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Minimal wave is a contentiously named genre of electronic music which focuses on electronic pre-MIDI (1982 but not pre-sequencer) instrumentation and themes of sincere rather than ironic detachment. It comprises obscure atypical examples of genres such as new wave so-called minimal electronic or synthesizer music synthpunk synthpop post-punk coldwave electroclash and electropop.