Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it 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]
During the early 1980s, British artists such as Gary Numan, 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.
Britney Spears' influential fifth studio album Blackout (2007) incorporated elements of the genre, catapulting electropop to mainstream significance. 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]
^"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. ISBN978-1-870775-14-4.
February 07, 2023
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Electronic pop redirects here For the related genre see synth pop For popular electronic music see Electronic music Late 1960s to early 1980s For other uses see Electropop disambiguation Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres Writer Hollin Jones has described it 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 ElectropopStylistic originsSynth popCultural originsEarly 1980s United KingdomDerivative formsChillwave 1 uplifting trance 2 Other topicsAlternative danceBitpopchill outK popC popJ popV popPost discoelectroElectroclashElectro industrialElectro houseIndie electronicElectronic rockIndie popSynthpopProgressive house Contents 1 History 1 1 Early 1980s 1 2 21st century 2 See also 3 ReferencesHistory EditEarly 1980s Edit Main article Synth pop See also Electronics in rock music During the early 1980s British artists such as Gary Numan 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 Anglomania The Second British Invasion by Parke Puterbaugh for Rolling Stone November 1983 5 21st century Edit See also Synth pop 21st century revival 2000s present Britney Spears influential fifth studio album Blackout 2007 incorporated elements of the genre catapulting electropop to mainstream significance 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 amp M Records as saying All A amp 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 EditDance pop Minimal wave Vaporwave Futurepop Auto TuneReferences 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 sfn error no target CITEREFReynolds2005 help 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Electropop amp oldid 1137844750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
