Electronic
Track: Shelter Point – Glass Into Gold
Nottingham duo Shelter Point are set to release two new tracks, Glass Into Gold and Pale on December 11th, via Sony RCA sub-label Space+Time Records. Having already gained fans such as Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens and Annie Mac and playing a long list of festivals over the summer (including Tramlines and Bestival) the band are …
Track: Sophie Lowe – Pink Flowers
Ahead of a handful of dates supporting Montaigne on tour, Sydney singer-songwriter Sophie Lowe has released another song taken from her upcoming EP, out in November. Called Pink Flowers, its sultry, delicate pop music, laying down these layers of (generally) slow moving synths and stripped back pads and percussion. Produced by Lowe and Sydney based …
Album Review: Zombi – Shape Shift
Listening to the heavy synth band Zombi is like zoning out to the opening credits of some imaginary sci fi or horror film. As you listen to the synth strings well up and overpower the mix, and the Neil Peart-like precision of the drums you can almost picture some imaginary scene of intense space flight. …
Meet Tove Styrke
Tove Styrke may only be 22 years old but the Swedish electropop sensation has managed to release two albums and a whole heap of singles, tour across Europe and the United States and oh yes, finished third in the 2009 series of Swedish Idol! I chat to her ahead of her slot supporting British electronic …
Album Review: Keep Shelly in Athens – Now I’m ready
Everything seemed to be rosy in Greek duo Keep Shelly in Mind’s world, at least from the outside following the release of their highly regarded debut album, 2012’s At Home. However, shortly afterwards, lead singer Shelly P left to persue a solo career, and the future of the band, given that they were 50% lighter …
Track: Hot As Sun – I can feel your love
LA based songwriter Jamie Jackson, aka Hot As Sun is back with another dose of her 80s laced synth-pop in the form of a new single, I Can Feel Your Love, taken from her upcoming EP ‘Little Friend’. There’s something seductive about the jagged, playful pop, these plopping synth notes and metallic sounding drum beats, …
Track: Alphanaut – Electricity
Working with a revolving cast of friends has meant that often songwriter Mark Alan has traversed a wide range of musical styles over his career under his Alphanaut moniker. He’s firmly entrenched in Synth-Pop with his latest effort, Electricity – taken from his forthcoming third album ‘Meanwhile back on Earth’. Sounding almost quintessentially English, something …
EP: Ayria – Feed Her To The Wolves
Ayria returns with the “Feed Her To The Wolves” EP, the first new material from the electro-industrial synth pop artist since “Plastic Makes Perfect” in 2013. Ayria once again teams up with producer Sebastian R. Komor (Icon of Coil, Zombie Girl). The new EP will feature 4 tracks, 2 new offerings and 2 remixes and …
MEET: Brooklyn synth outfit ACES (+ exclusive playlist)
Brooklyn based synth duo Aces are creating some rather sublime, beautiful soundscapes. Their current project see’s them releasing three singles/videos over a period of six weeks. Initial release “What Do You Think They’ll Say About Me?” was released at the beginning of this week and has been quickly followed with the release of “I’m Already …
Track: Over Sands – Hounds
Hounds, the new single from London brothers Over Sands, belies the fact it was recorded in a World War II bunker, instead giving the impression with its rippling beats, chiming synths and glittering guitar work that it was somewhere hot, overlooking the sea, probably with easy access to a balcony. It’s a follow on from …