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Synth-pop Duo Same Eyes Debut Album “Parties To End”

Michigan’s Same Eyes brings an unheard approach to modern soft-focus synth-pop that is equally emotional and danceable. This is encapsulated and exemplified in their debut full-length Parties To End, out 22…

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Synths, Sorrow, and Reverb in Australian Post-Punk Act Static’s “When I’m Falling”

“Drown your sorrows in reverb.” Melbourne’s Joseph Ling needed a change. After spending years fronting punk and grunge bands, the synthesizer began calling for his attention, and he changed gears.…

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Luz Futuro’s ‘Falsos Techos’ EP is Devoted to Dreams

Sueños. Dreams. Luz Futuro’s music is not quite of this earth. “I often use images that I remember from dreams and past experiences a lot. There are moments that I…

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German Post-Punk Project Vlimmer Bookends Personal Metamorphosis With XIIIIIIII

Almost exactly five years ago, Alexander Leonard Donat announced an 18-part series with the first two EPs of his project Vlimmer. Now, with the release of XIIIIIIII (Eighteen), the exciting musical…

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Dark electronic trio MATTE BLVCK Release “I’m Waving, Not Drowning”

San Diego dark electronic trio MATTE BLVCK have recently released their debut album I’m Waving, Not Drowning, a dark collection of highly cinematic industrial-tinged synth tracks mostly written and produced…

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Electro-Wave Artist Chris Shape’s “Shaped to Deform”

After years of trying on many different hats during his twenty-five years in the music industry: producer, live performer, sound designer and music publisher, Chris Shape (né Cristian Caporesi) has…

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ROSI Channels The Cold War Era With Third Album, ‘Sad Dance Songs’, and Video for “Forgotten World”

This year has proven a transformative one for Sven Rosenkötter and Mirco Rappsilber, aka ROSI. The German band’s hard work has culminated in the release of their third album, scheduled…

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San Diego Synth-Pop Trio Glass Spells’ “Mirrors” EP

San Diego Synth-Pop act Glass Spells conjures 80s retro beats with hints of, Indie, post-punk, electro-pop, and contemporary electronic music—in many ways evoking the sensibilities of acts on such rosters as…

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The Music Of Ghosts, Dead Malls And Fuzzy Memories: Ruminations On Vapourwave

The humans of Planet Earth have successfully created a new ecology of signs. Where nature once populated our vistas and imaginations, factories and endless Internet feeds now orientate our journeys.…

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Plastic Ivy Engage the Mysteries of Past, Present, and Future on “Spots of Time”

It’s been two years since Plastic Ivy‘s last release, the icy The Glass Horizon. Since then, Ivy, aka Lira Marie Landes, has been touring across the US with Xeno & Oaklander,…

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