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The Uk new wave trio Fiat Lux notched a small number of hits in the U.K. before vanishing in to the pop abyss. Fiat Lux produced in Yorkshire, Britain, in 1982 with STEVE (vocals), Ian Nelson (sax, keyboards), and Dave Crickmore (guitars, keyboards). Wright and Crickmore examined drama jointly in …

The Melbourne electro-pop duo Parralox are humans — classically trained vocalist Roxy and vintage-synth-obsessed producer John Von Ahlen — but given the uncanny efficiency and precision of their working methods, it almost seems as though there’s something robotic about them. Produced in early 2008, they submitted their first melody, “I …

Combining NY grit with Californian pop sensibilities, Mainland crafted catchy garage area and post-punk ditties having a smart eyes toward ’80s fresh wave, ’90s alternative, as well as the sonic aesthetic from the early-aughts “The” rings. Shaped by three close friends from California — Jordan Topf on vocals and acoustic …

New wave revivalists ¿¡The Maximals!? are Rèa Curran, an associate of Duke Special’s back-up music group, and Eamonn McCarron, an instrumentalist and songwriter who spent some time working in both NEW YORK and his indigenous Ireland. After founding ¿¡The Maximals!? in Derry, Ireland, the duo documented an EP with maker …

An electro-rock clothing from Denmark, Spleen United — Bjarke Niemann on vocals and electric guitar, Kasper Nørlund on synthesizer and vocals, Rene Wenher on synthesizer, Gaute Niemann on bass and synthesizer, and Jens Kinch on drums (although Kinch would eventually keep the music group to pursue fatherhood) — released their …

In one area of the world, Seona Dancing’s “More to reduce” became an ’80s anthem as ubiquitous as Peter Gabriel’s “INSIDE YOUR Eye,” but using the eternal hipster great of Joy Division’s “Appreciate Will Rip Us Aside.” Its starting piano riff — conveying the audio of dropping teardrops — became …

Made up of Mike Bryant and Jon Fugler (two from the founding people of Fluke) and Japanese singer Yuki, who Fugler fulfilled in a documenting studio, aswell as contributors Crazy Oscar, Andy Grey, Jan Burton, Dilshani Weerasinghe, and Robin Goodridge, all friends of Bryant and Fugler off their a long …

Mexican pop/rock foursome Inómica started touring Mexico City’s club circuit in 1996. Shaped by women who distributed a enthusiasm for Europop and Latin rock and roll, Atómica once was known as Todas las Hormigas. After teaming up with regional maker Jorge Amaro, the band’s debut recording was documented and released …

A five-piece East London collective formed by Brad Rubinstein, Jonny Gordon, Jason Hall, Adam Affluent, and former Disco Inferno bassist Paul Willmott, Lisp introduced their rock and roll experimentalism on Brain Horizon in Sept of 1999 using the Flatspin one, but finished up gaining even more notoriety because of their …

Synth pop wasn’t designed to have a spirit. Pioneered by German techno wizards Kraftwerk in the ’70s, digital pop music became a haven for chilly detachment. With no hollow baritone of vocalist David Gahan (delivered David Callcott), there wouldn’t end up being much fireplace in the man made grooves of …