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Hang on, did Songtradr just kill Bandcamp?
There’s a lot of fear and anger out there following the news of Songtradr’s acquisition of Bandcamp, and what it might mean for independent music. As someone who runs a business that very much relies upon Bandcamp, I can admit that it is causing serious concern – not just for my labels, but for the…
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ECCO CHAMBER #07 – [feat. botnit, LukHash, Makeup and Vanity Set, Loraine James and New Arcades]
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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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‘Miami On My Mind’ – Morgan Willis on Miami Vice, the State of Synth, and Performing with Prince
It’s fair to say French Synth impresario, Morgan Willis, has been a busy man this year. Not content with releasing a new LP – Damier Club – and playing live at shows in Paris and New York, he’s about to drop a much anticipated vinyl edition of his opus, ‘Miami Calling’.Â
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One to One with Mac Lacrosse – ‘Truth Decay’ and how Vaporwave helped the Birdman fly the nest
When UK Darksynth legend, Occams Laser, recently revealed his secret Vaporwave side project – Mac Lacrosse – it brought to end a mystery that dated back to his debut live performance at FLAMINGOFEST in September 2020. Removing the bird mask and flying the nest answered those questions, but it also enabled the artist to be…
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ECCO CHAMBER #06 – [feat. Zayaz, Phil Gerus, Never Dull, Overcrest & Crozet]
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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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FutureSounds vol.4 – Everything you need to know about the biggest Synthwave compilation out there!
TimeSlave Recordings are back for a 4th edition of one of the biggest and longest standing compilations in Synthwave. FutureSounds Vol.4 reunites some of the most talented and recognisable names in the scene, with 21 tracks and – once again – all of the profits go to charity. It features exclusives from the likes of…
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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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ECCO CHAMBER #05 – [feat. Bart Graft, patchnotes, Chris Laufman, Wise Blood, Occams Laser & Electronic Visions]
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FutureSounds staff writers share their top tracks of the moment… ***** Bart Graft- ‘La Bela Rosa’ [Business Casual] Bart Graft is back on Business Casual with a lush new album, A Sign of Life . The talented producer and instrumentalist from Ireland expertly mines and recreates 80s sounds that are less commonly explored in retrowave:…
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ECCO CHAMBER #04 – BEST OF 2022 [feat. CJ Burnett, TEED, Pizza Hotline, Y.S.I.A.W, Neon Nox, Nmesh, Power PCME & DDS]
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FutureSounds staff writers give their pick of 2022’s best albums… ***** CJ Burnett – ‘Heat in the Street’ [Self Released] So much of my energy in 2022 was expended in the day-to-day running of our labels, the launch of FutureSounds live events, and filming for the Nobody Here project, that (aside from TimeSlave projects) I…