Synth-Wave

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Emile Strunz :: North Sea Body Music (Flight Recorder) & Free Download

Reviews 10/15/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

The Leicester artist’s decision to concentrate on lush synthlines and not succumb to the pressures of bpm is what has garnered Smith such praise. Emile […]

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Skanfrom :: Postcards (Suction)

Reviews 10/09/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Minimal and stark in one breath, lush and inviting in the next. Crisp percussion thawed with lovingly constructed machine melodies. Perhaps I shouldn’t have agreed […]

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June :: The Human Target (June)

Reviews 10/07/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Complex pieces, warming works and an ability to structure tracks to really open up a dancefloor. As the years of writing record reviews gather into […]

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De-De-Mo :: ‘Cause I Need You, ‘Cause I Love You (Bordello A Parigi)

Reviews 09/30/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

De-De-Mo are part of the golden age of the Rimini sound and it’s fantastic to see them find a new audience. I’m curious to see, […]

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V/A :: Decapitated One-Liners (Contort Yourself)

Reviews 09/23/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Contort Yourself is the latest label to hail from that Scottish industrial heartland and with the rains returning, though they probably never left, the newcomer […]

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Asmodaeus :: Lies and Logic (Walhalla)

Reviews 08/31/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Asmodaeus’ bleak and weary style immediately gaining praise from the faithful. Gasps and guitar strings, sighs and cheap synths, drum machines and dirge; a superb record […]

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Kline Coma Xero :: Kline Coma Xero (Medical)

Reviews 08/23/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Brief and bright minded, grief stricken and unresolved, a troubled tension given voice and sound. Simply a superb first album. I always enjoy to see […]

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Verslo Rizikos Rezervas :: Nebelipk (Bordello A Parigi)

Reviews 07/16/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

New Wave retrospection is at the core, Modern Romantics with an Eastern European tongue. My knowledge of Lithuania is pretty limited. I know the capital, […]

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Jennifer Touch :: Jennifer Touch EP (Lunatic)

Reviews 07/10/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

New Wave and Synth Pop are immediate influences, but there’s a cold Electro seam running through the 12”. Leipzig’s Lunatic opened its vinyl doors last […]

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V/A :: Sie Hat Schenkel Wie Godzilla – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Kernkrach)

Reviews 06/19/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Clever, diverse and totally absorbing—bringing together new names in Synth Wave while corralling some old favorites. One strength of Kernkrach, and its myriad sublabels, has […]

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