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From Neon Indian to Eurythmics to Soft Cell to Erasure to Depeche Mode, here are our picks for the 50 greatest synth-pop albums of all time.

An electronic pioneer, he wrote music for directors including Bertolucci, Almodóvar and Stone, as well as ringtones for Nokia

Eclectic Japanese composer’s music ranged from groundbreaking pop, film scores to video games and beyond

Japanese composer and electronic music pioneer behind the soundtrack for the 1983 film Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence

With Yellow Magic Orchestra, he paved the way for electropop and hip-hop but was far happier as a backroom boffin than an electronic pinup

The pioneering musician and composer revealed a colon cancer diagnosis in January 2021

In the wake of his passing, we look back on the legendary Japanese composer’s decades-long career, from Yellow Magic Orchestra to his film scores and beyond

Ryuichi Sakamoto has died at 71. The acclaimed Japanese musician passed away on March 28, per a statement from his management team. Sakamoto was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, which went into remission after treatment, but in 2021 he revealed that he had been diagnosed with colon cancer. Last year, he revealed that the cancer had spread and he now had a stage 4 diagnosis. This past December, Sakamoto performed a livestreamed solo piano concert that he said could be his last. “Whil...

Yukihiro Takahashi, a drummer and vocalist whose wide artistic range and gleeful embrace of music technology made him a leading figure in Japan’s

Following the release of his minimal new album 12, we explore the Japanese composer’s decades-long career, from Yellow Magic Orchestra to his film scores and beyond