Synthpop
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A style of pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"Have you ever heard of synthpop music?"
Etymology
From synth (“synthesizer”) + pop.
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