This quote from John Maus got me wondering:
"When people say my record sounds 80s, what they're really homing in on is this harmonic backbone that comes from mid-Renaissance and medieval pieces. For whatever reason, the pioneers of electronic music that came out of Sheffield and Manchester in the 1980s became interested in these ecclesiastical modes that, historically, were associated with the divine."
What are some examples of this (and what mode are the songs written in)? I'm thinking early synth music here, not metal.
― enochroot, Tuesday, 26 February 2019 17:58 (six years ago)
Vangelis ?
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 26 February 2019 18:06 (six years ago)
Some very early Human League -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URVW0k04zUQ
― eva logorrhea (bendy), Wednesday, 27 February 2019 01:39 (six years ago)
Yeah, I was thinking that Human League must have some examples. In hindsight, this one is almost too obvious:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5IBf9oScUw
(though I don't know enough music theory to identify the mode)
― enochroot, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 16:12 (six years ago)