For Fans of: Tycho, Kiasmos, Bonobo, Melldu
Image credit: Oleg Larin (@beside.himself) Alternative composer and producer Melldu has released his album Mute Theatre last week via Maida Maori. The album was preceded by two singles, ‘River’ and the title-track for the LP and also featured the hit song, ‘Gold’, which was premiered via the noteworthy publication Mxdwn. Stream/ download: Mute Theatre LP [Continue]
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FFO: Kavinsky, Desire, Lunar Bird, Matilde Davoli
Forming in 2017, the Italian/Welsh band based in Cardiff delivers an atmospheric mixture of ethereal Dream Pop and mesmerizing Indie Psychedelia. Band members include RWCMD graduate Jazz singer, songwriter and synth player Roberta Musillami, composer and visual artist Eliseo Di Malto, bass player Francis George, drummer Ellie Strong and synth player Ross Davies. Francis, Ross [Continue]
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FFO: Kraftwerk, M83, Ameli Paul
Image by: Rica Hellige Consisting of mystical & evocative songstress Ameli & multi-instrumentalist Paul, Ameli Paul was established in 2016. Combining analog & organic soundwaves together paired with the harmonious lullaby-esque qualities of Ameli’s vocal range results in a delicate analog, electronic rhythm. The duo recently shared their EP Beyond Reason via MEIOSIS, and prepare [Continue]
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Enter the Whale Shark NFT Auction Visionary artist Clarian announced the first NFT Music Album Auction ever, ahead of Kings of Leon, via The Golden Spoon on peer-to-peer marketplace OpenSea, March 4th, 2021. Issuing a challenge to the control that streaming giants such as Spotify have established, Clarian is betting he will sell his aptly [Continue]
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FFO: FFO: Human League, Depeche Mode, Paupière
Stuck in the 80’s in more than one fashion, Paupière’s latest single ‘Coeur Monarque’ shows appreciation to the work of synth-pop legends like Depeche Mode and The Human League. ‘Coeur Monarque‘ is an imaginary tale about a girl who lives her life according to her moods. Her freedom contributes to her isolation and she loses [Continue]
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FFO: Daft Punk,Gesaffelstein, Soft Crash
Phase Fatale (Ostgut Ton/Hospital Productions) & Pablo Bozzi (half of Imperial Black Unit) have debuted a new collaborative alias, Soft Crash, with an EP titled ‘Spritzkrieg’ coming via BITE. Payne and Bozzi look to their core influences of synthwave, disco, and early techno to carve a new path they call “italo body music”. Combining references [Continue]
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FFO: Desire,CHROMATICS,Solomun,Isolation Berlin
Global dance music favourite Solomun returns with new single ‘Kreatur der Nacht’, featuring German indie-rock outfit Isolation Berlin “As a child of the 80s I had wanted to make a track with this special feeling for a long time, one which is playing with the punk and new wave appeal of that time,” Solomun explains. [Continue]
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Jay Wud, f Arca, Oneohtrix Point Never, Forest Swords and Mono/Poly.
Jay Wud has left fans at the edge of their seats with his latest LP Dark Cinema, which was released on Monday. This album touches on the darkest period for most, if not all of mankind; that being the ramifications of the pandemic. The music producer is known for releasing work that speaks on his [Continue]
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FFO: Top Gun,Berlin,The Bangles,Bananarama
Photo Credit: Louis Rodiger Nearly 40 years after the release of the track with which they have become synonymous, the Los Angeles-based synth pop group, Berlin, return with an album of their classic tracks…with strings attached. Working with a full philharmonic orchestra, Strings Attached sees the band revisit some of their classic tracks, from their [Continue]
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FFO: Patricia Lalor,Ladyhawke,Bat for Lashes
Patricia Lalor has released her brand new single ‘To Cope’, taken from the forthcoming EP This Is How We Connect, While You Stand So Tall out December 4th. ‘To Cope’ is a thoughtful track from Patricia and features a solemn trance of dark synths and delayed vocal harmonies. It is the latest song to be [Continue]
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