EVERY GENRE PACKAGES: SynthStars (10 January 2025)
SynthStars: the Synthesizer and Music
Ever since the invention of the telharmonium in 1901, which produced sound through electrified telephone receivers, the sounds of synthesized musical instruments have fascinated people. It would take several more decades for these tools to color the musical landscape with vibrant, novel hues, but once personal synthesizers took off, there was no stopping their ascent.
Rolands, Moogs, and Yamahas, oh my—these genre articles act as inquiries into and chronologies of these carefully crafted gizmos and the ways musicians have manipulated every sound imaginable out of them. From chrome synthpop and house genres to the saws, squares, and pulses of more experimental genres like neurohop or flashcore, all of these genres can act as gateway drugs into the endless, ever-expanding synth universe, and engender a deeper appreciation for electronic music.
I’m taking a break for the next few days because I have some early mornings ahead of me (including getting the rest of my wisdom teeth out, and with the loss of my wisdom, I guess a loss of my writing facility too) and need a little bit of rest. Keep listening to cool things and finding gems <3 In the meantime, check out these synth-focused genre articles I wrote last year.
Pure Synth Case Studies
Neurohop, Colour Bass, Comfy Synth, Horror Synth, Aquacrunk, New Beat
Weaving through Breakbeats
West Coast Breaks, Dancefloor Drum’n’Bass, Nu Skool Breaks, UK Hardcore, Flashcore
Synthpop Synergy
City Pop, Nu-Disco, C-Pop, Hypnagogic Pop, Cantopop, Italo-Disco, Space Disco
Ethers, Vapors, and Textures
Ambient, Electroclash, Dreampunk, Dream Trance, Space Ambient, Uplifting Trance, Mallsoft
EDM Accoutrements
Vinahouse, Future Bounce, Ghetto House, Jumpstyle, Slap House, Bassline, UK Garage, Garage House, Hyper Techno, Hi-Tech Psytrance
Electrified Hip-Hop
Heaven Trap, Hybrid Trap, Pluggnb, G-Funk
and more