Futurepop
| Futurepop | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | electronic dance music, synthpop, techno, trance, EBM |
| Cultural origins | late 1990s, |
| Typical instruments | synthesizer - sequencer - sampler - music software |
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Futurepop is a form of electronic dance music that evolved in the late 1990s with groups like Covenant, VNV Nation and Apoptygma Berzerk. The term "futurepop" was coined by VNV Nation lead singer Ronan Harris to describe their sound at the time, and that of similar groups.[1] Other leading artists of the genre were Assemblage 23 and Neuroticfish.[2]
Futurepop incorporates influences from synthpop (such as song structure, focus on lyrics and vocal style) and uplifting trance (grandiose and arpeggiated synthesizer melodies) to create a techno-beat-driven, club-oriented music.[3] In addition, it includes heavy use of sampling and an absence of vocal modification that is popular in many other forms of electronic music, such as aggrotech.[4]
Some songs in the genre have become popular in dance clubs, particularly in Germany, where several bands in the genre, such as Covenant, Apoptygma Berzerk and VNV Nation, have enjoyed chart success. Futurepop music is popular in the Cyber youth culture and general alternative electronic music scenes. Music festivals that feature futurepop bands include Infest, Amphi festival and M'era Luna.
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References
- ^ "Being a little bit productive". Sorted magAZine. 2002.
- ^ "Assemblage 23 - I've never been fond of the 'future pop' moniker". Side-Line Magazine. 2009.
- ^ Alexander Nym: Shimmering Darkness. Future Pop, page 160, 2010, ISBN 3-862-11006-0
- ^ a b Axel Schmidt, Klaus Neumann-Braun: Die Welt der Gothics – Spielräume düster konnotierter Transzendenz, page 276, 2004, ISBN 3-531-14353-0
- ^ a b c d e Peter Matzke, Tobias Seeliger: Das Gothic- und Dark-Wave-Lexikon. Schwarzkopf und Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89602-277-6, page 166.