“What I try to do is create a balance between a synthetic almost robotic sound and human emotion” Jasper Wijnands said.
SHOOK is the Dutch musician's nom de théâtre and over the years, his albums have explored classical music, the jazzier side of synth and the Japanese derived sub-genre of Citypop which has its roots in YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA. Continue Reading ›
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H2SO4 began in 1998 as a remix project when CODE reworked songs by Rhythm King signings SULPHUR. It led to the release of an album ‘Machine-Turned Blues’ with the music appearing on TV dramas such as ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Six Feet Under’.
Following the departure of Andy Phillips after the second album ‘Glamtronica’, Graham Cupples and James Butler continued as H2SO4. Continue Reading ›
Distant cousins, OH BABY are Rick Hornby and Jen Devereux who set up an outdoor home studio during the Summer of 2020’s lockdown.
Acquiring an old Roland Juno, a Korg MS20 and Boss DR55 Doctor Rhythm, they began working by trial and error while making the most of the limitations of the equipment at their disposal. Extremely well produced and superbly sung, 'Hey Genius' is an accomplished body of work. Continue Reading ›
КЛЕТ is a music project by the Bohemian-born composer and music producer Michal Trávníček.
Now based in Stuggart, Trávníček grew up in the Eastern Bloc behind The Iron Curtain. But when that came down, he had to deal with the sudden freedom now available to him. As capitalism and Western culture was encouraged, it was not all rosy for others.
For some who were old enough to remember, the days of Soviet rule did have a number of positives... Continue Reading ›
Although distributed by Bordello A Parigi, the same Amsterdam label that recently released the uptempo ITALOCONNECTION album ‘Midnight Confessions Vol1’, the heavy disposition of ‘Works & Days’ from Dutch producer Alina Valentina could not be more different.
A product of solitary confinement, the eight misanthropic tracks on ‘Works & Days’ reflect their era with a sci-fi noir atmosphere... Continue Reading ›
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