technopop
On the techno line between chicago house and techno. Grew out of krautrock (progressive rock line), new wave and disco.
EMERGED 1978
TECHNOPOP
Pop songs played on synthesizers, drum machines and sequencers, named in late-1970s Japan around Yellow Magic Orchestra and Kraftwerk, and carried on by J-pop producers decades later.
FIVE TO START WITH
- 1TechnopolisYellow Magic OrchestraALFA / 1979
- 2Techno PopKraftwerk1986
- 3Shangri-LaDenki Groove1997
- 4PolyrhythmPerfume2007
SOURCES
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synth-pop (year)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synth-pop (derived)
- rollingstone.com/music/music-news/yellow-magic-orchestra-188812/ (year)
- music.ishkur.com/coords.json (year)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyrhythm_(song) (seed)
Dates informed by Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music.