minimal wave

English

Etymology

From minimal and new wave, coldwave, or similar.

Noun

minimal wave (uncountable)

  1. A broad genre of minimal, synthesizer-based electronic music mostly of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Usage notes

  • This term was coined some decades after the period during which the style of music was popular.
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