Synth-pop
Synth-pop is a genre. Defining acts include Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Eddie Murphy and George Michael, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Synth-pop grew out of New wave, electronic pop, Alternative dance, Electro pop and Electropop. It sits close to Electropop and Hyperpop, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Synthwave, Futurepop, Electropop and Techno, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 16 connections around Synth-pop. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Synth-pop came from and where it led.
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Synth-pop connections
Synth-pop grew out of New wave, electronic pop, Alternative dance and Electro pop, shares an orbit with Electropop and Hyperpop, went on to shape Synthwave, Futurepop, Electropop and Techno. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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