Synth-Pop

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Goodbye, but not farewell :: Femur Mix

Features 02/15/2017 by Robbie Geoghegan

I was lucky enough to get behind the turntables there in November of 2015, a mangled and mashed warm up mix before Alessandro Parisi and […]

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V/A :: Femur V1 (Clasicos Del Ruido)

Reviews 12/21/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Barcelona’s Clasicos Del Ruido has paid homage to a monthly event that has brought a wealth of talent to the Spanish capital, Femur V1. I’ve […]

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Enzo Kreft :: Dark Matter (Walhalla)

Reviews 11/13/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

There’s a weird and wonderful quality to Dark Matter. It follows no line, in many respects Kreft was one of the progenitors of synth wave […]

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Mynationshit & Red Blood Divine :: Double review (Waste Editions)

Reviews 10/16/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

What’s in a name? In musical terms what you call yourself shouldn’t really matter, but it can. I can’t deny it, I pulled a face […]

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Neud Photo :: Dystopix (Mysidian)

Reviews 08/07/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Darker than his last partnership, Dystopix shows the influences of Belgium and greater Europe with its serrated synth stabs and glassy beats. Mysidian is a […]

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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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