Author: Patrick Fakeman

ECCO CHAMBER #10 [ feat. Gost, Mitch Murder, Pizza Hotline, Long Distance Dan and THAT’S MATT! ]

Your FutureSounds staff writers are back with their latest summer picks and on-repeats plus this month we also welcome guest contributor, Occams Laser. Occams’ Pick Gost – Prophecy [Metal Blade Records] This…Album…Is…CHAOS Gost has been conducting these hellish sermons of sound since 2013 and what a devilish ride its been! Many count Gost as a…

July 23, 2024
ECCO CHAMBER #09 [ feat. SkyYamaha, Morgan Willis,DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ, Sferro and Full Eclipse ]

The FutureSounds staff writers kick off the first Ecco Chamber of 2024 with their latest listens. Jay’s Picks SkyYAMAHA – Limerence “Limerence is a state of involuntary obsession with another person. The experience of limerence is different from love or lust in that it is based on the uncertainty that the person you desire, called…

February 29, 2024
ECCO CHAMBER #08 – 2023 Albums of The Year [ feat. Simple Sauce, BarbWalters, Makeup and Vanity Set, Luxury Elite, desert sand feels warm at night, MidSpring Memories, Runners Club 95, OSC, YOUTH 83 & Eyeliner]

The FutureSounds staff writers conclude 2023 with their top album picks of the year.

December 30, 2023
40 Years Later – A Timely!! Retrospective

On the 40th anniversary of Anri’s 6th Studio album, Timely!! Patrick Fakeman takes a look (and fresh listen) at what is considered one of the most iconic city pop albums of Japan’s 1980s. 1983 – It’s only when you look back at what was now 40 years ago that you can see just how much…

December 5, 2023
ECCO CHAMBER #07 – [feat. botnit, LukHash, Makeup and Vanity Set, Loraine James and New Arcades]

The FutureSounds staff writers have recovered from FutureSounds IV and are back to share their top tracks, including a guest recommendation from Occams Laser! ***** botnit – ‘pulse connection’ [Self Released] Botnit’s new single merges Synthwave with 4AM breaks. If Mitch Murder spent a lusty weekend away with Future Sound of London this is what…

October 5, 2023
Live Vaporwave in London with FutureSounds IV!

FutureSounds live events are back and this time we have some top international vaporwave acts in the heart of London Town It wouldn’t have gone unnoticed that the live Vaporwave scene is exploding at the moment and we didn’t want Europe to miss out! My Pet Flamingo and Patrick Fakeman is proud to present the…

September 19, 2023
Right on Target – Patrick Cowley, his evolution of disco and a lasting legacy.

Fakeman took some time to reflect on the legacy of one of the key influencers in the history of the electronic music scene. The pioneer, Patrick Cowley. Disco. Say it with me – Dis-co. What comes to mind when you say the word? Glitter balls? Movie stereotypes with flares and epic shirt collars? Sure… disco…

June 23, 2023
ECCO CHAMBER #06 – [feat. Zayaz, Phil Gerus, Never Dull, Overcrest & Crozet]

The FutureSounds staff writers are back to share their top tracks of the moment ***** ZAYAZ – ‘Far Away Feeling’ [self released] Sometime My Pet Flamingo stable artist, Zayaz, returns to his nostalgic roots with ‘Far Away Feeling’, which sounds like his classic 2017/18 output with a ’23 update. The track gives me all the…

May 5, 2023
FutureSounds live events are BACK with the UK’s hottest synthwave party of the Summer – Miami ’89!

Off the back of our 2 sell-out live shows of 2022, Timeslave Recordings, My Pet Flamingo and Patrick Fakeman are proud to present the 3rd FutureSounds live event – Miami ’89! This event is pure synthwave all the way and we are honoured to host the return to the UK live scene of synthwave legends Futurecop! and Morgan…

April 21, 2023