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Sophisti-pop is a pop music subgenre that developed during the mid-1980s out of the British new wave era. It originated with acts who blended elements of jazz, soul, and pop with lavish production. The term "sophisti-pop" was coined only after the genre's peak in the mid-late 1980s.
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Sophisti-pop was a smooth, jazzy style of mainstream pop/rock that appeared during the mid-'80s. In addition to jazz, many sophisti-pop artists incorporated sweet pop-soul into their sound, but the synthesizers that usually polished the arrangements marked sophisti-pop as a product of the '80s.
Oct 18, 2023 · In the mid-1980s, UK bands began playing a concoction of soul, jazz, and synth, now categorized under a winsome portmanteau: “sophisti-pop.” Like yacht rock, music taxonomists retroactively…
5 days ago · 10 Essential Sophisti-Pop Albums. A nod from Taylor Swift introduced this ’80s U.K. subgenre to a new generation, explore some of the best sophisti-pop records here. By Jim Allen.
