Futurepop
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| Futurepop | |
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| Stylistic origins: | Synthpop, Trance, Electronic body music |
| Cultural origins: | Mid 1990s, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Canada |
| Typical instruments: | Synthesizer - Drum machine - Sequencer - Keyboard - Sampler) |
| Mainstream popularity: | Medium |
| Derivative forms: | Technopop |
| Subgenres | |
| none | |
| Other topics | |
| List of electronic and industrial music artists | |
Futurepop is a recently-emerging electronic dance music genre, an outgrowth of electronic body music incorporating influences from synthpop (such as song structure and vocal style) and uplifting trance (grandiose and arpeggiated synthesizer melodies). The term was coined by Ronan Harris (of VNV Nation) and Stephan Groth (of Apoptygma Berzerk) while attempting to describe the style of music their bands produced.[1]
In recent years the basic futurepop concept has been expanded upon in various ways, with bands like XP8, Covenant and Rotersand pushing the progressive trance aspect of the genre, while others such as Assemblage 23 and XPQ-21 have incorporated further influences from industrial and synthpop.[citation needed] Further, traditionally harder aggrotech bands are using futurepop-style melodic hooks in their songs, such as Suicide Commando and [:SITD:]. That kind of music more than often produces powerful club hits ranked highly at numerous national alternative charts like the Deutsche Alternative Charts (Germany),Hellenic Alternative Charts, Nordic alternative charts, Dutch alternative charts and more.
Futurepop music is popular in the cyber, goth and general alternative electronic scenes. Music festivals that feature futurepop bands include Infest, Wave Gotik Treffen, Arvika Festival and M'era Luna.
It should be noted that at a recent concert appearance in LA (the Das Bunker 10th Anniversary festival on October 13th, 2006), Ronan Harris was witnessed expressing regret about coining the term "Futurepop," citing that he found the term "embarrassing" and that he does not identify his music as Futurepop anymore. It is unknown as to whether this sentiment has been reflected elsewhere.
[edit] References
- ^ Being a little bit productive. Sorted magAZine (2002).
[edit] See also
| Synthpop |
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| Electropop - Electroclash - Futurepop - Synthpunk |
| Other electronic music genres |
| Ambient | Breakbeat | Dance | Drum and bass | Electronica | Electronic Art Music | Hard Dance | Hardcore | House | Industrial | Synthpop | Techno | Trance |
| Styles of pop music |
| Bubblegum pop - Country pop - Futurepop - Pop rock - Pop punk - Pop-rap - Power pop - Synthpop/Electropop- Indie pop - Rhythm pop - Teen pop - Traditional pop - Pop metal By region: American pop - C-pop (Cantopop, Mandopop) - Europop (Austropop, Nederpop) - Indi-pop (Bhangra, Filmi) - J-pop - K-pop |
| Other topics |
| Boy band - Girl group - Popular music - Pop culture - Summer hit |
