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space age pop

Last updated: Wed Oct 29 2025 02:57:39 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Description

Space age pop emerged in the late 1950s and 1960s, blending exotic instruments, electronic effects, and futuristic themes to capture Cold War-era optimism about technology and space exploration. The genre features playful synthesizers, theremin, vibraphones, and lush orchestration that evoke both cocktail lounge sophistication and sci-fi fantasy. Its quirky, optimistic sound has influenced modern electronic and experimental pop artists seeking retro-futuristic atmospheres.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
15		1952	Billy May & His Orchestra	Ultra-Lounge Volume 3: Space Capades	exotica space age pop	exotica # 7
90		1957	Martin Denny	Exotica	american easy listening exotica jazz lounge orchestral pop proto-vaporwave space age pop	orchestral # 39 proto-vaporwave # 86 exotica # 92
72		1958	Martin Denny	Primitiva	american easy listening exotica jazz lounge orchestral pop space age pop	exotica # 71
10		1958-06	Russ Garcia	Fantastica - Music From Outer Space	space age pop
81		1959	Martin Denny	Afro-Desia	exotica jazz lounge space age pop	exotica # 79
93		1959	Jean-Jacques Perrey	Amazing Electronic Pop Sound Of	space age pop
47		1962	Tak Shindo	Ultra-Lounge Volume 3: Space Capades	space age pop
19		1964	Martin Denny	Latin Village	american easy listening exotica jazz latin lounge orchestral pop space age pop	exotica # 14
16		1964	Pete Drake	Forever	country country pop space age pop
92		1966	Martin Denny	Exotica 1	american easy listening exotica jazz lounge orchestral pop proto-vaporwave space age pop	orchestral # 42 proto-vaporwave # 89 exotica # 93
68		1968	Dorothy Ashby	Afro-Harping	jazz	exotica # 68 soul jazz # 80 harp # 95
6		1968	Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass	The Very Best Of	easy listening
7		1968	Ferrante & Teicher	All-Time Greatest Hits	instrumental space age pop
66		1968	Jean-Jacques Perrey	The Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound Of Jean Jacques Perrey	space age pop
58		1969	Martin Denny	Exotic Moog	american easy listening exotica jazz lounge orchestral pop space age pop	exotica # 59
64		1969	Dick Hyman	The Age of Electronicus	instrumental space age pop
89		1969	Dick Hyman	Moog: The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman	space age pop
37		1974	Various Artists	Saturn: Chill Out Edition 1	acid jazz downtempo electronic space age pop
87		1974	Various Artists	Wild, Cool & Swingin'
49		1975	Perrey & Kingsley	The Essential Perrey & Kingsley	exotica space age pop	exotica # 45
100		1976	Mort Garson	Mother Earth's Plantasia	space age pop electronic	space ambient # 60 progressive electronic # 83
25		1977	Various Artists	Underage's	space age pop
54		1977	Various Artists	To Be Someone	space age pop
65		1977	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge Sampler	lounge space age pop
73		1977	Various Artists	Risky Business	downtempo electronic rock soundtrack space age pop synthpop
30		1977-07-22	Space	Suburban Rock 'n' Roll	space age pop
96		1978	Bruce Haack	Haackula	electronic electronica space age pop
20		1980	Various Artists	Best Of Moog - Electronic Pop Hits From The 60's & 70's	space age pop
57		1987	David Sylvian	Secrets Of The Beehive	ambient
91		1987	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!	lounge space age pop
4		1988	Various Artists	Ultra Lounge: Tiki Sampler	lounge
42		1988	Various Artists	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - 16 Christmas Classics	space age pop
79		1988	Various Artists	Blow Up Presents Exclusive Blend 1	space age pop
12		1988	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers
21		1988	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 6: Rhapsodesia
48		1988	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: Crime Scene
97		1989	Woo	It's Cosy Inside (Remastered)	ambient ambient pop easy listening electronic folktronica minimal wave new age space age pop	ambient pop # 8 folktronica # 34 minimal wave # 78
17		1991	Klaus Nomi	The Star Collection	electronic rock space age pop synthpop
44		1992	Humble Souls	Saint-Germain - Des Pres Cafe	acid jazz downtempo space age pop
29		1993-07-14	Yellow Magic Orchestra	Technodon Remixes II	ambient downtempo electronic space age pop
43		1995	giradioses	Dormitorio	ambient ambient pop dream pop noise pop noise rock shoegaze space age pop space rock space rock revival	space rock revival # 56
56		1995-10-20	Doopees	Doopee Time	art pop	plunderphonics # 15 sunshine pop # 34 field recordings # 38 sound collage # 57
31		1996	Cujo	Lo Recordings Volume 4	acid jazz downtempo electronic space age pop
55		1996	Cujo	CHR021	acid jazz downtempo drum and bass electronic house space age pop
9		1996	Stock, Hausen & Walkman	Organ Transplants Vol. 1
32		1996-06-21	Takashi Kokubo	Music for a Cosmic Garden	ambient japanese new age space age pop
75		1997	Esquivel	Exploring New Sounds in Stereo	mexico space age pop	mexico # 10
88		1997-06-09	Broadcast	Work and Non Work	dream pop electronic psychedelic pop	indie electronic # 45 psychedelic pop # 58 ambient pop # 62 avant-pop # 77
95		1997-09-22	Stereolab	Dots and Loops	art pop lounge post-rock	indietronica # 20 ambient pop # 22 post-rock # 24 avant-pop # 28 art pop # 48 experimental pop # 64 exotica # 87 lounge # 92
50		1997-11-18	Salt Tank	Another World - Paul Oakenfold	downtempo electronic space age pop
41		1998-03-07	Piero Piccioni	Camille 2000	easy listening space age pop
94		1999-06-15	Flanger	Templates	acid jazz downtempo electronic idm space age pop world	world # 19
39		2000	Raymond Scott	Manhattan Research, Inc.
74		2000-03-20	Broadcast	The Noise Made by People	electronica electronic	avant-pop # 53 ambient pop # 56 indie electronic # 72 electronica # 75
24		2000-05-08	Dzihan & Kamien	Freaks & Icons	lounge chillout downtempo	chillout # 9 lounge # 83 downbeat # 87
70		2000-05	Soulstance	Mandarin: Chinese Chilling Thrills	acid jazz ambient downtempo electronic space age pop
52		2000-10-06	Flanger	Midnight Sound	downtempo acid jazz
11		2001	Rae & Christian	Rae & Christian - Anotherlatenight	downtempo electronic space age pop
35		2001-01-23	Death by Chocolate	Death by Chocolate	british psychedelic pop space age pop twee pop
8		2002	Koop	Playlist: Compiled By Jazzanova	downtempo
85		2002	Aquanote	Nude Dimensions Vol 3	deep house downtempo lounge space age pop
27		2002-03	Swayzak	Groovetechnology V1.3	ambient downtempo electro electronic space age pop
14		2003	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 18: Bottoms Up
2		2003-05-12	Jazzanova	Remixed	acid jazz
3		2003-11-24	Pet Shop Boys	Behaviour / Further Listening	acid jazz ambient downtempo electronic idm rock space age pop synthpop
45		2004	Pepe Deluxé	Lying Peacefully	acid jazz downtempo electronic space age pop
13		2004	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' Too
53		2004	Various Artists	The Eclectic Sound of Vienna, Volume 3
83		2005	Salomé de Bahia	Brasil	brazil downtempo electronic space age pop synthpop
99		2005-09-19	Broadcast	Maida Vale Sessions	space age pop
46		2005-11-04	Afterlife	Buddha Bar VI: Rejoice	ambient downtempo electronic space age pop
77		2006	Martin Denny	Forbidden Island	american easy listening exotica jazz lounge orchestral pop proto-vaporwave space age pop	proto-vaporwave # 69 exotica # 77
28		2006	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 4: Bachelor Pad Royale
51		2007-02-26	Amp Fiddler	ep	acid jazz chillout dance downtempo electronic funk house jazz rnb rock singer-songwriter soul space age pop trance
76		2007-03-20	Up, Bustle and Out	Master Session2
23		2008-05	Kim & Buran	Flight B	disco easy listening electronic lounge space age pop
26		2011-07-22	Monster Rally	Crystal Ball	easy listening electronic
69		2012-01-30	Pepe Deluxé	Queen Of The Wave	baroque pop rock opera	rock opera # 76
82		2014-12	Kruder & Dorfmeister	Bar Lounge Classics 1	ambient downtempo electronic space age pop
62		2017-07-14	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood
5		2017-08-23	Lux	Cafe Del Mar Vol. 7	ambient downbeat downtempo electronic electronica space age pop trance	downbeat # 24
61		2018	Astrud Gilberto	Jazz Club Vocal	bossa nova downtempo space age pop
98		2020-11-06	Mort Garson	Music from Patch Cord Productions	easy listening exotica experimental electronic space age pop	easy listening # 17 experimental electronic # 97 exotica # 100
34		2021-05-07	Cosmic Neighbourhood	All for Fall	easy listening electronic folktronica progressive electronic space age pop
84		2022-03-18	Broadcast	Microtronics - Volumes 1 & 2	avant-garde jazz electronic glitch indietronica jazz neo-psychedelia space age pop	avant-garde jazz # 54
59		2022-04-14	Various Artists	Redemption Songs Vol.1	easy listening space age pop
86		2023	Isolde Lasoen	Oh Dear	baroque pop french pop space age pop	french pop # 29
18		2023	Various Artists	Chill Off Djazz	acid jazz downtempo space age pop
33		2023	Various Artists	Saint-Germain-des-Prés Café IV	dance downtempo electro electronic electronica jazz nu jazz sampling space age pop
36		2023	Various Artists	When Brazil Meets The World	brazilian jazz
78		2023	Various Artists	Sonically Speaking vol. 15 februari 2004	acid jazz downtempo electronic space age pop
80		2023	Various Artists	Science Fiction Jazz Vol. 5	acid jazz
22		2023	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 14: Bossa Novaville
40		2023	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 17: Bongoland
60		2023	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 3: Space Capades
63		2023	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 9: Cha-Cha De Amor
71		2023	Various Artists	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 13: TV Town
38		2023-09-29	Klaus Nomi	Best of	electronic rock space age pop synthpop
67			細野晴臣	Pacific	city pop easy listening exotica instrumental jazz-funk lounge space age pop	city pop # 26 exotica # 66
1			王若琳	Galaxy Crisis: The Strangest Midnight Broadcast	art pop space age pop
			Various Artists	Wild	soundtrack

Related genres

• electronic
• downtempo
• acid jazz
• lounge
• ambient
• easy listening
• exotica
• jazz
• instrumental
• rock