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Dream Pop

Genre family: Pop
2010s recordings: 6

ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE

Meet Dream Pop

Dream Pop is a branch of the Pop family, with its own performance and recording traditions.

The clearest way to understand Dream Pop is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

Begin with DM DOKURO, Futurecop! and orchid mantis.

GENRE FAMILY

Its place in the genre family

Parent genrePop

Current genreDream Pop

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2010s · Dream Pop

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2010s Dream Pop

ESSENTIAL LISTENING

2010s starting recordings

6 recordings

01Two for Joy2012 · Dream Pop · dream popOpen in new tab 02Hera2014 · pop · pop rockOpen in new tab 03Garlands2017 · Dream Pop · dream popOpen in new tab 04Soft Sounds From Another Planet2017 · Dream Pop · dream popOpen in new tab 05The Sinking World2018 · Dream Pop · dream popOpen in new tab 06Zen 40402019 · Dream Pop · dream popOpen in new tab

KEY ARTISTS

2010s artists

Artist·Minimalism

Justin Nozuka

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

2010s albums

Album·2012

Soon, Much of This Will Have Been Destroyed

Album·2014

Ulysees

Album·2017

Soft Sounds From Another Planet

Album·2017

A Gothic Tribute to Cocteau Twins

Album·2018

Holograph Tapes Vol. 1

Album·2019

Voltrana

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Why they connect

main styleFuturecop!Dream Pop and Futurecop! share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleorchid mantisDream Pop and orchid mantis share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleDM DOKURODream Pop and DM DOKURO share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleJapanese BreakfastDream Pop and Japanese Breakfast share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleThis Is Radio SilenceDream Pop and This Is Radio Silence share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleThe AutumnsDream Pop and The Autumns share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toPopDream Pop is a subgenre of Pop.
genreGarlandsGarlands is connected with Dream Pop.
genreSoft Sounds From Another PlanetSoft Sounds From Another Planet is connected with Dream Pop.
genreTwo for JoyTwo for Joy is connected with Dream Pop.

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