Comprised of its frontmen Manchester, UK-born and Paris-based David Shaw and Paris-born and based Dombrance, along with Guilluame Rosel (percussion) and Victor Paillet (bass), the Paris-based electronic music collective DBFC emerged onto the French electronic music scene with the release […]
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Comprised of its frontmen Manchester, UK-born and Paris-based David Shaw and Paris-born and based Dombrance, along with Guilluame Rosel (percussion) and Victor Paillet (bass), the Paris-based electronic music collective DBFC emerged onto the French electronic music scene with the release of several singles through renowned indie label Her Majesty’s Ship Records last year. Building on the attention they’ve already received the collective’s latest single “Automatic,” which was recently released through Different Recordings will further cement the act’s reputation for crafting slickly produced electronic music that’s indebted to French electronic music and to Kraftwerk as the French collective’s latest single has the act pairing cascading layers of shimmering and undulating synths with a driving, motorik groove and ethereally cooed vocals bubbling up and then floating over the mix in a song that sounds indebted to Kraftwerk’s “Trans Europe Express” and Primal Scream‘s “Autobahn 66” — but with a subtle cosmic glow around its edges.
New Video: New Order’s New Video for “Singularity” Captures a Slice of Daily Life in West Berlin During the 1980s
As an unabashed New Order fan being able to write about them is not only a great personal and professional thrill, it constantly reminds me that first and foremost I’m an obsessive fan — and it’s my […]
New Audio: New Order’s Latest Single Gently Modernizes Their Beloved Sound
I have to admit that I’m an unabashed New Order fan and being able to write about them at any point is a great thrill. Now as you already know, in the 35 years or so since […]
Comprised of brothers Adam Lyons (vocals) and Nathan Lyons (keyboards), along with Patrick Huerto (guitar), Tommy Davis (bass), James Alexander (drums), the Gold Coast, Australian-born and now Manchester, UK-based sextet Fairchild have developed a growing international profile for an 80s inspired, hook-laden synth pop sound. The sextet’s latest single “Breathless” further cements the band’s reputation for 80s inspired synth pop; however, while their previously released material was rousingly anthemic, the new single is slow-burning, sensual, and moodily atmospheric in a way that’s reminiscent of The Fixx’s “Saved by Zero” as four-to-four drumming, swirling electronics, slowly cascading synths, shimmering guitar chords played through layers of reverb are paired with Adam Lyon’s soulful crooning and a slinkily sexy groove.
Produced by friend and frequent collaborator Catherine Marks, best known for her work with Foals, The Killers and Wolf Alice, the single not only reveals a subtle refinement of the sound that first won them international attention, it also inspired a change in their songwriting process. As the story goes, the time the members of the band spent writing “Breathless” actually inspired a series of pre-production jam sessions and songwriting sessions over the course of four months that had each band member contributing ideas unencumbered and unhindered by genre expectations. At times members of the band worked individually and in small groups, sometimes swapping instruments, sharing ideas and thoughts on bits of grooves, riffs and beats and as they did so they began to see and feel even more parallels between their recorded efforts and their influences.
From listening to “Breathless,” I can tell you that the song is arguably the most self-assured, loosest and sexiest song that they’ve released to date, and that seems to stem from the songwriting sessions that birthed it. Granted, if you were familiar with them before, it’s a subtle refinement of their sound but the hooks are sharper and laser focused. And while their material had always been emotionally direct, the new single pairs that directness with a deeper commitment to setting a particular mood. Be on the lookout for a new EP from the Australian-born, British-based band sometime in 2016.
New Audio: New Order’s “Restless” is a Subtle Refinement of Their Beloved Sound
Since their formation in the aftermath of Ian Curtis‘ suicide 35 years ago, there has been much ink spilled throughout New Order’s history, so getting into their backstory is largely unnecessary for most; however, what […]
Interview: A Q&A with Jennie Vee
Singer/songwriter and bassist Jennie Vee grew up as “the goth girl” in a small Ontario town. And as the story goes, she Vee had pen pals, who had changed the course of her life, when […]
Singer/songwriter and bassist Jennie Vee grew up as “the goth girl” in a small Ontario town. And as the story goes, she Vee had pen pals, who had changed the course of her life, when they […]
Patawawa is a Matlock, Derbyshire, UK-based nu-disco trio who have developed a reputation across the UK for a sound that has been compared to the likes of French Kiwi Juice, Zimmer, Daft Punk and Alphabeat […]
The Manchester, UK-based quartet of GIRL FRIEND has seen quite a bit of attention as they’ve received praise form The Guardian, The Line of Best Fit, DIY Magazine, Clash and others, received airplay from XFM […]
Palm Beach is a Manchester, UK-based electronic music artist, and although there is little known about the artist, what I can tell you is that the Palm Beach specializes in a melodic, downtempo, synth-based electronica that […]
Callum Wright is an up-and-coming Manchester, UK-based producer and electronic artist who performs and records under the moniker of D/R/U/G/S. His previous releases thorough Moshi Moshi Records and Different Recordings have received praised from the […]
Originally from Manchester, UK and now currently based in London, electronic music artist and producer Clancy has been building up a following since starting out in 2011 with remixes of Little Dragon, the Magician, Yousef and […]
Manchester, UK-based electronica artist and club owner, Ryan Hunn writes, records, produces and performs under the moniker Illum Sphere. And his debut full-length, The Ghosts of Then and Now slated for a February 11th release through Ninja […]
Inego, the Manchester, UK-based band named after the Spaniard hell-bent on avenging his death in The Princess Bride just recently released the official video for their latest single “Always the Same.” Sonically, the track is […]