Synth Pop Flashcards
1
Q
What is Synth Pop?
A
a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument.
2
Q
Decade?
A
late 70s and 80s
3
Q
Features?
A
fashion was important machines began to replace live musicians synthesizers became more polyphonic than monophonic presets-memory MIDI synclavier drum machines-Roland TR-808 arpeggiator 4/4
4
Q
Examples of Bands/Artists
A
Eurhythmics-Sweet Dreams
Pet Shop Boys-West End Girls
Soft Cell-Tainted Love
