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'''Electropop''' was a particular style of [[Synth pop|Synthesised pop]] music which flourished during the late [[1970s]] and early [[1980s]]. |
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{{redirect|Electronic pop|the related genre|synth-pop|popular electronic music|Electronic music#Late 1960s to early 1980s}} |
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{{Infobox music genre |
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| name = Electropop |
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| stylistic_origins = * [[Synth-pop]] |
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* [[Pop music|pop]] |
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* [[electronic music|electronic]] |
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* [[electronica]] |
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| cultural_origins = Mid 1980s |
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| derivatives = * [[Chillwave]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/arts/music/22sxsw2.html| title=Spilling Beyond a Festival's Main Courses| author=Jon Pareles| date=March 21, 2010| work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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* [[uplifting trance]]<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/arts/music/22sxsw2.html|title=Spilling Beyond a Festival's Main Courses|date=22 March 2010|work=The New York Times}}</ref> |
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'''Electropop''' is a [[popular music]] [[fusion genre]] combining elements of the [[Electronic music|electronic]] and [[Pop music|pop]] styles. It has been described as a variant of [[synth-pop]] with outstanding heavy emphasis on its [[electronic music|electronic]] sound.{{sfn|Jones|2006|p=107}} The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a revival of popularity and influence in the late 2000s.{{sfn|Jones|2006|p=107}} |
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Although definitions are difficult Electropop was characterised by a cold harsh computerised electronic sound, which was largely due to the limitations of [[synthesiser]] technology of the time. |
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==History== |
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Elecropop relied on simple repetitive, elecronicaly generated rythms. It differed from later forms of electronic music in that melody was emphasised instead of rythm although this was not always the case. |
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===Early 1980s=== |
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{{Main|Synth-pop}} |
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{{See also|Electronics in rock music}} |
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During the early 1980s, British artists such as [[Gary Numan]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark]], [[The Human League]], [[Soft Cell]], [[John Foxx]] and [[Visage (band)|Visage]] helped pioneer a new synth-pop style that drew more heavily from electronic music and emphasized primary usage of synthesizers.{{sfn|Reynolds|2005|pp= 296-308}} |
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Groups that can be described as makers of '''Electropop''' were. |
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{{Blockquote|Some fascinating new music began arriving on these shores; it was dubbed electropop, because electronic instrumentation — mainly synthesizers and syndrums — was used to craft pop songs. "[[Pop Muzik]]" by [[M (band)|M]] was one of the first. There was a gradual accumulation of worthy electropop discs, though they were still mostly heard only in rock discos. But in 1981, the floodgates opened, and "new music" at last made a mighty splash. The breakthrough song was "[[Don't You Want Me]]" by the Human League. |source= Anglomania: The [[Second British Invasion]], by Parke Puterbaugh for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', November 1983.<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Anglomania: The Second British Invasion |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/anglomania-the-second-british-invasion-52016/ |access-date= 29 April 2019 |magazine= Rolling Stone}}</ref>}} |
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*[[Kraftwerk]] |
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*[[Human League]] |
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===21st century=== |
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*[[Heaven 17]] |
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{{See also|Synth-pop#21st-century revival (2000s–present)}} |
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*[[Depech Mode]] |
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*[[New Order]] |
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*''any more'' |
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[[Britney Spears]]' highly influential fifth studio album ''[[Blackout (Britney Spears album)|Blackout]]'' (2007) is credited for bringing the genre to mainstream prominence. The media in 2009 ran articles proclaiming a new era of different electropop stars, and indeed the times saw a rise in popularity of several electropop artists. In the [[Sound of... (BBC poll)|Sound of 2009]] poll of 130 music experts conducted for the [[BBC]], ten of the top fifteen artists named were of the electropop genre.<ref name="UK">[http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NzM1NzEwNTk5 UK gaga for electro-pop, guitar bands fight back] {{webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090723215505/http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NzM1NzEwNTk5 |date= 2009-07-23 }}, ''The Kuwait Times'', January 28, 2009</ref> [[Lady Gaga]] had major commercial success from 2008 with her debut album ''[[The Fame]]''. Music writer [[Simon Reynolds]] noted that "Everything about Gaga came from [[electroclash]], except the music, which wasn't particularly 1980s".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/jan/22/eighties-revival-decade The 1980s revival that lasted an entire decade] by [[Simon Reynolds]] for ''[[The Guardian]]'', 22 January 2010.</ref> The [[Korean pop]] music scene has also become dominated and influenced by electropop, particularly with boy bands and girl groups such as [[Super Junior]], [[SHINee]], [[f(x) (group)|f(x)]] and [[Girls' Generation]].<ref>{{cite news|last= Mullins|first= Michelle|title= K-pop splashes into the west|url= http://www.pucchronicle.com/k-pop-splashes-into-the-west-1.2741892|access-date= 22 June 2012|newspaper= [[Purdue University Calumet|The Purdue University Calumet Chronicle]]|date= 15 January 2012|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130604184727/http://www.pucchronicle.com/k-pop-splashes-into-the-west-1.2741892|archive-date= 4 June 2013}}</ref> |
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Singer Michael Angelakos of [[Passion Pit]] said in a 2009 interview that while playing electropop was not his intention, the limitations of dorm life made the genre more accessible.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/87381-interview-michael-angelakos-of-passion-pit/?page=3#TOPCONTENT|title= Interview: Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit Boston Phoenix October 1, 2009}}</ref> |
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In 2009, ''The Guardian'' quoted James Oldham—head of [[artists and repertoire]] at [[A&M Records]]—as saying "All [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] departments have been saying to managers and lawyers: 'Don't give us any more bands because we're not going to sign them and they're not going to sell records.' So everything we've been put on to is electronic in nature."<ref name="NewGeneration">{{cite web|url= http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/gaga-for-girl-power/2009/02/27/1235237908240.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|title= Gaga for girl power|work= smh.com.au|date= 28 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5978573/La-Roux-Lady-Gaga-Mika-Little-Boots-the-80s-are-back.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5978573/La-Roux-Lady-Gaga-Mika-Little-Boots-the-80s-are-back.html |archive-date=2022-01-11 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title= La Roux, Lady Gaga, Mika, Little Boots: the 80s are back|author= Neil McCormick|date= 5 August 2009|work= Telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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In 2019, [[Kenneth Womack]] wrote that singer and songwriter [[Billie Eilish]] had "staked her claim as the reigning queen of electropop" with her critical and commercial hit album ''[[When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?]]''.<ref> |
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|last= Womack|first= Kenneth|author-link= Kenneth Womack|date= May 10, 2019 |
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|url= https://www.salon.com/2019/05/10/she-was-just-seventeen-billie-eilish-is-the-new-pop-intelligentsia/ |
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|title= Billie Eilish is the new pop intelligentsia|magazine= [[Salon (website)|Salon]] |
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|access-date= February 2, 2020 |
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}} |
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==See also== |
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*[[Dance-pop]] |
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*[[Minimal wave]] |
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*[[Vaporwave]] |
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*[[Futurepop]] |
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*[[Auto-Tune]] |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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'''Bibliography''' |
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* {{cite book|last=Jones|first=Hollin|title=Music Projects with Propellerhead Reason: Grooves, Beats and Styles from Trip Hop to Techno|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nOrhiSrz-OkC&pg=PA107|year=2006|publisher=PC Publishing|isbn=978-1-870775-14-4}} |
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* {{cite book |last1=Reynolds |first1=Simon |title=Rip it up and start again : post-punk 1978-84 |date=2005 |publisher=Faber |location=London |isbn=978-0-571-21570-6}} |
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[[Category:Electronic music genres]] |
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Electropop is a popular music fusion genre combining elements of the electronic and pop styles. It has been described as a variant of synth-pop with outstanding heavy emphasis on its electronic sound.[3] The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a revival of popularity and influence in the late 2000s.[3]
History[edit]
Early 1980s[edit]
During the early 1980s, British artists such as Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, The Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synth-pop style that drew more heavily from electronic music and emphasized primary usage of synthesizers.[4]
Some fascinating new music began arriving on these shores; it was dubbed electropop, because electronic instrumentation — mainly synthesizers and syndrums — was used to craft pop songs. "Pop Muzik" by M was one of the first. There was a gradual accumulation of worthy electropop discs, though they were still mostly heard only in rock discos. But in 1981, the floodgates opened, and "new music" at last made a mighty splash. The breakthrough song was "Don't You Want Me" by the Human League.
21st century[edit]
Britney Spears' highly influential fifth studio album Blackout (2007) is credited for bringing the genre to mainstream prominence. The media in 2009 ran articles proclaiming a new era of different electropop stars, and indeed the times saw a rise in popularity of several electropop artists. In the Sound of 2009 poll of 130 music experts conducted for the BBC, ten of the top fifteen artists named were of the electropop genre.[6] Lady Gaga had major commercial success from 2008 with her debut album The Fame. Music writer Simon Reynolds noted that "Everything about Gaga came from electroclash, except the music, which wasn't particularly 1980s".[7] The Korean pop music scene has also become dominated and influenced by electropop, particularly with boy bands and girl groups such as Super Junior, SHINee, f(x) and Girls' Generation.[8]
Singer Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit said in a 2009 interview that while playing electropop was not his intention, the limitations of dorm life made the genre more accessible.[9]
In 2009, The Guardian quoted James Oldham—head of artists and repertoire at A&M Records—as saying "All A&R departments have been saying to managers and lawyers: 'Don't give us any more bands because we're not going to sign them and they're not going to sell records.' So everything we've been put on to is electronic in nature."[10][11]
In 2019, Kenneth Womack wrote that singer and songwriter Billie Eilish had "staked her claim as the reigning queen of electropop" with her critical and commercial hit album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.[12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Jon Pareles (March 21, 2010). "Spilling Beyond a Festival's Main Courses". The New York Times.
- ^ "Spilling Beyond a Festival's Main Courses". The New York Times. March 22, 2010.
- ^ a b Jones 2006, p. 107.
- ^ Reynolds 2005, pp. 296–308.
- ^ "Anglomania: The Second British Invasion". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ UK gaga for electro-pop, guitar bands fight back Archived 2009-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, The Kuwait Times, January 28, 2009
- ^ The 1980s revival that lasted an entire decade by Simon Reynolds for The Guardian, 22 January 2010.
- ^ Mullins, Michelle (January 15, 2012). "K-pop splashes into the west". The Purdue University Calumet Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ^ "Interview: Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit Boston Phoenix October 1, 2009".
- ^ "Gaga for girl power". smh.com.au. February 28, 2009.
- ^ Neil McCormick (August 5, 2009). "La Roux, Lady Gaga, Mika, Little Boots: the 80s are back". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022.
- ^ Womack, Kenneth (May 10, 2019). "Billie Eilish is the new pop intelligentsia". Salon. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
Bibliography
- Jones, Hollin (2006). Music Projects with Propellerhead Reason: Grooves, Beats and Styles from Trip Hop to Techno. PC Publishing. ISBN 978-1-870775-14-4.
- Reynolds, Simon (2005). Rip it up and start again : post-punk 1978-84. London: Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-21570-6.