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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The return of Laura Dre and the immersive World of PROJECT AD-01(Album Review)
Laura Dre is back with another musical opus that took Patrick Fakeman on a journey through a Neo-Noir cyberpunk universe… but as you’ll discover, this collection of tracks is more than just an album.. Those of you in the synthwave scene will be very aware of the work of Laura Dre. She bounced into the…
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#Synthfam and its influence on the future of Synthwave
Fakeman is back with some reflections and thoughts on the phenomenon that is #Synthfam, and asks whether it’s doing all it can to secure the long-term future of the genre. The synthwave scene has some quite strong consistencies. The aesthetic being the most obvious of these. The source material has, up until recently, also been…
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‘Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?’ – High Fidelity at 21
Patrick Fakeman takes us through Top 5 musical and life reflections from the 2000 hit movie, High Fidelity. I was out last weekend taking a long drive. Peter Frampton was being interviewed and after the chat came the inevitable… The DJ played the timeless live version of ‘Baby I Love Your Way’ from Frampton’s 1976…
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One to One with Steven Bauer: Scarface, 80s Hollywood and the World of Breaking Bad
FutureSounds takes you back to Patrick Fakeman’s interview with the one and only Steven Bauer. Those of you who are readers of Patrick Fakeman will know how much I love Scarface. So you can only imagine my excitement when movie legend, Steven Bauer, agreed to an interview. Steven has starred in some of the biggest…