English Explanatory Dictionary

doskpop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A style of tracker music influenced by disco and associated with the demoscene.

Word forms

doskpop

Etymology

From dosk - onomatopoeic of the punchy sound of drums and bass lines + pop. It was later interpreted as a backronym from Swedish disco och synth-kombinerad pop (disco and synth combined pop). https://web.archive.org/web/20181207142300/http://www.spacesynth.net/Interview/GustafGrefberg

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