“a flimsy, but decidedly bold voyage into shallow waters of guitar and synth noise, on loop. Use heaphones for binaural !”
Synths locked and loaded: SOFT RIOT channels the early '80s DIY synth spirit into Crux, a sprawling full-length balancing darkwave, EBM, Italo, and post-punk minimalism with subtle humor and mild psychedelia. Modern Ideas brings Melbourne garage synth-pop with "plastic dreams and electric romance" for fans of Depeche Mode and New Order, while Demiurgo leads listeners into a labyrinth of evolving sequences and dark atmospheric textures inspired by the myth of Daedalus. YCK rounds things out with a minimal analogue-synth minialbum 11 years in the making, conjuring the distorted warmth of cassette tape in classic '70s and '80s style.
“a flimsy, but decidedly bold voyage into shallow waters of guitar and synth noise, on loop. Use heaphones for binaural !”
“A search for authenticity in a corrupted cultural landscape through the sounds of a postmodern future with deep roots in tradition ANYTHING BUT GENERIK.”
“Cult Berlin/Malmö duo CJ&WB (Calamity Jane & Wild Bill) celebrate almost 10 years on the road with their fourth full album, NO COMMENT, a playful, upbeat, weird, funny, and touching 16-track synth ...”
“It is a high-noon hallucination where the horizon bleeds digital glare and the tumbleweeds dissolve into fractals—a sonic abduction of the frontier itself.”