Syntec
Encyclopedia
Syntec is a German
electronic music
band. They were one of the first bands to fuse synthpop
and electronic body music
.
All Syntec releases, with the exception of Eternity: The Best of Syntec, were released on Machinery Records
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
band. They were one of the first bands to fuse synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
and electronic body music
Electronic body music
Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...
.
Overview
The band is made up of Tobias Hartwig (vocals and lyrics), Uwe Kallenbach (music, synthesizers, and programming), and Jens Meyer (keyboards).Albums
- The Total Immersion (1994)
- Upper World (1995)
- Eternity: The Best of Syntec (2000)
Singles
- Puppets (1993)
- It Takes A Word (1993)
- Angel (1995)
All Syntec releases, with the exception of Eternity: The Best of Syntec, were released on Machinery Records
Machinery Records
Machinery Records was a record label founded by Jor and Anna Rosen in 1989 and based in Berlin, Germany. The label was best known for releasing industrial and experimental acts, several of which went on to achieve later success.The label's heyday was the early 1990s...
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