techno-pop
noun
tech·no-pop
ˈtek-(ˌ)nō-ˌpäp 
: popular music featuring extensive use of synthesizers
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For what felt like an eternity — but was really 20 minutes — the whole place was enveloped in an eerie silence, the only sound being the steady thump of techno-pop playing through the loudspeakers.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The trio consisting of Haruomi Hosono and the late musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi formed in 1978, sparking a techno-pop craze in Japan and successfully touring internationally.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
February 4, 2025 As strobe lights flashed and a range of techno-pop tracks by Memphy and The Frost Children permeated through the scene, guests toasted to one of the first major gatherings of New York Fashion Week.
—Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
There are manic car chases scored to techno-pop songs; gun fu acrobatics that burst with goofy artifice.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The trio consisting of Haruomi Hosono and the late musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi formed in 1978, sparking a techno-pop craze in Japan and successfully touring internationally.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
February 4, 2025 As strobe lights flashed and a range of techno-pop tracks by Memphy and The Frost Children permeated through the scene, guests toasted to one of the first major gatherings of New York Fashion Week.
—Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
There are manic car chases scored to techno-pop songs; gun fu acrobatics that burst with goofy artifice.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Techno-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/techno-pop. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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