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Pages in category "Synth-pop albums by American artists" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Synth-pop (also known as electropop or technopop) [1] [2] is a music genre that uses the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. With the genre becoming popular in the late 1970s and 1980s, the following article is a list of notable synth-pop acts, listed by the first letter in their name (not including articles such as "a", "an", or "the").
Electronic music made occasional moves into the mainstream, with jazz musician Stan Free, under the pseudonym Hot Butter, having a top 10 hit in the United States and United Kingdom in 1972, with a cover of the 1969 Gershon Kingsley song "Popcorn" using a Moog synthesizer, which is recognised as a forerunner to synth-pop and disco. [29]
The band's 1978 self-titled album Yellow Magic Orchestra was successful and the studio project grew into a fully fledged touring band and career for its three members. The album featured the use of computer technology (along with synthesizers) which, according to Billboard, allowed the group to create a new sound that was not possible until then. [24]
Switched-On Bach is the debut album by the American composer Wendy Carlos, released in October 1968 by Columbia Records.Produced by Carlos and Rachel Elkind, the album is a collection of pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Carlos and Benjamin Folkman on a Moog synthesizer.
Pages in category "Synth-pop albums" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. The Book 3; C.
The new album from Columbia's Dream Squeeze burns hot and plays it cool, recalling bands like Future Islands and New Order while being distinctive. How Columbia's Dream Squeeze keeps its synth-pop ...
This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music in physical mediums, such as vinyl, audio cassettes or compact discs. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies and certified at least 10 million units (the equivalent of a diamond ...