Which synth is best for synth punk?

[Timman]

While i listened to some punk music in the past (e.g. The Offspring, Die Toten Hosen and others) i was not really aware of "Synth Punk" as a genre. Wikipedia also menions this as "Electropunk":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electropunk

Looks quite interesting and i will maybe have a closer look at this genre. Wikipedia also mentions "The Prodigy" as related to that genre and for some of their songs this could indeed fit.


Those who do notremeber The Offsring could have a look at this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkFH0KMO0G0

Die Toten Hosen is a very well known band here in germany. A cool older song from them is this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-yqPhItr8

Another one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_cvZ-fwCvE

I used to listen to The Offspring a looong time ago.

Anyway, nowadays I'm using Massive for almost ANY synth track.

[Numanoid]

"The Exploited - No synths tho.

+1 for F*ck The USA

No synths on that either, but the riff is made for some big distorted EDM punk bass line:
B C# C G# (D# on intro), B C# C (chorus: B F, C# C C# C)

[ras.s]

Ha, didn't think of that, but yea, The Exploited's proper punk too. (I was translating the band name in that video, Riistetyt).

[Numanoid]

Then of course there is gabber, can it get more synth punk than that

Punks like short songs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sihwx2nB-a4

[ras.s]

Ha! Now that's synth punk.



.....gabba lacks message though.

[BBFG#]

In my 'punk days' I was doing this kind of stuff, but my street cohorts felt it was getting 'too intellectual' for them.
But it may be of interest to the OP since it does use a fair amount of keyboards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mQkJvp ... iL&index=9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PUJKRE ... m6ZGOXIciL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWE6pNG ... m6ZGOXIciL

Of course, they went new wave and then streamlined into pop alternative after that. But then again, anything that stays punk become a status quo for punk to destroy and either grow from or die.

Punks like short songs!

And punks like long songs too... as long as they can play them in one third of the space/time!

[Numanoid]

The guitar lick in this classic would fit a nasty fat synth lead, call it stoner synth punk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9feBOmLbNI

[Meffy]

To me, punk and synths are non-overlapping regions. But since others say such a sub-genre does exist, I wonder whether Rob Papen's RAW might fill the bill. Noisy, distorted, rude.

http://www.robpapen.com/raw.html

[pigfront]

True punks always choose trackers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbYY2uNoEos

[jbuonacc]

True punks always choose trackers!

hell yeah, doesn't get much more "punk" than EC8OR.

just checked out the Spotify playlist in the OP... a load of absolute bullshit. depressing. and big lolz at "The Offspring", etc... more bullshit, "punk" for phony punks.

[alvfaria]

http://www.thepiz.org/plugins/?p=Mr.%20Alias%20Pro

[Robmobius]

I presume 'synth punk' came about as a kids term for the more recent Prodigy stuff. They've never regained the heights of the Jilted Generation. And Keith 'looks' like a 'punk'. So now it's being thrown around for anything with a bit of 'edge' to it.

The 80's synth stuff (which I quite like) is post punk and would be a little on the light side. I would think...

I don't really consider synth punk to be anything to do with original punk rock, and that's nothing to do with the synths.

I definitely don't consider the Off Spring, Green Day or any of that American stuff to be punk. If I had to classify it I'd call it 'pop punk'. Same with the Ramones - a pop punk band pretending to be punk. Ramones - 'Sheena is a Punk Rocker'. Fcuk off with that muck!

That said the Americans were the kings of 80s Hardcore.

The Exploited, GBH, Swellbellys, Sick On The Bus, etc are where it's at for me... UK82 as it's now called. Came about not just being 'against the system' but as an FU to those punk bands that were becoming more like pop bands. You know who you are...

But back on topic. I really feel if you wanted to be Punk don't worry about the synth. Get angry and get a distortion pedal.... Simple fast aggressive chords. Job Done!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAqeA5Hc0K4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC3Fvhh0Kg4

[Ridan]

That said the Americans were the kings of 80s Hardcore.

Yes, that was about the only thing we did right in the music world.

DK for life!

I agree that bands like Green Day and The Offspring are "pop-punk", but I'm not even sure if it would be right to even use the word punk. Alternative Pop?

Never heard of the term "synth punk" until this thread, but i like the idea. I think the Prodigy stuff is considered "Electropunk" though.

Anyone want to start an international synth punk band? I've got the guitar part covered. =)

[jbuonacc]

That said the Americans were the kings of 80s Hardcore.

Yes, that was about the only thing we did right in the music world.

are you f'ing kidding me? pretty much all music of any "worth" in the 20th century started in the US.

blues, jazz, big band, rock, punk, r&b, funk, metal, hip-hop, house, techno... though i'll have to say that Kraftwerk and some other acts played a hand in bringing the last three to life, and that many of these genres were certainly expanded upon by those overseas.

[Ridan]

There's still a debate on where punk originally came from, but as for the other genres. I suppose you're right. New Orleans was a starting point for those early sounds like blues and jazz a century ago. I think much of the synth based genres came from Europe though, we just gave it different names. Could be wrong. Haven't really looked into it enough to know for sure.