108:, the general premise of this musical genre involves the hypothetical question of how modern-day pop stars would have sounded if they had dominated the industry in the 1980s rather than the 2010s; the site described the results as "surprisingly listenable" despite the contradiction of present-day lyrics and 1980s production values. The site mentions that the songs take music back to the "sweet, shallow, and gloriously artificial" time of the 1980s. To achieve the effect, the 1980s remix artists take the original song and "slather it with obsolete-sounding synthesizer music."
39:—the reinterpretation of previously-released songs with 1980s production values, by those not associated with the original recording. This trend has been associated with nostalgia for the 1980s musical scene, and a dislike for current musical trends. One of the pioneers of this genre is Canadian producer and YouTuber Tronicbox. Others who have made songs in this genre include Saint-Laurent, Callum Warrender, Jerry Galeries, Nick* and Initial Talk. Part of this trend is to also simulate the 1980s style of album covers and
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