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Synthwave

Out Now: Simesky+Fritch – ‘Colour Running Away’.

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This is ‘Colour Running Away’. Out now on all streaming services.

May 14, 2023 Fritch, Simesky+Fritch, Somethin' Blue, The Music, The Words

Out Now: Simesky+Fritch – ‘Such Imperfection’.

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“From United Simesky Institutes and Fritch (the creative side of Rats on the Run), comes a brand new collaboration. And this is the new debut single. Freshly released to the world…”

July 1, 2022 Fritch, Simesky+Fritch

Album Review: United Simesky Institutes – ‘Nights of ’82’.

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“What makes some synthwave shine amongst others? It’s the love and attention it’s made with. And United Simesky Institutes makes synthwave retro-sonics and sumptuous sounds with a blissful abundance of both…”

December 20, 2021 Music Reviews

EP Review: Last Wars – ‘Pale Fire b​/​w Frail Communion’.

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“When we last heard Last Wars it was hard-boiled and rasp-filled and retro electric, like a B-side of ‘Saturn Strip’ Vega. But now we get polish, and pumped up production, in an EP that flexes and kicks…”

December 19, 2021 Music Reviews

Single Review: Magnus Josefsson – ‘December’.

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“Take synthwave and shoegaze, and that lush 80’s chorus of 4AD stalwarts, and the softened cool glint of Minaxi, then just go let the song slip away…”

October 19, 2021 Music Reviews

Album Review: Frank Rabeyrolles – ‘A Ghost by the Sea’.

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“Half synthwave, half chill, there’s meander and flow, but that doesn’t mean everything’s comfy. There are sombre and ominous hints and inflections that keep us from feeling too easy…”

September 19, 2021 Music Reviews, Uncategorized

Album Review: United Simesky Institutes (Self Titled).

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“These aren’t just imitations of old tones and lost soundtracks, though their imprints are more than all over, every track holds a wealth of 80’s offshoot sub-genres from new-wave to synth-prog to pop…”

August 20, 2021 Music Reviews

Album Review: Bearcraft – ‘Fabrefactions’.

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“There’s a surprising soft elegance to Bearcraft’s new album, a range of sounds unexpected from singles released that mixed coldwave with dark electronica…”

September 29, 2020 Music Reviews

Album Review: Korine – ‘The Night We Raise’.

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“Retro synth junkies and pastel schlock purists, welcome to your new neon dream wave…”

September 8, 2020 Music Reviews

Album Review: Méi Jùn Bìng – 霉菌病.

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“As we fold in Crystal Castles, Heartrevolution, and recall the charred chaos of Cabaret Voltaire, what comes out is a cold blend of agropop sonics with a sly twist of hardcore macabre…”

March 23, 2020 Music Reviews
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