Sovietwave
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Sovietwave (also styled Soviet wave or Soviet-wave) is a subgenre of synthwave music and accompanying Internet aesthetic which originates from the former Soviet Union, primarily Russia. It is characterized by an emphasis on the technology and culture of the Soviet Union, such as the Soviet space program and retrofuturistic Soviet era architecture and art, and is an expression of nostalgia for the Soviet Union. Linguist Maria Engström described Sovietwave as the post-Soviet counterpart to vaporwave, evoking a similar nostalgic critique of the "contemporary collapse of futurity" and longing for
Key facts
- Music genre.name
- Sovietwave
- Music genre.image
- File:Exploring_Space_-_The_Science_Museum_-_geograph.org.uk_-_561168.jpg
- Music genre.alt
- Poster depicting Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, the first woman in space
- Music genre.caption
- Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, with text in Czech language. Common motifs of Sovietwave are retrofuturism, technological utopianism, and musical elements evocative of the Space Age.
- Music genre.stylistic_origins
- Synthwave space age pop synth-pop 1980s film soundtracks post-punk
- Music genre.cultural_origins
- Early 2010s, post-Soviet states (particularly Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)
- Music genre.instruments
- Digital audio workstation
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Sovietwave é um gênero musical relacionado ao Synth-pop que apareceu em vários estados pós-soviéticos, principalmente na Rússia . É caracterizada por temas feitos ou relacionados á União Soviética e faz parte do fenômeno chamado nostalgia Soviética . A Sovietwave é bastante parecida com os gêneros musicais Retrowave e Synthwave com a diferença de que as musicas sovietwave trazem um "sentimento" de evolução tecnológica,futurista,muito empregado na época da união soviética.
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