Word: synths
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...electro” element in electroclash doesn’t signal a return to the jittery rhythms of “Planet Rock” and its progeny, but rather to Kraftwerk and the cool futurisms of synth-pop. Herein lies the problem; the profound inhumanity of machine music was central to the latter group’s ethos and appeal. With the radio often sounding more deranged and metallic than those early experiments, this late revival really comprises some of the oldest sounding new music around...
...kicked off with “No, Not Now,” showcasing Bays’ throbbing synth beats as he bellowed, “Oh no, she’s not a secret now / The wolves have smelled her scent.” The crowd—mostly glasses-bound pomo punks and largely female—moshed appropriately to highlights “Touch You Touch You” and “Oh, Goddamnit.” The band concluded the short set with massive audience sing-alongs to their hit “Bandages?...
...band’s initial songs were synth-based but leaned violently towards punk. As they began playing more shows and generating some major local buzz, they gradually smoothed out their sound. They released a handful of EPs, eventually amassing them into a full-length entitled Scenes One Through Thirteen...
...finely groomed and processed gems that remind listeners that, despite its faults, radio hip-hop has consistently pushed sonic boundaries. “Platinum BlaQue Party” employs shaker, hi-hat and triangle samples straight from a Missy Elliott chart-topper, along with a creamy-wet, futuristic synth. The lyrics imitate radio-hop’s vapid babble but exaggerate it even further, laying bare its superficiality. “I got so much access to excess,” they croon, “words cannot describe my success.” Yet Ladd has so much...
...Stars As Clocks” and “Table For Two,” two songs that exhibit more of an all-encompassing band. The angular guitars of “Stars As Clocks” are reminiscent of Sonic Youth, while the moog synth line that haunts “Table For Two” is equally striking...