Things are getting hot and heavy in the worlds of evolved 80s sounds as big releases keep on dropping like synth laden H-Bombs. There is also a great new compilation available for your listening pleasure, brought to you by the creative visionary Mike 'Who Ha' Mendoza. Flying under the banner of Retro Promenade, Vox Populi is a compilation devoted to some of the most rockin pop synth available.
This is spans the length and breadth of classically styled 80s sounds that are vocally oriented and many of the most rockin artists in the scene are present and accounted for. I'm a huge champion for the use of vocals in 80s inspired synth music and when such a fantastic selection of songs is presented in one place it makes for a vastly entertaining package.
In Who Ha's infinite wisdom he's also included links to all the respective artist's soundcloud and Facebook pages, so make sure you follow and like all your favourite artists.
Now, let's get down to business with all the most rockin action this past week in the new Weekend Update on Synthetix.FM.
First up is a totally kick arse new track from Garth Knight that contains much avant garde experimentalism. The chopped up presentation overrides some very funky 80s groove and theres
even a bit of classic hip hop thrown into the mix too. I love this track, it just plain rocks.
The new song from Vestron Vulture this week was another sparkling gem. 'Together' features delightfully effected vocals and a richly emotive instrumental track. The timing of the lyrics and the music is absolutely entrancing and makes for an experience that is definitely one of my favourites from Vestron Vulture.
Niky Nine introduced me to a hot new italo flavoured venture going by the name Absolute Valentine and his new track 'Disco Lover'. Definitely arranged with a modern character but also with much of the character around the melodies drawn from late 70s-early 80s disco synth. The result is definitely rockin to the max.
Dance With The Dead just can't contain their high velocity firepower as this week saw the duo unleash two killer new tracks. 'Robeast' is the dictionary definition of what the Dance With The Dead experience is all about: vastly epic melodies, energised smashing drama and the terror of the night lurking in every passage. The guitar tracks in this experience are absolutely exemplary and bring out great details in the narrative. Be sure to check out the other Dance With The Dead track shared this week called 'Battle' here.
Palm Highway Chase share some very experimental pieces this week, each of which provided some insight into this artists creative process. The most complete ideas of these was definitely the totally rad
'Palm Dreams'. I'm assuming this has been given a heavily filtered treatment by the title but the overall presentation is lucid and vital beneath it's imaginatively distorted visage.
Another artist working through some experiments is the always rockin Paul For You. He released a dearth of 'Final Demo' tracks that I'm hoping will go into a fully fledged release sometimes soon. 'Chuka' finds the immensely catchy Paul For You aesthetic taken to jazzier climes while retaining his trademark hooks. Be sure to check out the rest of his releases this week on his soundcloud here.
LA Dreams was back in sterling form this week with his amazing new experience 'Cocktails In The Lounge'. This artist once again proves why he's one the brightest stars in the 80s synth galaxy with this glittering gem of synth funk brilliance. The LA Dreams experience just keeps on rockin and I for one am eternally grateful for each track he shares.
The synth brothers going by the name of Bourgeoisie are back with a vengeance with a killer new single 'The Carcinus Project'. Drama levels are set to huge levels of intensity as the melodies introduce layers of hope and humanity to the desolate dystopian vision. The narrative is deep and vibrant, ushering in a spectacular return to the scene for Bourgeoisie.
The new record from 80s synth scene mainstays Casio Social Club is definitely sounding totally kick arse. The Life In 3D album is set to launch worldwide on the 7th of October and contains some of their familiar classics and a whole mess of new electro funk breakin gold. This will be one to watch for, but you can check it out in it's entirety in the soundcloud player.
A new cosmic interlude from Aysyne next with his new interstellar experience 'Sparkle'. The melodies are haunting and full of presence with a percussive track that is full of spatial energies and cosmic propulsion. The breakdown and rebuild in 'Sparkle' is totally epic and makes the story richly detailled.
Clusterbuster is an artist new to Synthetix.FM and I can him getting a lot more love on here in the future. This producer is aiming to the darker side of OutRun with some soundtrack elements and arrangements along with a preponderance for classic movie samples. His latest track 'Crime Is The Disease And I Am The Cure' is a high speed chase at night that is full of twists and turns and moments of violence.
Fantastisizer took a night drive into more introspective spheres of creativity with his haunting new track 'The Exchange'. The presentation is subdued and laid back with melodies allowed to create their own paths amid the pulsing bassline. The length of this track allows for full and concise appreciation of it's beauty. This is a side of Fantastisizer I hope I get to see more often.
One of the most rockin surprises this week was the totally k-rad to the max new track from Diana Gitallog called 'The Quest' and featuring Dark Energy Discoveries. This is a magnificently authentic slice of dramatic pop synth with some nods to italo in the finer details. I love the dark ambiance of this song and the vocals and structure add megatons of presence to it. Stunning from beginning to end.
Another collaborative effort up next with Denovomutans and NFD Music combining their talents to create one of the moodiest pieces of the week in 'Femme Fatale'. The minimalist nature of the experience leads to much exploration of the echoing melodies and leads to powerful final act. This awesome exponent of classic 80s soundtrack synth is also available for FREE download in the player.
Lightening the mood now with some kick arse new pop synth from Miranda Carey and her debut song 'Piece Of Paper'. This is a pitch perfect piece of quality 80s bubblegum pop that really kills with its catchy hooks and a chorus that rocks with total synth magic. Miranda Carey's Fast Forward EP is due out soon and I'll be greatly looking forward to rocking these gorgeous synth pop sensations on Synthetix.FM in the future. Many thanks to Sunglasses Kid for enlightening me to this very promising new artists in the scene.
Finally this week we have the kick arse new video from scene legend Neros77 and his visualisation of Stratos (Mitch Murder) Zero's track Rush. Once again Neros77 captures the magic of the music with clips from The Running Man and Deathsport combined to make a deliciously deadly roller coaster ride into games of courage, stamina, glory and vengeance!
That does us for another jam packed Weekend Update on Synthetix.FM. I'll be back during the week with more gems from the 80s inspired synth scene, 'til then stay 80s and keep on rockin.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
The Space Tapes And Vice Of The Bourgeoisie
Last year Bourgeoisie released their first record, a self titled affair that was full of passion and 80s love but structured with an eye and ear for the modern. This first record (available here) was to be the last I'd hear of any news or new music from these Florida based brothers until now. Fourteen months on from their debut album they've now unleashed the ferociously energetic Space Tapes And Vice album.
Opening their account with 'Industrial Sector 3083' it becomes evident very quickly that the gritty and dramatic is where Bourgeoisie want to launch this record from. Rhythms and sounds build in a much more accomplished manner than their first record; a trend concurrent throughout the album and the explorations of each idea come across forthrightly. Looped melodies are layered and built with a machinelike power but it's the soaring lead synth that breaks the shackles and takes things in a new direction.
As the album continues into the much more disco themed 'In The Name' we get to experience a side of the group that shines like a diamond lit by neon. Their rock solid rhythm sections get augmented magnificently by synthscapes that go off in different moods but all return to the cranking disco rhythms. This piece does lose it's way just a little in the midsection and could afford to be a tightened up a bit to maximise the impact of the back end, but the story does remain strong and interesting which is an accomplishment in itself for a near eight minute disco odyssey.
The intriguingly titled 'The Story Of Larkin Taftt' takes the Bourgeoisie soundscape into more adventurous realms, beginning with some amazingly orchestrated melodies and then leading into smoother sailing until the final act's reprise. The experimenting in different sound personalities is impressively manipulated with every melody feeling lively and animated. This piece moves into the more atmospheric 'Crystal Brain' which displays a great dexterity in the range of instruments used to create flourishes of excitement and drama while a more soundtrack oriented engine room powers through.
Much of the charm of the Bourgeoisie sound comes from these details that often take the listener by surprise and feel almost improvised, this gives a very live sound to their pieces and it makes me think these guys would be totally rockin as a live performance. Even in pieces like 'De Tomaso', which is listed as an interlude, the ambience is peppered with exciting elements which engage and entertain.
The interlude leads into the highly dramatic 'Back Alley Showdown'. The bassline growls with power while a huge build crests then flows into a hypnotising refrain that gets layered with samples and details. It's this modern style arranging that Bourgeoisie do so very well and the tension throughout this composition is unrelenting. Drama is upped even further in 'Maracaibo' only this time the beautifully crafted accent melodies lift the mood to a positive realm. Although the shadows are inescapable this track offers delightful clarity and light.
'Home' brings the sound back to a much more straight up and down OutRun style, which is very refreshing. This piece feels more like their first album in it's personality, but this is by no means a negative. The more simplistic atmosphere makes every note and nuance count. Towards the third act of 'Home' a ripping synth melody launches things into a volatile state the keeps you on the edge of your seat til it's completion.
Even more surprises are in store with the next track 'Atlas'. Funkier moods are explored with the synths taking on more modern sounds and loops building with a new intensity. In what's probably the least 80s sounding track, musically, Bourgeoisie achieve a new tone to their sound that is very engaging, although I think this track could've benefited from being tightened up ever so slightly as it tends to wander a bit in the midsection.
The final track for the album is 'Deco Bop'. This piece really makes the most of the looping rhythms as their allowed to build and evolve perfectly. The lead melody is an invigorating tour de force that is full musical magic. The percussion in this track is some of Bourgeoisie's best with a massive gun shot snare that complements the melodies perfectly. Of all the tracks on the album longer than five minutes in length, I think 'Deco Bop' is the most developed and entertaining, and definitely finishes the album on a high note.
Bourgeoisie's sounds are definitely based with their heart and soul in classic 80s sounds but their modern arrangements can sometimes allow their music to meander, ever so slightly. Over the course of this album I found every track had tonnes of things I loved, but sometimes the more repetitive sections in a couple of tracks found me disengaging, if only for a short time. The overall experience, however, is highly energised and full of exciting experiences and as full length release delivers stacks of rockin action from beginning to end.
Bourgeoisie present Space Tapes And Vice on their Bandcamp page here and this release comes as highly recommended album by Synthetix.FM. Those of you who enjoy the more modern style of 80s inspired synth music will gravitate towards it more than those who prefer the truly authentic styles but, in all honesty, Bourgeoisie put on a great show for any lover of quality synth sounds. This most certainly shows a great deal of development in this band's sounds and rocks hard and often.
The gap between releases has seen more developments of their sounds, but not at the expense of the disco OutRun Bourgeoisie made us fall in love with in 2012. Their music still has an agressive edge to it but the melodies and arrangements have progressed in a way that optimises their sounds. The breakdowns are longer and drama builds to greater peaks than before while instrumentations are much more developed. Sometimes the more modern arrangements take away a little from the flow of some individual tracks but as an all round package the record brings forth an exciting experience with a much more refined and defined sound than their first record. Taking a year to get their music to this point was a very wise choice.
Opening their account with 'Industrial Sector 3083' it becomes evident very quickly that the gritty and dramatic is where Bourgeoisie want to launch this record from. Rhythms and sounds build in a much more accomplished manner than their first record; a trend concurrent throughout the album and the explorations of each idea come across forthrightly. Looped melodies are layered and built with a machinelike power but it's the soaring lead synth that breaks the shackles and takes things in a new direction.
As the album continues into the much more disco themed 'In The Name' we get to experience a side of the group that shines like a diamond lit by neon. Their rock solid rhythm sections get augmented magnificently by synthscapes that go off in different moods but all return to the cranking disco rhythms. This piece does lose it's way just a little in the midsection and could afford to be a tightened up a bit to maximise the impact of the back end, but the story does remain strong and interesting which is an accomplishment in itself for a near eight minute disco odyssey.
The intriguingly titled 'The Story Of Larkin Taftt' takes the Bourgeoisie soundscape into more adventurous realms, beginning with some amazingly orchestrated melodies and then leading into smoother sailing until the final act's reprise. The experimenting in different sound personalities is impressively manipulated with every melody feeling lively and animated. This piece moves into the more atmospheric 'Crystal Brain' which displays a great dexterity in the range of instruments used to create flourishes of excitement and drama while a more soundtrack oriented engine room powers through.
Much of the charm of the Bourgeoisie sound comes from these details that often take the listener by surprise and feel almost improvised, this gives a very live sound to their pieces and it makes me think these guys would be totally rockin as a live performance. Even in pieces like 'De Tomaso', which is listed as an interlude, the ambience is peppered with exciting elements which engage and entertain.
The interlude leads into the highly dramatic 'Back Alley Showdown'. The bassline growls with power while a huge build crests then flows into a hypnotising refrain that gets layered with samples and details. It's this modern style arranging that Bourgeoisie do so very well and the tension throughout this composition is unrelenting. Drama is upped even further in 'Maracaibo' only this time the beautifully crafted accent melodies lift the mood to a positive realm. Although the shadows are inescapable this track offers delightful clarity and light.
'Home' brings the sound back to a much more straight up and down OutRun style, which is very refreshing. This piece feels more like their first album in it's personality, but this is by no means a negative. The more simplistic atmosphere makes every note and nuance count. Towards the third act of 'Home' a ripping synth melody launches things into a volatile state the keeps you on the edge of your seat til it's completion.
Even more surprises are in store with the next track 'Atlas'. Funkier moods are explored with the synths taking on more modern sounds and loops building with a new intensity. In what's probably the least 80s sounding track, musically, Bourgeoisie achieve a new tone to their sound that is very engaging, although I think this track could've benefited from being tightened up ever so slightly as it tends to wander a bit in the midsection.
The final track for the album is 'Deco Bop'. This piece really makes the most of the looping rhythms as their allowed to build and evolve perfectly. The lead melody is an invigorating tour de force that is full musical magic. The percussion in this track is some of Bourgeoisie's best with a massive gun shot snare that complements the melodies perfectly. Of all the tracks on the album longer than five minutes in length, I think 'Deco Bop' is the most developed and entertaining, and definitely finishes the album on a high note.
Bourgeoisie's sounds are definitely based with their heart and soul in classic 80s sounds but their modern arrangements can sometimes allow their music to meander, ever so slightly. Over the course of this album I found every track had tonnes of things I loved, but sometimes the more repetitive sections in a couple of tracks found me disengaging, if only for a short time. The overall experience, however, is highly energised and full of exciting experiences and as full length release delivers stacks of rockin action from beginning to end.
Bourgeoisie present Space Tapes And Vice on their Bandcamp page here and this release comes as highly recommended album by Synthetix.FM. Those of you who enjoy the more modern style of 80s inspired synth music will gravitate towards it more than those who prefer the truly authentic styles but, in all honesty, Bourgeoisie put on a great show for any lover of quality synth sounds. This most certainly shows a great deal of development in this band's sounds and rocks hard and often.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The Ruling Sounds Of The Bourgeoisie
Two brothers from Miami are creating some exceptional 80s inspired synth music under the name of Bourgeoisie. Their sounds are a superb melange of classic 80s sounds that span synth disco, to soundtrack style pieces to more pop directed music. All their compositions have something special about them, and their gift for arrangements is evident in their entire catalogue.
From the dark to the light, from the slow to the energetic; Bourgeoisie make each tracks their own create specific atmospheres and energies for each piece on their self-titled album. I especially like the more experimental synth sounds used, often channelling some of the classic 70s synth sounds, which all work in beautifully to their music.
Bourgeoisie's self-titled 12 track album is availble on ther Bandcamp page here for only $10. Be sure to follow them on soundcloud and Like them up on Facebook.
From the dark to the light, from the slow to the energetic; Bourgeoisie make each tracks their own create specific atmospheres and energies for each piece on their self-titled album. I especially like the more experimental synth sounds used, often channelling some of the classic 70s synth sounds, which all work in beautifully to their music.
Bourgeoisie's self-titled 12 track album is availble on ther Bandcamp page here for only $10. Be sure to follow them on soundcloud and Like them up on Facebook.
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