“The Isan region of Thailand has given the world the wonders of the khaen. The khaen’s bamboo-driven drones and pentatonic harmonies are a natural partner of the modular synth.”
Voltage surges and retrofuturist visions collide: SOFT RIOT returns with Crux, a masterfully minimalist full-length weaving synth post-punk, darkwave, Italo, and EBM — "disquieting and melodic all at the same time." Von Helfenstein pairs the bamboo-driven drones of Thailand's khaen with modular synths in a seamlessly flowing choose-your-own-adventure album. Modern Ideas channels Depeche Mode and New Order from a Melbourne garage, crafting "plastic dreams, electric romance, and machines humming with human desire," while Demiurgo leads listeners through hypnotic loops and dark atmospheric textures inspired by the myth of Daedalus.
“The Isan region of Thailand has given the world the wonders of the khaen. The khaen’s bamboo-driven drones and pentatonic harmonies are a natural partner of the modular synth.”
“a flimsy, but decidedly bold voyage into shallow waters of guitar and synth noise, on loop. Use heaphones for binaural !”