Electropop

Electropop is a form of Electronic Pop music that emerged in the 2000s. Electropop is characterized by dense, layered, and compressed production, usually coupled with a distinct fuzzy and "warm" low-frequency synthesizer style. Electropop's production is derived from and inspired to varying degrees by Electronic Dance Music genres like Electro House, as well as by Electroclash and Synthpop. Despite borrowing major elements from synthpop, the two differ in a number of major ways: electropop's crisp and crunchy production traits are often contrasted with synthpop's reliance on more traditional 1980s production methods; electropop's crackly, warm, and even distorted synth textures are contrasted with synthpop's more dreamy, sparser space-like synth sounds, which are often played live on a synthesizer and accompanied by live instruments, contrasting with electropop's focus on fully digital production. Despite that, the two genres have commonly crossed over and influenced each other throughout their history. Electropop crosses over more frequently and commonly features influences from Pop Rap and Contemporary R&B that are usually lacking in synthpop.