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Synth-pop and The Human League

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Difference between Synth-pop and The Human League

Synth-pop vs. The Human League

Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977.

Similarities between Synth-pop and The Human League

Synth-pop and The Human League have 38 things in common (in Unionpedia): A Flock of Seagulls, ABC (band), AllMusic, Are "Friends" Electric?, Art pop, BBC, Being Boiled, Dance-pop, Dare (album), David Bowie, Disco, Don't You Want Me, Duran Duran, Electronic music, Electropop, Gary Numan, Giorgio Moroder, Glam rock, Grunge, Howard Jones (English musician), Kraftwerk, Ladytron, Lali Puna, Little Boots, New Pop, New wave music, Pet Shop Boys, Philip Oakey, Post-punk, Synthesizer, ..., Tears for Fears, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The New York Times, UK Singles Chart, Utah Saints, VH1, Yellow Magic Orchestra. Expand index (8 more) »

A Flock of Seagulls

A Flock of Seagulls are an English new wave and synth-pop band originally formed in 1980 in Liverpool by Michael "Mike" Score (keyboards, vocals) and his brother Alister "Ali" James Score (drums), with their most famous line-up consisting of the Score brothers along with Francis Lee "Frank" Maudsley (bass) and Paul Reynolds (guitar).

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ABC (band)

ABC are an English pop band that formed in Sheffield in 1980.

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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide or AMG) is an online music guide.

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Are "Friends" Electric?

"Are 'Friends' Electric?" is a 1979 song by the English band Tubeway Army.

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Art pop

Art pop (also typeset as art-pop or artpop) is a loosely defined style of pop music influenced by pop art's integration of high and low culture, and which emphasizes the manipulation of signs, style, and gesture over personal expression.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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Being Boiled

"Being Boiled" is a song by the British synthpop band The Human League.

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Dance-pop

Dance-pop is a pop and dance subgenre that originated in the early 1980s.

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Dare (album)

Dare (released as Dare! in the US) is the third studio album by British synthpop band The Human League.

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David Bowie

David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer-songwriter and actor.

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Disco

Disco is a musical style that emerged in the mid 1960s and early 1970s from America's urban nightlife scene, where it originated in house parties and makeshift discothèques, reaching its peak popularity between the mid-1970s and early 1980s.

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Don't You Want Me

"Don't You Want Me" is a single by British synthpop group The Human League, released on 27 November 1981 as the fourth single from their third studio album Dare (1981).

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Duran Duran

Duran Duran are an English new wave and synthpop band formed in Birmingham in 1978.

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Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments and circuitry-based music technology.

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Electropop

Electropop is a variant of synth-pop that places more emphasis on a harder, electronic sound.

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Gary Numan

Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer.

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Giorgio Moroder

Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (born 26 April 1940) is an Italian singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer.

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Glam rock

Glam rock is a style of rock that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter.

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Grunge

Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is a subgenre of alternative rock and a subculture that emerged during the in the Pacific Northwest U.S. state of Washington, particularly in Seattle and nearby towns.

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Howard Jones (English musician)

John Howard Jones (born 23 February 1955) is a British singer, musician and songwriter.

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Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk ("power station") is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.

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Ladytron

Ladytron are a British electronic band formed in Liverpool in 1999.

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Lali Puna

Lali Puna is a Munich-based electropop band originally from Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany.

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Little Boots

Victoria Christina Hesketh (born 4 May 1984), better known by her stage name Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter and DJ.

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New Pop

New Pop was a British-centric pop music movement consisting of ambitious, DIY-minded artists who achieved commercial success in the early 1980s through sources such as MTV.

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New wave music

New wave is a genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s with ties to mid-1970s punk rock.

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Pet Shop Boys

The Pet Shop Boys are an English synthpop duo, formed in London in 1981 and consisting of Neil Tennant (lead vocals, keyboards, occasional guitar) and Chris Lowe (keyboards, vocals).

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Philip Oakey

Philip Oakey (born 2 October 1955) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer.

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Post-punk

Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad type of rock music that emerged from the punk movement of the 1970s, in which artists departed from the simplicity and traditionalism of punk rock to adopt a variety of avant-garde sensibilities.

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Synthesizer

A synthesizer (often abbreviated as synth, also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates electric signals that are converted to sound through instrument amplifiers and loudspeakers or headphones.

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Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart (currently entitled Official Singles Chart) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.

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Utah Saints

Utah Saints are an English electronic music group.

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VH1

VH1 (originally an initialism of Video Hits One) is an American cable and satellite television network based in New York City operated by the Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of Viacom Media Networks, a division of Viacom.

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Yellow Magic Orchestra

Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) is a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, vocals).

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Synth-pop and The Human League Comparison

Synth-pop has 339 relations, while The Human League has 199. As they have in common 38, the Jaccard index is 7.06% = 38 / (339 + 199).

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