Paris-based synth pop/synthwave duo La Punta Bianca — Francesca Diprima (vocals) and Phillipe Brown (vocals, synths, drum machines) — made a name for themselves in the Parisian alternative and indie scenes with their debut EP, 2019’s Demian. Demain saw the duo quickly and firmly cementing their sound: Diprima and Brown’s dreamy melodies paired with equally dreamy synth-based soundscapes.

Initially released on cassette tape, the EP was so popular that it was then pressed on vinyl twice. The EP’s success across the European synthwave scene enabled the duo to tour across both France and the European Union.

The Parisian duo’s full-length debut, Disquiet continued a run of material rooted in absurdist romanticism and Lynchian strangeness, while drawing from Angelo Badalamenti, John Barry and  Leonard Cohen with songs being sometimes dancey, sometimes melodramatic. Lyrics were written and are sung in French, Italian and English throughout. All of this is paired with carefully programmed synth and drum machine-driven arrangements. 

Their latest single “RIto Marizano” is a propulsive bit of goth-influenced synthwave/post-punk that’s an unhinged and absurdist anthem, meant to conjure pagan fire rites and celestial gods. Recorded during a residency at Parisian underground club Mains d’Ouevers, the track features Diprima’s feverish Italian falsetto dances and spins around Brown’s supple synth punk bass lines and propulsive polyrhythm. The result is a song that feels a bit like a nightmarish and uneasy flop sweat.