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 […]
Tag: Synth-Wave
Verslo Rizikos Rezervas :: Nebelipk (Bordello A Parigi)
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, […]
Jennifer Touch :: Jennifer Touch EP (Lunatic)
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 […]
V/A :: Sie Hat Schenkel Wie Godzilla – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Kernkrach)
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 […]
LUX REC :: Under the spotlight
Back four years ago the DJ partnership of Cosmo and Faber decided to set up the Lux Rec imprint, and the rest (as the cliché […]
Les Invalides :: Au Revoir 1978-81 (Kernkrach)
I was struck by the earthiness of the sound, a pastiche slant set in a rich analogue formula that lacked contemporary pretension. The mini-album of […]
Visonia :: Journey Into Humility (Lux Rec)
The richness and depth of Visonia’s music shines from the outset. It’s no easy thing to be a newcomer in electronic music. Competition is as […]
HNN :: LÎle Nue (La Forme Lente)
Vocals play a much more central role in this latest album, words woven through vivid analogue sounds. I thoroughly enjoyed the first release by Hsilgne […]
Cute Heels :: Spiritual (Dark Entries)
Cute Heels is, in part, continuing the Industrial project which was started in the late 70s. That coarse and primitive pulse of the past is […]
Cold Colors :: Dans Le Vide (Lux Rec)
The Bordeaux man has adapted the synth styles of the 80s, rinsing them with contemporary machines and modern day insecurities. I’ve never been great at […]
V/A :: Underground Wave Vol 4 (Walhalla)
Certain old friends have been revisited with unheard offerings of angst and synth. Alongside these past artists come new names, forgotten and unknown artists and […]
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