Modern Talking – You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul, 1984

Synth-Pop can apply to pretty much any pop music dominated by synthetic sounds. The synth-pop genre, though, primarily originates in late 1970s / early 1980s [New Wave], the post-punk "alternative" rock movement that encompasses a wide range of styles and attitudes. There are some non-New Wave synth- pop bands like Pet Shop Boys, but on the whole, the synth-pop scene of the 1980s was dominated by a faction of New Wave bands that embraced the use of electronic instruments and relatively light, dance-oriented songwriting, yet still retained a fairly typical four-piece rock-band structure (percussion, lead instrument, bass instrument, vocal). Most synth-pop combines electronic and other instruments, plus strong vocals and melodies, and elements of whatever dance music styles are popular at the time. The music generally isn't very experimental, serious, or dark, but some synth-pop bands like The Human League

[ Modern Talking ] - a German euro disco and eurodance band, consisting of producer / songwriter Dieter Bohlen and vocalist Thomas Anders, was formed in 1984 in Berlin by Hansa. The studio line-up (in 80s) also included Luis Rodriguez, Ralf Stemmann, Rolf Köhler, Michael Scholz, Detlef Wiedeke and Birger Corleis. At the end of 1987, Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen went their separate ways. In 1998 they reunited. They split for good in 2003.

Discography:
01 – The 1st Album (1985)
02 – Let’s Talk About Love (The 2nd Album)
03 – Ready For Romance – The 3rd Album (1986)
04 – In The Middle Of Nowhere – The 4th Album (1986)
05 – Romantic Warriors – The 5th Album (1987)
06 – In The Garden Of Venus – The 6th Album (1987)
07 – Back For Good (The 7th Album) (1998)
08 – Alone – The 8th Album (1999)
09 – 2000 – Year Of The Dragon (2000)
10 – America – The 10th Album (2001)
11 – Victory – The 11th Album (2002)
12 – Universe – The 12th Album (2003)

Euro-disco generally refers to disco-pop songs that have a strong influence from Italo- disco yet do not originate from Italy. The term suggests a relation to Europe as a whole, although most songs belonging to this genre are overwhelmingly German productions Just like Italo-disco, it includes mixing electronic sounds and disco rhythms together with a strong synth prominence to create a bittersweet tune accompanied by vocals which are often contemporary-themed. This style heavily dominated the German music industry during the mid-1980's and gained popularity in several other European countries such as France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Although it fell into obscurity in the 1990's, its influence lived on through the following genres such as Eurodance, Europop, Eurobeat etc.

Euro-Disco Related Music Styles

Synth-pop, Italo-Disco, Disco, Europop, Hi NRG, Eurodance, Euro House, Dance-pop, Pop Rock, House, Ballad, Electro, Schlager,