Record-store Clerk: Moogs & Korgs: Analog Synths

One of the most eclectic sub-genres in rock music, new wave features the punk-influenced, synth-dominated sound that defined pop music in the early 1980s.

Early electronic music from the 1960s to early 1980s, created primarily with modular synthesizers.

Krautrock is the British label given to the crop of German bands to emerge in the late '60 - the first generation born into post-war Germany. What united these artist wasn't a singular style, but a shared frustration and willingness to experiment.

Robots unite! This eclectic selection features songs about automatons, along with tracks that could have been constructed by them.

This brooding set of synth-pop features acts ranging from Tubeway Army to LCD Soundsystem.

All of the DJ-friendly 12" releases from DFA Records, the taste-making NYC record primarily responsible for reminding all the "rock kids" that dancing can be, you know, kinda fun.

The dance and disco music from the late 1970s thru mid '80s that defined the house sound of Chicago.

A journey through the history of France's vibrant electronic music scene; from the early pioneers inspired by "musique concrète" to today's chillout masters.

You may have dumped me, but I still have my Moog. Classic '80s synthpop and new wave about the down side to love.

A form of European dance music from the '80s, Italo Disco features a spacey, "futuristic" sound created through the use of early analog synthesizers.