelback, nu-metal groups ...
Jun 10, 2021 · Electroclash Music Guide: Explore the Origins of Electroclash. Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Jun 10, 2021 • 4 min read. Electroclash made music press headlines for its lo-fi beats and decadent lyrics, which elevated artists like Fischerspooner and Peaches into the mainstream.
May 18, 2018 · I-F – “Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass” (1997; Disko B) This is the genesis of electroclash, as far as the lore is concerned. Dutch artist Ferenc E. Van der Sluijs created an underground club hit with “Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass,” a catchy, pulsing electro-pop jam that buried some distorted, electronic vocals beneath a deep synth bassline and popping, flexing ’80s-style ...
