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technopop

American  
[tek-noh-pop] / ˈtɛk noʊˌpɒp /

noun

  1. synthpop.


Etymology

Origin of technopop

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

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In the chorus, he’s a relentless Gary Numan–esque technopop metronome, dropping bars less like a rapper than like a crooning automaton: “Callmewhenyouwant/ Callmewhenyouneed/ Callmeinthemorning/ I’llbeontheway.”

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2021

He ends his set with a track that is equal parts dub and technopop, like Yello stuck in a Swiss studio with King Tubby.

From The Guardian • Nov. 6, 2016

Hit and Run is fizzily addictive technopop aimed at the shopping mall massive, not the Hoxton passive.

From The Guardian • Feb. 28, 2013

But unvarnished Vega fans need not fret: the album still sports tunes like Blood Sings, in which she breaks from technopop and delivers straight folk with Dylanesque force.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ringing cash registers and everything from rap music to technopop.

From Time Magazine Archive