Tag Synthwave
No doubt I was not alone in looking forward to see GosT when electronic artist James Lollar was unceremoniously sent scuttling back home by Covid, future dates scuppered. It’s a familiar story and it only just seems that things are… Continue Reading →
Synthwave a genre built on cliches and nostalgia wearing its Hawaiian shirt and raybans with pride as it shifts the gear down in a Testarossa Spider and heads for the sunset. By this stage much of the music loving world have decided whether it is… Continue Reading →
It’s remarkable when you think of it but once you get to a certain age, let’s say 50 for the sake of convenience, there are not many musical artists who have been with you the whole crooked pathway through life,… Continue Reading →
Another artist on the Aesthetic Death roster who are new to me. Well, that’s kind of how it goes for this idiosyncratic label, and all power to them as they release some real head-scratching, soul punching, brain tingling albums. And… Continue Reading →
Cineploit operate out of Austria and are a label that deals with cinematic music and Italian genre film. Needless to say, if I ever visit Vienna it will be one of my 1st stop off points. This introduction to them… Continue Reading →
Playing an album can be like opening a musical portal taking you to another time and place. As a listener you should perhaps err on the cautious side as you never know quite where you are going to end up…. Continue Reading →
Despite having a previous EP and an album behind them, Mur have definitely ducked under my radar. This though was touted as a step forward in their sound and offering music ‘ahead of its time’. It also mentioned synthwave added… Continue Reading →
One always wonders what bands do for entertainment on those endless tour bus journeys from one city to another and Morten Bergeton Iversen has no doubt clocked up many a mile. Who you ask? Well you probably know him better… Continue Reading →
CNJR (pronounced Conjure) is the work of a nomadic music producer originally from the Pacific North West now relocated to Mexico. This album (c’mon I am not gonna type that out every time despite how wacky the title is) is his 2nd full… Continue Reading →
An unfortunate title maybe? Or perhaps an unforgettable one. 2020 will have either an asterisk next to it in the history books or a big fuck off red line through it. Moving away from the clusterfuck of the year (so… Continue Reading →
There is something about Tech Death labels that just exudes quality, as if they’re a magnet for exceptional bands. Perhaps it’s something in the music that demands a certain type of competitive attitude to be the best musician. I’ve always… Continue Reading →
After wondering how an ep could have 12 tracks, I then realised that this is in fact two eps. The experienced Swedish artist who is Bioplan (sounds like a brand of yoghurt to me but I’ll get over it), released… Continue Reading →