Alfred

@alfreduwu · 06 Aug 2022

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History of electronic music

  #history The first nuances of electronic music date back to the sixties. Although it can be considered that the first apex of electronics dates back to the beginning of the 20th century with the phonoautograph, the first device capable of recording sound. But going back to the sixties and electronics, something more similar to how we know it now, it is considered a main element that set the trend that was going to start the Moog synthesizer. During these years, experimentation was key in the 70s In this decade, electronic sounds are taking center stage, leaving behind previous experimentation. The appearance of Kraftwerk and Jean-Michel Jarre were key to growing the popularity of electronic music. The trend grew more and more and other faces, more popular to this day, such as David Bowie or the group Pink Floyd, were key in the introduction of the genre.

The Eighties

In the 80s This year dates the birth of electronic subgenres such as house, techno or electro. On the other hand, in the same vein, was synthpop living its golden years. The latter is a fusion of pop with touches of electronics, predecessor of electropop. Although, it is true that the eighties were very fruitful years for almost all genres.