robopop 2007-11

[maxi]

a term i invented last night for a style of music that existed during my teens. i just realised its amazing and not worthless shite as i had originally thought. a kind of bubblegum electro with trance and r&b elements infused. today i want as much of it as i can get. gimme gimme more

earliest and best example i can find. this probably invented the style:

other archetypal tunes:

 

[linebaugh]

Sexy Back has got to be the major tune of the sound right?

 

[maxi]

I was just thinking Timberland may have preempted this with Maneater and My Love and completely forgot about SexyBack. You're right that's pretty definitive and came earlier in 2006

 

[maxi]

but gimme more i feel is still the archetypal tune its more sci-fi and has the synth pads and vocal manipulation

 

[linebaugh]

Jump on it too but maybe thats more pure rnb than pop

 

[maxi]

is that jump on it by rihanna?

i think these are her best contributions:

 

[linebaugh]

Good thread though- 'robo' is a descriptor that works for alot the music of that era. Akon, flo rida, iyaz, t pain, sean kingston just off the top of my head- early autotune like vocal manipulation but it doesnt have all the liquid wobbliness that gives its current users that human feel. And the preset synths too

 

[wektor]

not exactly pop but sonically parallel

 

[linebaugh]

is that jump on it by rihanna?

i think these are her best contributions:

I guess its called pony actually

 

[maxi]

by 2012 it was becoming more expansive and ravey, explicitly dance music. EDM
like this

compared to a cheryl cole tune from 2009 at the peak of the style. cuter and smaller in scope. this is what im after:

 

[maxi]

i made this mix in dedication last night

 

[forclosure]

but gimme more i feel is still the archetypal tune its more sci-fi and has the synth pads and vocal manipulation

Britney's Blackout album his highly regarded these days

 

[maxi]

I feel like it's not a coincidence that the emergence of this sound coincided with the rise of social media, smartphones and the tipping point when the internet became ever-present. timbaland moving from guitar licks bongoes and tabla drums towards a tight fully electronic sound. a taste for futurism pushing itself back in to public consciousness as phones and screens became a constant presence. it was also the ringtone rap era

 

[maxi]

i realise that all may be well-trod ground on this forum but never thought about it in relation to this particular music

 

[maxi]

Britney's Blackout album his highly regarded these days

I'm listening to it right now! for the first time. i'm enjoying it. the whole album is perfect for this thread

 

[maxi]

actually i think danja may have been the real mastermind behind this not timbaland

 

[Benny Bunter]

i made this mix in dedication last night

Gonna refrain from clicking on the YouTubes and give this mix a listen tonight.

If you're a DJ, you should do a midi horns mix as well, I would do but I'm retired now.

 

[bassbeyondreason]

 

[maxi]

really good one that

 

[maxi]

seeing my friend singing along to the chorus of this hungover after a party in brussels a few years ago and feeling filled with euphoria as a result was what made me realise i needed to give late 2000s pop music another chance