Conventions of the genre
Origins - Germany, Japan, England
Typical instruments - syntheizer, keyboard, vocoder, sampler, vocals, sequencer, drums, guitar, drum machine, bass guitar, tape loop.
bands/male artists
Iconography of the genre
Bold, bright ,simple, futuristic
Key artists of the genre
Depeche mode, Soft Cell, Kraftwork, Erasure, Petshop Boys, The Eurythmics, Tears for Fears,
La Roux, Calvin Harris, Owl City, LMAFO, Lady Gaga.
Key songs of the genre
Gary Newman - Cars
The Buggles - Video Killed the radio Star
Human league - Dont you want me baby
No comments:
Post a Comment