Anything Box – HopeLabel: Twilight RecordsFormat: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, DigipakCountry: ArgentinaReleased: 09 Aug 2013Style: Synth-pop Anything Box is an electronic/synthpop musical group originally from Paterson, New Jersey and now based in Orange County, CA. They are best known for their 1989 single «Living in Oblivion». The band is one of the primary bands which carried electronic music’s transition from the late 1980s into the 1990s and beyond. With a current lineup consisting of Claude Strilio, Dania Morales and Paul Rijnders,[1] the past members have included Carlos Pacheco, Gary Strilio and Dave South. The band is noted for its melodic, synth-driven dance beats from its early years as well…
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Opera Multi Steel – Réminiscences
Opera Multi Steel – Réminiscences (Vinyl, LP, Picture Disc)Label: Wave Records – W067Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture DiscCountry: BrazilReleased: 27 Dec 2017Style: Darkwave, Coldwave, New Wave, Minimal, Synthwave, Synth-pop Réminiscences is a selection of 8 standards of the band revisited in a more punchy and electro style compared to the original versions but preserving what made the specificity of the Opera Multi Steel sound. Indeed, on boosted rhythms and fully re-recorded vocals, those new versions use sounds and “historical” instruments cherished by the band since its beginnings: TR 808, TR 606, TB 303, Elex, Casio VL-1, recorders, medieval choirs and various samples. The texts have been preserved…
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D.A.G.A. – Zona de Guerras
D.A.G.A. – Zona de GuerrasLabel: Gradual Hate Records / Series: El Lobo y la Espada – L.E.04 K7Style: Minimal Dark Wave Post-PunkReleased: 10 Jan 2014Format: Cassette Ultra – limited edition The Music of D.A.G.A is overshadowed by defeat and a tireless will at the same time, motivated by loss and a weird hope of reencounter in the form of a final victory. Fantastic post punk, post industrial, and minimal synth with strong male vocals sung purely in Spanish.
