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Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: define_normal on 17 Aug 2005, 08:24

...such a ladytron & freezepop.
Yay or nay? Discuss.
Also, how do you search old posts to discover whether or not the post you are about to make has already been done?
:-)

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: ForteBass on 17 Aug 2005, 09:04

electro pop sounds like a popsicle.
Also, Ace of Base.

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: Saturday on 17 Aug 2005, 09:24

i like ladytron.
i like adult.  too.
and postal service.

i dislike peaches.

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: JLM on 17 Aug 2005, 09:35

I enjoy Ladytron, Fischerspooner and a few more.  I think I would like ADULT. better if they had a different singer.  I'm not really into anything Miss Kittin does.  Postal Service is alright but I can't really listen to it anymore.  I think it's funny that Peaches is praised for her in your face sexuality while Li'l Kim is shunned for her in your face sexuality, and speaks to a larger issue.

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: Cpt.Fantastic on 17 Aug 2005, 11:34

Would Death From Above 1979 count here? Methinks they would, and melikes them a lot...

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: KharBevNor on 17 Aug 2005, 13:29

Wolfsheim?

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: Johnny C on 17 Aug 2005, 14:31

DFA1979 is the actual definition of post-hardcore. They utilize synths, but so did Wire; they're too loud and harsh to be classified as synthpop, methinks. However, they do play +150 Drum'n'Bass of Awesome, so uh yeah I guess we could count them based purely on how cool they are.

I'm all about The Postal Service, M.I.A., Erasure, Tahiti80, Bjork, Digital Ash-mode Bright Eyes, and the more synth-based moments of The Bravery.

However, the best indie synth/electro-pop right now is hands-down Metric.

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: Cpt.Fantastic on 17 Aug 2005, 17:06

But we could class DFA1979 as indie synth perhaps?

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: KharBevNor on 17 Aug 2005, 17:13

Neuroticfish?

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: Knock on 17 Aug 2005, 18:26

metric?

and for the second part, try the "search" link at the top

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: Johnny C on 17 Aug 2005, 18:36

Quote from: Cpt.Fantastic

But we could class DFA1979 as indie synth perhaps?

Post-hardcore synth-rock is the most I'll give you.

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: Cpt.Fantastic on 18 Aug 2005, 01:13

Grr.

How about The Faint?

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: weevil on 18 Aug 2005, 01:18

Le Tigre.

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: McTaggart on 18 Aug 2005, 01:49

Some of you are working with really odd definitions of synth-pop.

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: Cpt.Fantastic on 18 Aug 2005, 01:57

Why do you think we are here?!

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: Johnny C on 18 Aug 2005, 02:01

LOOK (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781AD34CA87520CE9D374AC7AD70D21DD646FC810C345F5BDDA1345B980338E253F8959AEEA621F721F0AA62AC450EDBD5EC56FCD92A38378DEEAC63312E3A7B&sql=77:18)

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: Jeridus on 21 Aug 2005, 18:54

I'm in with considering DFA1979 indie synth.... at which point, it's them and Metric tied for the win... Canadian bands... Woo!

Obviously The Postal Service is in there as well, and, though they dub themselves "New Wave Punk", I'd throw in some stuff from the Epoxies too... i.e. "Synthesized"

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: trolley on 22 Aug 2005, 04:36

The faint was mentioned but neglected. They are schweet.

Also, and I can already feel the backlash from this, but for really poppy synth-pop, the new Motion City Soundtrack isn't half bad.

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: Jeridus on 22 Aug 2005, 09:39

With stuff like Everything is Alright, Make Out Kids, and Time Turn Fragile, I'd have to agree with the MCS

Title: indie synth/electro pop
Post by: Joltz on 22 Aug 2005, 22:19

Freezepop is yummy.