Sophisti-pop

Sophisti-pop is a music genre used to describe a certain kind of smooth radio-friendly pop music with a jazz or soul tinge. First appearing in the mid-1980s, its usual reliance on synthesizers was typical for the decade. All in all, sophisti-pop can be considered to share notable elements with smooth jazz, blue-eyed soul and New Wave. It was subject to criticism at the time, especially from Melody Maker in the United Kingdom, mainly by Simon Reyn... more
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