History of sythpop

Synth-pop stated in in Germany as a genre of popular music which the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. Is was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by synthesizer in progressive rock i.e bands like Pink Floyd.
In 1974 a band called Kraftwerk were making music more rhythmical and easier to understand.They released their international debut album 'Autobahn' which was a breakthrough.
Its a twenty minutes long car drive accompanied by synthesizers and sound effects. They were style-forming for the synth-pop.
By the end of the 1970s there appeared many artists, especially in England who used synthesizer as their main instrument.
For example Gary Newman, Ultravox, OMD and Human League. These artists were very much inspired by Kraftwerk.
Todays synth-pop genre of music include artists like Calvin Harris, La Roux and Owl City who still use the traditions of the music genre and have kept synth-pop music going strong and worldly known by many.

an original synthesizer 

image from an Kraftwerk album

all the instruments used in creating synth-pop type music