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KARIN PARK Blue Roses EP

One of Sweden’s biggest exports and otherwise a much underrated Synth Princess, KARIN PARK returns with ‘Blue Roses’. Her last long player ‘Apocalypse Pop’ showed a further growth in what can only be described as a neoclassical amalgamation of synth and then Park took to the stage, performing in the Norwegian version of ‘Les Miserables’, playing the role of Fantine. Continue Reading ›

LOST IN STARS Fabula

Downtown LA houses an electronic project by the expat Brit Dylan Willoughby called LOST IN STARS. Occasionally joined by Darren Burgos, Alysa Lobo, Jon McCormick and Elena Charbila aka KID MOXIE, LOST IN STARS provides sophisticated amalgams of synth, often augmented with more radical offerings in the form of dubstep and rave. Dylan Willoughby is back with another album, ‘Fabula’. Continue Reading ›

25 SINGLE VERSIONS THAT ARE BETTER THAN THE ALBUM VERSIONS

Ever bought an album on the strength of a single, only to find that “this is not the single I am looking for”?? As long as there has been a music business, artists and producers have been forever tinkering with their work. Restricted to one single per artist and presented in chronological and then alphabetical order, here are 25 Single Versions That Are Better Than The Album Versions… Continue Reading ›

NEW ORDER Live at Alexandra Palace

It’s interesting to think that when Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris were in their 20s, NEW ORDER gigs would be around three quarters of an hour but with both now in their 60s, the band are onstage for close to 2 hours and 20 minutes! The pair with younger founder member Gillian Gilbert delivered a superb show that acknowledged their history. Continue Reading ›

GARY NUMAN The Fallen EP

Mister Webb, there is no way out… Gary Numan has had a rather busy few years, what with the successful releases of the highly personal 'Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)', as well as it’s not so identical twin 'Savage (Songs from A Broken World)', becoming his twentieth opus. The world’s first synth pop star, is carrying on the forward momentum into 2018 with this Autumn seeing in the fresh EP entitled 'The Fallen'. Continue Reading ›

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