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Synth-pop is a pop-oriented style that foregrounds the synthesizer as its primary instrument, often paired with drum machines and sequencers. It favors clean, melodic hooks, concise song structures, and a sleek, modernist sound that ranges from cool and minimal to lush and romantic. Emerging at the turn of the 1980s from the UK new wave and post-punk scenes, synth-pop leveraged affordable analog and then digital keyboards to bring electronic textures into the mainstream. Its sonic palette includes arpeggiated basslines, shimmering pads, bright leads, gated or machine-driven drums, and polished vocals that convey both futuristic detachment and emotional immediacy.

Jazzdance is a loose, club-oriented label for music that blends jazz language (harmonies, improvisation, swing-derived phrasing, brass/keys timbres) with dance/electronic production. It often overlaps with acid jazz, jazz-house, and early nu jazz: groove-forward tracks built for DJ-friendly mixing, while still highlighting jazz chords, solos, or sampled jazz instrumentation. Because the term is used inconsistently, “jazzdance” is best understood as a functional descriptor ("jazz-influenced dance/electronica") rather than a tightly defined, scene-specific genre.