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Tag: Synth
V/A :: Riviera Disco (Bordello A Parigi )
Some tracks are characterized by innocence, early and naive and needing that bit more. Other pieces are much more developed, fully thought out and a […]
Fennesz :: Bécs (Editions Mego)
Not quite ambient and not quite overt noise with Bécs pointedly asking for your attention rather than quietly seeking it out. Editions Mego serve up […]
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 […]
Colo :: “Aubade” (Ki)
A really beautiful piece of music using minimalist ideas of repetition and simplicity. “Aubade,” taken from London duo Colo’s debut album UR is a stripped […]
Dead Fader :: Blood Forest / Scorched (Robot Elephant / Small But Hard)
Since that exhilarating 4-track release the producer behind the moniker (John Cohen) has been a bit busy. Two full length albums released simultaneously across two […]
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 […]
Anklebiter :: Weight of a Pronoun (The Crime League)
Portland, Oregon based Tanner Volz, aka Anklebiter, wants you to know that without his collaborators, Weight of a Pronoun wouldn’t have happened. “I doubt I […]















