JAPAN's third album ‘Quiet Life’ was a major step forward as a quality timeless work that all five members of the band were collectively satisfied with. front man David Sylvian adopted a more crooning baritone style of singing.
With a new remaster of ‘Quiet Life’ due, Rob Dean gave an eye witness account into the making of an album that still stands up 41 years after its UK release. Continue Reading ›
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In 2017, Taylor Swift reasoned in song that 'This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things'… Sections of the Western World can be a rather spoilt, entitled and privileged bunch, priding themselves on the availability of opportunity but failing to see the bigger picture with the long term economic and social benefits of inclusion, such as universal healthcare in the US or European Union membership in the UK.
With 2021 beginning with a narcissistic insurrection that has only made America grate again, artist and extra-terrestrial PRIMO THE ALIEN highlights some of those ‘Bad Things’. Continue Reading ›
FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY are a band that continues to fly the flag for Industrial / EBM music as they release their 18th studio album ‘Mechanical Soul’.
The album features guest appearances from Jean-Luc De Meyer of electronic music veterans FRONT 242 and guitarist Dino Cazares from FEAR FACTORY. Continue Reading ›
Laura Dre may be a new name in synth but she is a seasoned musician and producer with years of experience playing live and working in the studio, completing a degree in Music Production at BIMM along the way.
Her first single proper though is the dreamy ‘Moving Spaces’, a fine showcase for her deeper contralto vocal style influenced by Shirley Manson, PJ Harvey and Alison Goldfrapp. Texturally and structurally, the glistening song takes its lead from classic electronic pop. Continue Reading ›
A purveyor of neo-classical piano and synth, Robin Hatch is a composer from Toronto. Primarily known as a classical virtuoso and a touring keyboardist for Canadian alternative rock band OUR LADY PEACE, she effectively leads a triple life.
Recorded at home during the lockdown, ‘Noise’ is unlike her three previous works as an avant synth record that incorporates vocals and drum machine. Across eight tracks, it develops Robin Hatch’s avant garde inclinations into pop.
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