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Nervous Assistant & YOU. :: Double review (Blind Prophet)

Reviews 04/03/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

Blind Prophet Recordings is not an old imprint but already it has delved into a number of styles. In many respects it is a label […]

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Xex :: Group: Xex (Dark Entries)

Reviews 03/31/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

This is cold wave at some of its chilliest and most reduced. Breath a sigh, pull the hair into your eyes and fear not; the […]

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Der Plan :: Geri Reig & Normalette Surprise (Medical)

Reviews 03/26/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

Guitars, synths, drums and a decent amount of distortion and interference are pulled and teased into an array of shapes. Think new wave, no wave, […]

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Kaval :: Sky of Mirrors (Das Drehmoment)

Reviews 03/19/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

From dark mystic locations to retrofitted future cities Kaval take the listener into their exotic alcove of murky analogue alleyways, dense minimal forest and synthesizer […]

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Martial Canterel :: You Today (Wierd)

Reviews 02/26/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

MacBride’s music is attached to a specific synthwave sound, echoing the burgeoning analogue movement in the early 80’s. Across the album each track builds on […]

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Astro Chicken :: Double review

Reviews 02/26/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

The sound of this Dusseldorf label brings to mind a variety of other imprints There’s a touch of Suction Records here, a bit of A.D.S.R., […]

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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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