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V/A :: Underground Wave Volume 5 (Walhalla)

Reviews 07/26/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Packed with variety, as was the Belgian scene of the 1980s. A spread of weird and wonderful styles are explored. Dense dark bitterness, minimal malaise […]

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Marge and the Marvellous :: Distant Dance (No More Pop)

Reviews 06/25/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

No More Pop is an oasis, an island amidst a sea of darker re-issues, an island of dulcet synth pop and cloudless skies. Bright and […]

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R.R. Hearse :: Call Of Oedipus (1981 – 2013) (June)

Reviews 06/10/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

R.R. Hearse fits into no category previously explored. Grainy, it’s a record that some will find difficult to grapple with. Nevertheless it’s a bold move […]

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Synth Wave Revival? “Didn’t know there was one”—A tale of four lads and three decades

Features 05/21/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Brendan Coyle. Mike Richardson. Neale Potts. Steven Lippert. A music revolution unfolding in their midst. “Being part of the electronic music scene in the UK […]

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Sand Circles :: Motor City / Motor City Remixes (Posh Isolation)

Reviews 05/14/2016 by Alan Lockett

Overall, a midnight feast of pad wash and beat clunk indulgence with enough wow, flutter and tape hiss to make an old ’80s Dolby-hater happy. Sand […]

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Final Cut :: Deep Into The Cut (re-release) (We Can Elude Control)

Reviews 05/07/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Deep Into The Cut is an American reflection of what was happening in Europe, a mirror of the punk grime and electro terror of Europe. […]

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Visonia / Synth Alien :: Opal’s Sunflowers / Memories (Last Known Trajectory)

Reviews 03/15/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

The disco currents of past releases have been sidelined, a more mature and developed sound taking its place. In a strange coincidence, the latest two […]

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Savage Grounds :: Unpleasant Music for Unpleasant People (Lux Rec)

Reviews 12/22/2015 by Robbie Geoghegan

The style of techno that Savage Grounds are exploring isn’t the conventional type. Their form adopts the underproduction of Chicago house, the bursting rage of […]

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Born in a less than likely place :: Vielspaß

Profiles 12/21/2015 by Robbie Geoghegan

Born out of basement space, described by Prioux as a “bargain underground club,” underneath the DMA Vielspaß has all the attributes of an arts college […]

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Der Noir :: Blue (Love Blast/Subsound)

Reviews 12/18/2015 by Robbie Geoghegan

Blue depicts that line between elation and melancholy, expanding the boundary dividing these emotions to produce a superb piece of electronics. I first came across […]

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