Melbourne-based producer, songwriter and musician Loki Lockwood is the creative mastermind behind the JOVM mainstay darkwave/goth recording project Velatine. For much of the project’s history Lockwood collaborated with different vocalists while crafting a unique and fresh take on the darkwave/goth sound.
Over the past year, Lockwood collaborated with Holly Purnell as the project’s lead vocalist on four singles including “Oh See Me — The Siren,” “Whisper Park,”and “Playing With The Orbits” Since the release of Playing With The Orbits Dead Radio Remix EP, Purnell has left the project — and for Lockwood, it spurred the need to take up vocal duties.
“Tonight I am a Vampire” features shimmering and arpeggiated synths, industrial clang and clatter and skittering beats paired with Lockwood’s icy delivery and his uncanny knack for crafting a catchy hook. The result is a song that’s broodingly cinematic yet club friendly.
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