ECCO CHAMBER #03 – feat. w00b, b.michaael, Satellite Young, Pikes & LongDistanceDan
FutureSounds staff writers give their pick of the fortnight’s new & notable tracks… ***** w00b – âZEEKâ [7007] Self Released Winter has firmly arrived here in the UK. Itâs cold, itâs wet.. What we need are some soothing soundwaves to head in our direction, on a warm current of new releases. So here comes w00b…
ECCO CHAMBER #02 – feat. Fury Weekend, Brothertiger, Droid Bishop, Mezzaluna & Discoholic
FutureSounds staff writers give their pick of the fortnight’s new & notable tracks… ***** Fury Weekend – ‘Soul Survivor (feat. Ollie Wride)‘ [Single] FIXT âSoul Survivorâ feels like a throwback and thatâs no bad thing. I havenât been caught like this by a Synthwave release for some time, and perhaps thatâs why. I often miss…
ECCO CHAMBER #01 – feat. Entrana, Mick Rudry, Galaxy 80, Ogre & The Toxic Avenger
FutureSounds staff writers give their pick of the fortnight’s new & notable tracks… ***** Entrana – ‘WASHED UP’ [SEA D ROM] Business Casual The opening track from Entranaâs album, âSEA D ROMâ, âWASHED UPâ is a vapor journey that soothes. Released via Business Casual, the album contains a variety of musical approaches harking back to…
FutureSounds live events are back this November, with ‘Double Vision’!
FutureSounds returns, with the UK live debut of Dutch Vaporwave legend, Catsystemcorp. The second show takes place at Folklore in Hackney (London), and follows a successful opener back in March, which saw âA New Dimensionâ sell out a packed Post Bar in Tottenham. The FutureSounds team seeks to bridge the gap between the Vaporwave and…
Beckett – Caller on the Line [Self-Released]
Beckettâs funk remains in his soul, as 8th album âCaller On the Lineâ draws on 80s/90s late night radio for inspiration Jon Beckett is one of retrowaveâs grafters â an incredibly skilled multi-instrumentalist; he digs deep to weave authenticity into his concept albums and EPs, be that city pop, retro-funk, New Jack Swing; even (more…
The Numbers Game… Or, how I learned to hate the algorithm!
Joe Ward casts aside his âself-inflictedâ obsession with âmonthly playsâ and discovers something exciting and new. I donât do it as much as I used to, but every now and then Iâll set aside some time to trawl through the vast catalogue of Spotify, for fear of missing out on something delicious. Itâs only recently…
Kid Neon’s sophomore album has arrived, and it’s gone “Straight to Video”
This follow-up to his 2017 debut, Darker Days, has been percolating for a few years but the return is nothing less than a triumph. Straight to Video features the familiar arpeggiated flourishes and Outrun stylings for which Kid Neon is known, whilst introducing a wider musical palette of new musical ideas, some of which lean…