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10 de feb. de 2020 · In many ways, synth-pop could only ever have been born in early ’80s Britain, as radical new tech met unique social conditions: the zenith of analogue synth technology colliding with grim reality as newly-elected Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher began to turn the screw.
Synth-pop reached its commercial peak in the UK in the winter of 1981–2, with bands such as OMD, Japan, Ultravox, Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Yazoo and even Kraftwerk, enjoying top ten hits.
26 de may. de 2020 · 10 Key Tracks From the British Synthpop Boom of 1980. It's 40 years since the first explosion of electronic songs revitalized the UK charts with futuristic subject matter, DIY aesthetics, and...
31 de mar. de 2022 · 1. Tubeway Army – Replicas (1979) A perfect form of synth-pop came along in the form of Gary Numan from London with a massive hit record, gigantic sales and extraordinary success, he was Britain’s first synth pinup pop star bringing electronic music to the masses and making good use of the minimoog. The future had arrived.
Synth Britannia: The Emergence of British Synth Pop. Martin Leyrer. 10 videos 10,925 views Last updated on May 15, 2011. In the late Seventies small pockets of electronic artists such as...
21 de mar. de 2021 · When Synth-Pop Ruled Britannia. All Posts. Thom Holmes. Mar 21, 2021. 5 min read. When Synth-Pop Ruled Britannia. An exploration of vintage synth-pop that was popular in the UK. My Book: Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, Routledge 2020. My Podcast: The Holmes Archive of Electronic Music.
9 de oct. de 2009 · As new BBC4 documentary Synth Britannia shows, the synthesizer first dehumanised then re-humanised British pop, fulfilled the DIY promise of punk, and changed how bands looked forever
