Characteristics[edit]

Futurepop is mainly characterized by its "technoid"^[2] and "dance-oriented"^[2] pop rock music structures,^[1] catchy melodies,^[2] the "pervasive use of trance beats"^{[3] [2]}), and an absence of vocal modification.^[1] The genre is distinguished from regular trance music by "retaining the lyrical and vocal structure of synthpop".^[3] Its "transparent sounds"^[3] and "smooth production" style^[3] have been considered as being "chart-compatible"^[2] and "designed for music clubs".^[2][8]


Tom Shear of Assemblage 23 described the style ironically as "mostly people who can't sing over '90s era trance patches".^[4]