Electric Fantastic Sound is a Swedish record label that specialises in synthpop, electro, and alternative music. Pioneers of digital distribution (and Spotify-friendly), their roster includes such artists as Flux, Basswood Dollies, Quelles Paroles, and Diskodiktator. If you’re new to these ban [...more]
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My Top 10 Tracks: Bedsitland
Bedsitland is a monthly London electro clubnight that recently celebrated its 2nd birthday. Mixing the best electronic and synthpop tunes from the late 70s to today, Bedsitland is disco, party, club night and gig all rolled into one. Co-founder DJ Electric Dream and guests host the night, featuring [...more]
My Top 10 Tracks: I Monster
I Monster are Sheffield-based duo Dean Honer (All Seeing I) and Jarrod Gosling. They describe their sound as “pop, psychedelic, rock, other stuff” where “other stuff” might include Vaudeville, trip-hop, jazz, R&B, and strange electronica from the fifth dimension. I Monste [...more]
My Top 10 Tracks: Electro Arc
Electro Arc is an independent German label specializing in industrial dance and oldschool EBM (Electronic Body Music). They were featured on this blog last year and since then label boss Intrendent has been busy putting out more of Electro Arc’s showcase compilations, as well releasing artist [...more]
My Top 10 Tracks: Planet Earth Rock and Roll
Planet Earth Rock and Roll is an online fortnightly radio show playing 60s and 70s psychedelic rock, progressive rock, folk, acid and other related cosmic vibrations. DJ Jake King (aka drawkward) hosts the show on my local radio station, Leith FM. Jake’s musical knowledge of 60s and 70s music [...more]
My Top 10 Tracks: Northern Kind
Northern Kind are Sarah Heeley and Matt Culpin, a synthpop duo who’ve worked with oldschool greats like Alan Wilder, Kajagoogoo, and Simon Heyworth. Regular readers of this blog will know I’m a massive fan of this band: I rated Northern Kind’s second album WIRED as my favourite synthpop r [...more]
My Top 10 Tracks: Rupesh Cartel
Throughout this month The Pansentient League is running a special feature where some of our favourite bands, DJs, and music personalities tell us about their Top 10 Songs. Each article includes a Spotify playlist so that you can listen in to the selection while reading the guest’s commentary. [...more]
My Top 10 Tracks: Hyperbubble
Hyperbubble are Jess and Jeff, a fun synthesizer couple from Texas. Their blend of synthpop is quirky bubblegum electro-pop with a great sense of humor (think Freezepop, Vic Twenty, S.P.O.C.K or Schmoof). I saw them live on their recent European tour and had a blast: they put on a fantastic show w [...more]
My Top 10 Tracks: Julian Brandt
Julian Brandt is a Swedish singer-songwriter, formerly of electropop group Bobby. His début solo album, last year’s Looks And Talent (Don´t Always Go Together) was a storming release that made it into my Top 5 Synthpop Albums of 2009. A gorgeous slab of synthpop, the album featured a host of [...more]
My Top 10 Tracks: The Chanteuse & The Crippled Claw
The Chanteuse & The Crippled Claw is the latest project from Northern electronics pioneer and pop subversive Adrian Flanagan. I’ve been a huge fan of Adrian’s former band Kings Have Long Arms ever since I heard that Phil Oakey had appeared on their debut album I Rock Eye Pop: a true [...more]
