The hive of Kerkrach is a labyrinth of activity, catacombs of sublabels that divide into avenues of cold wave, synth-pop, analogue punk and beyond into […]
Tag: Synth-Pop
Relative Kalte :: Zerstört (Plastic Frog)
Relative Kalte are different to most modern synth wave outfits. Their sounds are not retrofitted or glassy eyed vintage, instead they are clean-cut contemporary. A synth […]
Twins Natalia / Marsheaux :: Radial Emotion / When We Were Young (Anna Logue)
For their latest, Schaffer’s label offer up a bright vision of synth pop. The teeth are white and the sounds are clean. An enjoyable excursion […]
Ceramic Hello :: The Absence Of A Canary (Suction)
Suction Records have managed to reissue an obscurity from a fellow countryman who trail-blazed the synth wave sound. Ceramic Hello traverses the grounds of inspirational electronics […]
ADN’ Ckrystall & Lives Of Angels :: Double review (Dark Entries)
Dark Entries‘ second home must be Europe. San Francisco, California is where the hearth is, but label boss Josh Cheon has a deep-seated affection for […]
The Phone :: Songs For This Nuclear Age (Attractive!)
The atomic age now seems retrograde and kitsch, as does much of The Phone’s sound. But it is this backwards look that gives the album […]
Laurel Halo :: Quarantine (Hyperdub)
Halo trowels through a soft soil of idea-rich, melodic self-accompaniment, an impressive display of compositional dexterity, complementing bass and electric piano with a hefty role […]
Bonjour Tristesse :: On Not Knowing Who We Are (La Forme Lente)
Bonjour Tristesse offers a sweet and quite innocent take on synth wave. Some tracks are more rounded than others, but Svensson has achieved a warm […]
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