Synth-Pop

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Subject / Human Dance :: The (Almost) Insanely Happy EP (EE Tapes)

Reviews 03/09/2012 by Robbie Geoghegan

EE Tapes peer down a number of avenues—looking at electronics, industrial, synth wave and more. For some twenty-five years the label has been releasing sounds […]

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UV PØP :: Anyone for Me / Bendy Baby Man (Genetic Music)

Reviews 02/26/2012 by Robbie Geoghegan

For electronic zealots Sheffield is the bastion of UK Techno, Warp Records and Bleep. But, before the town went purple and TDR there was a […]

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Plastic Frog :: Review batch

Reviews 02/15/2012 by Robbie Geoghegan

Over of spread of EP’s and albums, Plastic Frog have explored—and released—some excellent synth, electro pop and EBM. It can be quite a mission to […]

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Smartguy Records :: Review batch

Reviews 02/04/2012 by Robbie Geoghegan

Since 1997 Smartguy Records has been releasing a veritable banquet of styles and genres. U.S. labels seem more comfortable releasing a spectrum of sounds. Don’t get […]

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Dalek I :: Compass Kum’pas (Medical)

Reviews 01/26/2012 by Robbie Geoghegan

Compass Kum’pas was first released in 1980, getting a few re-issues in the latter years of the decade. Seattle’s Medical Records has come to blow […]

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Sternrekorder :: Weissensee (Astro Chicken)

Reviews 01/17/2012 by James Knapman

A penchant for insanely bouncy melodies, tonally sweet analogue keyboard sounds, straightforward, clipped percussion and occasional vocals steer Weisensee into distinctly Kraftwerkien territory. [Purchase] In […]

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