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Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; [10] also called techno-pop [11] [12]) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. [13] It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic, art rock, disco, and ...
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Jul 21, 2023 · Without further ado, here are the 50 greatest synth-pop records of all time, including LPs from Neon Indian, Gary Numan, Chromatics, Fad Gadget, the 1975, Soft Cell and more. 50.
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- Japan – Tin Drum
- Kraftwerk – The Man-Machine
- Depeche Mode – Violator
- New Order – Power Corruption and Lies
- Talk Talk – It’S My Life
- Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
- Simple Minds – New Gold Dream
- Gary Numan – The Pleasure Principle
- Yazoo – Upstairs at Eric’s
- Blancmange – Mange Tout
South London synth-pop heroes Japan kept the good ship of David Bowie’s glam-era androgyny afloat in the late 1970s. The 1978 debut album Adolescent Sex garnered Japan a strong following, mostly thanks to its popular eponymous single. After the similarly guitar-driven Obscure Alternatives, Japan turned a corner with the synth-heavy Quiet Lifein 197...
German synth pioneers Kraftwerk had been tinkering away since the early 1970s, bringing their innovative electronic music to the masses with such releases asAutobahn and Radioactivity, but it wasn’t until 1978’s The Man-Machinethat they truly set the tone for the 1980s and the synth-pop takeover. The Man-Machine brought a more accessible edge and d...
In 1990, Essex gothic synth maestros Depeche Mode saw the synth-pop epoch out with a bang. Throughout the 1980s, Depeche Mode withered from the light of saccharine hits like ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ to venture melancholic and more complex themes. Music for the Masses arrived in 1987 to widespread acclaim and appeared insurmountable until its 1990 fo...
Following Ian Curtis’ tragic suicide in 1980, the remaining members of Joy Division reunited as New Order. After dabbling with synthesisers for their underrated yet unbalanced Joy Division hangover album, Movement, New Order returned triumphant with a seminal classic and quite possibly their masterpiece in 1983’s Power Corruption and Lies. The albu...
Led by the meticulous creative Mark Hollis, Talk Talk blossomed through a series of stylistic changes throughout the 1980s. The sound they eventually landed on in 1988’s Spirit of Eden and 1991’s Laughing Stockwas simply breathtaking, but one would be hard-pressed to describe them as synth-pop. Each of Talk Talk’s five studio albums bettered the pr...
Eurythmics was formed by vocalist Annie Lennox and multi-instrumentalist Dave Stewart from the ashes of The Tourists in 1980.In the Garden, the duo’s debut effort of 1981 was poorly received both critically and commercially, but they more than redeemed themselves in 1983 with the masterpiece follow-up Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). The album is u...
Simple Minds formed in the late 1970s as a post-punk outfit and gradually folded synth into their sound. After breaking through with Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call in 1981, the band, led by Jim Kerr, soared to higher heights with New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84), the band’s first album classifiable as synth-pop. In spite of its remarkably un...
Gary Numan released his most consummate and critically revered album, The Pleasure Principle, in 1979. Just by looking at the album cover, one can tell Numan was almost singularly inspired by Kraftwerk. The record marked Numan’s debut solo effort following a successful run of two albums fronting Tubeway Army. Like much of Kraftwerk’s seminal materi...
Yazoo – or Yaz, as they were known in North America for legal reasons – was a duo comprised of singer Alison Moyet and former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke. It was a transient project boasting only two studio albums, but what they lacked in longevity, they more than compensated for in enduring impact. Upstairs at Eric’s arrived in August 1981 as...
Blancmange consisted of Neil Arthur on vocals and Stephen Luscombe on keyboards. The pair significantly impacted the early 1980s synth-pop scene, but a lack of chart longevity has seen them retrospectively eclipsed by many of their peers. The first two of their three 1980s albums, Happy Families and Mange Tout, are true gems and determining which w...
Synth Pop Album Highlights. The Human League Dare! ABC The Lexicon of Love. Gary Numan The Pleasure Principle. The Human League The Very Best of the Human League. Depeche Mode The Singles 81>85. Thomas Dolby The Golden Age of Wireless. Chvrches The Bones of What You Believe. Devo Freedom of Choice.
The synth pop classic also reached number 1 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, South Africa, and Germany. The last number 1 hit of 1981 also belonged to a band that was part of the new synth pop genre. With Don't You Want Me in 1977, Sheffield band The Human League broke through as one of the top acts of the era.
Live synth-pop albums (12 C, 2 P) Synth-pop remix albums (7 C) Synth-pop soundtracks (1 C, 1 P) Synth-pop video albums (13 C) G. Elvana Gjata albums (3 ...
D. Dead or Alive (band) compilation albums (6 P) Depeche Mode compilation albums (8 P) Dover (band) compilation albums (2 P) Duran Duran compilation albums (7 P)
