Robbie Geoghegan

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V/A :: Underground Belgian Wave Volume 2 (Walhalla)

Reviews 02/26/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

Underground Belgian Wave 2 moves from sublime synthsizer compositions to post punk angst, surreal new wave and proto synth pop. Walhalla have once again managed […]

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The One :: Let’s Get It Straight & The Otherside featuring Musa K :: Headless Corpse/Roadblock (Signals)

Reviews 02/21/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

Based on the Road to Rimini nights it might be fair to assume that Signals would be an electro label, maybe flirting with house and […]

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Morphology :: Zirkon Affair (Diametric)

Reviews 02/19/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

The stripped down, parred back, undiluted sound of real electro is at the core of Morphology. But there is an element of soul embedded within. […]

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The Metronomes :: Ballad of the Metronomes 2LP+7″ (Mannequin)

Reviews 02/19/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

These guys might be in the obscure folder, but their contribution to the development of wave music is unquestionable. Mannequin have done their homework on […]

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Contra Communem Opinionem & dRUMMAN (Lux Rec.)

Reviews 02/16/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

If you like the sounds of Mathematics, the Crème Organization or just love a decent acid line look no further, you’ve found it. Lux Records […]

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Publicist :: Keep It Off The Record EP (Voltaire)

Reviews 02/15/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

An energy filled and DJ friendly record with a synthesizer focus and kraut slant; it’s a surprise this is a U.S. record. [Listen | Purchase] […]

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GENETIC MUSIC / NO EMB BLANC :: 3View 2011.4

Reviews 02/05/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

Minimal electropop, EBM, synth wave and whatever else you want to call this music is the German label’s specialty. Few labels manage to hit the […]

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Electronic Activity :: Syn-Po-Tek (E-Activity)

Reviews 01/31/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

Somehow, Balrak has managed to escape all the modern trappings associated with techno. There are no house jabs in there, nor slants of electro. Even […]

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SUDETEN CRECHE :: Synchronized soundscapes

Profiles 01/28/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

Just before Sudeten Creche hit the road to tour Europe for the first time in decades I managed to catch up with them for a […]

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Chrisma :: Chinese Restaurant & Hibernation (Medical)

Reviews 01/21/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

It’s amazing to hear what this married couple were making over thirty years ago. The range explored by Chrisma is pretty incredible. The album doesn’t […]

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