Epic Italo pomposity from 1983 now from Gazebo with ‘I like Chopin’.
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Goin’ Old School: Shannon – Do You Wanna’ Get Away?
Here we have Shannon’s 1985 post-Italo robo-Pop hit ‘Do You Wanna’ Get Away?’
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Goin’ Old School: Silver Pozzoli – Around My Dream
With an instantly recognisable, if you like your Italo, riff, here’s Silver Pozzoli ‘Around My Dream’ from 1985.
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Lazerhawk’s ‘Arise’
Some spooky SynthWave now with Lazerhawk’s contribution to todays festivities.
‘Arise’ whips a John Carpenter-esque melody into an Electro frenzy of stomping beats and ominous synths. Building an air of tension throughout the track with piercing lead line that layer on top of each other at a relentless pace, this track is the audio equivalent of being chased by cyborg zombies from the ‘80’s!
Lazerhawk’s new EP is out soon also featuring reMixes from Miami Nights 1984 and Mitch Murder.
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Glass Candy’s ‘Halloween’
Taking the crown for spookiest post today is the always excellent Glass Candy and their cover with vocals/tribute/homage to John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ theme. With just hints of the theme amongst deep pulsating electronics and Ida’s unsettling vocal, it’s creepy stuff.
Alberto Rossini has directed an equally creepy, yet somehow still retro cool, video for the track.
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Annex 82
Annex 82 is the brainchild of Michigan based Electro producer Rob Salazar.
He’s just released his new EP, titled ‘Skylights’, and it’s five tracks of pure synth heaven. Taking the current SynthWave sound and giving it a slightly more grungy, more analog, feel Annex 82 come across with both the Italo groove of Dreamwave crossover tracks and the rockiness of the ballsier end of SynthPop. This instrumental collection kicks off with ‘Laserbeam’, which is is everything a synth-head could want from a track, taking cues from everything from ElectroPop to Disco via Italo it really sets a precedent for the rest of the EP. Annex 82’s tracks flow with an unexpected kind of machine funk, there is a groove hiding amongst the relentless rapid-fire robo synths, and an emotion to the melodies. ‘Roadgames’ and ‘astrid eVe’ both lay the ‘80’s vibe on thick, with the former even getting a little Daft Punk about it. This is a very impressive EP from an unknown that leaves us eager to hear more.
You can download the whole of Annex 82’s new EP for free on their SoundCloud.
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Goin’ Old School: B.W.H. – Stop
Some pre-Italo, post-Disco sounds for you today in the form of B.W.H.’s ‘Stop’ from 1983.
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Miracle’s new single
The almighty Steve Moore is back, the hardest working man in retro synth music is gearing up for the first proper single release (after the severely limited ‘The Visitor’ 12” and the ‘Fluid Window’ mini-album) of his duo project with Daniel O’Sullivan, Miracle.
The single, ‘Good Love’, opens with typically Moore vintage synths and a slightly Italo feel before powering into a majestic, SynthPop anthem. The mixture of ‘80’s European dance music with Depeche Mode style grandiose lyrical religious imagery. Like and orchestra of Italo, Moore and O’Sullivan crate a rousing yet melancholy sound with enough understanding of the dancefloor to see them as big contenders for HURTS, or at least a HURTS for the SynthWave crowd.
♫ Miracle – Good Love
‘Good Love’ is released 27th November on House Anxiety Records.
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Fear Of Tigers’ ‘The Guestlist’ returns this week
Fear Of Tigers – The Guestlist 28/10/2011 = Alright you ‘orrible lot, fall in! You know the drill, you’re weekend starts right now. Please show reverence as I hand you over to Mr. Tigers for the half hour that will define your next few days. Attention!
♫ Fear Of Tigers – The Guestlist 28/10/2011
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Chromatics’s new video
Chromatics’ new single ‘Kill For Love’ is out now, and here’s the video.
Alberto Rossini directs this dreamlike look at Chromatics on tour with a nice ‘70’s found-footage sheen.
‘Kill For Love’ is out now on Italians Do It Better.
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