Sophie Софья Федорова

As comfortable taking inspiration from Autechre as collaborating with Madonna, SOPHIE bridged the mainstream and the avant-garde like few other artists. The producer first made a huge, fizzy splash on the 2010s underground dance-pop scene with a series of singles (later collected as 2015's Product) that contorted elements of giddy Euro-dance, Japanese and Korean pop, and experimental sound design into blindingly neon-colored pop-art gems that helped invent the hyperpop style. Like the PC Music label, SOPHIE's early productions featured high-pitched vocals, sugary synthesizer t...