Brilliant, bold, and bassy, this is the kind of track that reverberates with such intensity as to provoke a cardiac arrest of emergency-room dancefloor-jigginess. Unsurprisingly, its creation was also a process of joy, “For this song we had a lot of fun writing something that was darker, driving and a little more edgy. It’s definitely one of the most … Continue reading RÜFÜS DU SOL – On My Knees [2⊘21]
Sadly, many of us are mourning the recent loss of keyboardist Andrew (Andy) Fletcher (AKA Fletch), who with fellow schoolmates Martin Gore (vocalist) and Vince Clarke (keyboardist) founded band Composition Of Sound, later adding vocalist David Gahan and rechristening themselves Depeche Mode (French for fast fashion). Vince would drop out after the band’s initial release Speak & Spell‘s subsequent tour, connecting with Alison Moyet to … Continue reading Depeche Mode ~ Wrong [2⊘⊘9]
Nicholas Chiari (aka Grabbitz) is a non-stop merry-go-round of catchy wonderous electro-pop sights and sounds that never fails to impress. Like the protagonist in his video, he seems to be driven, nay chased by an alter-ego with breathless abandon, perchance a faceless personification of death or time, and always to new and wildly different heights. Grabbitz’s work has been featured here before with his wall-of-sound … Continue reading Grabbitz ~ The Ugly [2⊘22]
Published Dark Beauty, Courtney, and her partner Watkins are band Coatie Pop, the duo delivering up an “ethereal trip-hop post-punk grunge rave” from the graffitied streets of New York City. Deathbed, their… Continue reading Coatie Pop ~ City Song ft. Nameless Shufflers [2⊘22]
Animalism, the seven-song maxi-single from whence this track is derived, is one of those exceedingly-rare releases chock-full of ear candy from beginning to end. Each track is a meticulously-designed … Continue reading Solemn Shapes ~ NEED (DR3AMCLINIC Mix) [2⊘2⊘]
