Dream pop
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| Dream pop | |
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| Stylistic origins: | New wave, Post-punk, Gothic rock, Ambient music |
| Cultural origins: | Early '80s Europe |
| Typical instruments: | Guitar, Synthesizers |
| Mainstream popularity: | Small to medium |
| Derivative forms: | Space rock - Shoegazing |
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| Notable artists | |
Dream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in the early 1980s when bands like Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, and A.R. Kane (to whom the term has been attributed) began twisting New Wave melodies into sonic, echoing textures and mumbled vocals. The term was mostly used in the United States. In the late 1980s, several varieties of dream pop emerged, primarily in Britain. These included shoegazing and space rock. In the late 1980s and 1990s a number of dream pop bands emerged in the United States, including Galaxie 500, Mazzy Star, and His Name is Alive. More recently bands like The Dandy Warhols and Hinterland have had the label attributed to them.
Dream pop has influenced artists of other genres, such as Deftones and The Smashing Pumpkins.
[edit] See also
| Alternative rock |
| Alternative metal - Britpop - C86 - College rock - Dream pop - Dunedin Sound - Geek rock - Gothic rock - Grebo - Grunge - Indie pop - Indie rock - Industrial rock - Lo-fi - Madchester - Math rock - Noise pop - Paisley Underground - Post-grunge - Post-punk revival - Post-rock - Riot Grrrl - Shoegazing - Slowcore - Space rock - Twee pop |
| Other topics |
| Artists - College radio - History - Indie (music) - Lollapalooza |
