Upstation: Get It On
Moscow-based new wave band Upstation is surprisingly good for an act that has existed for less than a year. Their analog synths are sprinkled with bits of disco, and not afraid to hang out with some guitars. Between these guys, Cut Copy, and the Valerie collective, I hereby stop even using the term "retro", as it is clearly pointless. 21st century pop music sounds like early '80s pop music. I'm ok with that.
DownloadUpstation: Get It On
From their self-titled EP, available to download for free on the Upstation
Posted: July 7th, 2010
at 11:42am by qbot
Tagged with 2010, disco, free album, leo vasilets, new wave, russian, synthpop
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New Wave Syria: Random Logic
Actually hailing from Slovenia, New Wave Syria is Ursa Golob and Rok Pezdirc of Superheroes of BMX. Their rock background provides a more band-focused approach to this electronic side project that definitely comes across in the music. If you like Adult, you should probably just go download their whole album (link below).
"Random Logic" adds a layer of rough distortion over mechanical new wave, sounding like it was recorded in the middle of a factory. A delicate melody and Ursa's Ralf Hütter-style vocals provide just enough balance to keep the knob-twiddling from being overwhelming. This isn't necessarily the format that all of their songs follow; on some tracks, its the vocals that add the edge, at points the music feels almost ambient, at others poppy.
DownloadNew Wave Syria: Random Logic
Available on thier album Hello, Yes, which you can download for free or purchase on cd via .
Posted: June 29th, 2010
at 12:10pm by qbot
Tagged with 2009, adult, bleepy synths, free album, hello yes, kraftwerk, minimalism, new wave, ralf hutter, random logic, rok pezdirk, slovenian, superheroes of bmx, ursa golob
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