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Welcome to the project page for theWikiProject New Wave music!
The aim of this project is to act as a central location for articles relating toNew Wave music and genres that could be classified as "New Wave", e.g.synthpop,post-punk, andNew Romantic music. This will lead to easier creation and maintenance of articles relating to this genre.New Wave is considered a part of the "punk" classification here on Wikipedia, but in all actuality is an offspring ofpunk rock, with New Wave artists being either directly or tangentially influenced by the varied aspects of punk.
As per the Wikipedia definition ofNew Wave music, the following genres and parallel movements are classified as part of the New Wave rubric (courtesy the New Wave music article):
Electro rock andpost-punk music are also generally considered a part of the New Wave musical genre; c.f. the artists and music featured at theNew Wave Outpost, generally considered a definitive site on the New Wave musical genre.
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