Synth pop was one of the defining musical trends of the 1980s. The first half of the decade saw an explosion of synthesiser duos, from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark to Blancmange, Yazoo and the Pet Shop Boys, as a new generation of electronics allowed one musician to create a broad range of sounds while another focused on vocals.
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