If you look on “cyberpunk” play-list on youtube, it’s mostly some synthwave electronic music.

if I think about Cyberpunk, I obviously think about 2020’s rockerboys with a guitar-axe, or skater like snow crash’s YT. Also, as it’s name stands it’s a deeply punk anti-capitalist. I feel like RATM or noFX would be way more suited in that genre than some DJ playing with synth.

So how did we switched from guitar to synth, and from anti-capitalism to neon aesthetic ?

  • R0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What about guitar music and anti-capitalism is inherently cyberpunk?

    It seems like you played CP77 and went “yeah this is what cyberpunk is about” even though it’s just one entry into a genre that’s existed since the 80’s.

    Blade runner had a lot of synth, so most likely that I guess.