PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : PURKINJE – VOYAGER EP [REVIEW]PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : PURKINJE – VOYAGER EP [REVIEW]
A dynamic pop EP we missed first time out that caught our attention recently, Purkinje’s Voyager deserves the spotlight.
Tag: Electronica
SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT | BANDCAMP DISCOVERY FT. SWARM, CURLY TURBAN, BAD SATELLITES & HAUSTESINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT | BANDCAMP DISCOVERY FT. SWARM, CURLY TURBAN, BAD SATELLITES & HAUSTE
New Singapore music releases from the underground that might just pique your interest. Discover the true Singapore music alternative right here, right now!
THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER !!! : THE RADIO SET – GOTTA CRUSH ON YOU (PETER HOOK EXTENDED 12 INCH BIG LOVE MIX)THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER !!! : THE RADIO SET – GOTTA CRUSH ON YOU (PETER HOOK EXTENDED 12 INCH BIG LOVE MIX)
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the new single from The Radio Set, produced by Peter Hook, no less!
PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : COSMIC ARMCHAIR – CONTACT [REVIEW]PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : COSMIC ARMCHAIR – CONTACT [REVIEW]
Synthpop duo Cosmic Armchair release their first full-length album after a decade of music making via Belgian label, Alfa Matrix.
PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : YISHAY – HOMEPoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : YISHAY – HOME
Dig the new breed! Yishay‘s brand of anthemic electro-rock is a breath of fresh air.
REEL TO REAL : RAVING IRANREEL TO REAL : RAVING IRAN
Anoosh and Arash are young men who make up the DJ-producer duo called Blade & Beard. Nothing special about that fact until you realise that Anoosh and Arash are from Teheran, Iran.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! RINA SAWAYAMA – RINAPoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! RINA SAWAYAMA – RINA
There’s no way to write off modern pop music when artists like Rina Sawayama demonstrate that it is possible to imbue sophistication and verve into what many consider a pre-fabricated music format.
SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : NICHOLAS CHIM – “DOWN THE WAY”SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : NICHOLAS CHIM – “DOWN THE WAY”
A casual observer of the local music scene would not find acoustic-based singer-songwriter Nicholas Chim’s adoption of electronic arrangements a surprise, as this has become rather trendy in 2017.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : YEULE – COMAPoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : YEULE – COMA
Now based in London, SG electronic artist Yeule has just released her new EP, Coma, via Zoom Lens.
PoP RECOMMENDS | PoP LEGEND : GARY NUMAN – SAVAGE (SONGS FROM A BROKEN WORLD)PoP RECOMMENDS | PoP LEGEND : GARY NUMAN – SAVAGE (SONGS FROM A BROKEN WORLD)
Synth-pop pioneer Gary Numan never quite gave up on his music or himself despite the decline in popularity from the mid-80s onwards.
THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : RACE THE TIDE – ENEMY (FT. HEATHER ROBB)THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : RACE THE TIDE – ENEMY (FT. HEATHER ROBB)
Always room for new approaches to rock ‘n’ roll as Race the Tide (viz. singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jesse Macht) demonstrates.
SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : JASMINE SOKKO – N°SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : JASMINE SOKKO – N°
The N° EP is a strong debut from Jasmine Sokko.
LIVE NEWS | MUSIC MATTERS LIVE 2017 : FUZZCULTURELIVE NEWS | MUSIC MATTERS LIVE 2017 : FUZZCULTURE
FuzzCulture hail from India and their brand of electro-rock will keep audiences grooving when they perform at Music Matters Live ’17.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : OMD – THE PUNISHMENT OF LUXURYPoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : OMD – THE PUNISHMENT OF LUXURY
The third album since Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s comeback with History of Modern in 2010 finds the duo of Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys revert to their earliest Kraftwerk-influenced sound on The Punishment of Luxury.
PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : PAPER SPOOK – ANDY WARHOLPoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : PAPER SPOOK – ANDY WARHOL
Uh-oh. Berlin duo Paper Spook make all the right noises with new album No Romantics, due in September.
PoPTV | POP POWER!!! : RINA SAWAYAMA – CYBER STOCKHOLM SYNDROMEPoPTV | POP POWER!!! : RINA SAWAYAMA – CYBER STOCKHOLM SYNDROME
London-based pop futurist Rina Sawayama recently shared the video for her new single “Cyber Stockholm Syndrome”.
SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : GENTLE BONES – JU1YSINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : GENTLE BONES – JU1Y
Got to hand it to Gentle Bones (a.k.a Joel Tan). The Singaporean singer-songwriter first came to public attention in late 2013 with his Ed Sheeran-channeling debut single, “Until We Die”.
SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : JASMINE SOKKO + BRANNLUMSINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : JASMINE SOKKO + BRANNLUM
New SG electronic music.
SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT | M1LDL1FE – CHANGING HORSES MIDSTREAMSINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT | M1LDL1FE – CHANGING HORSES MIDSTREAM
“I think we took longer than expected to get used to John not being around, and playing music without his ‘voice’ being a part of it. We had to turn inward and do a little searching for a sound within ourselves.”
PoPTV | POP POWER !!! : GARY NUMAN – MY NAME IS RUINPoPTV | POP POWER !!! : GARY NUMAN – MY NAME IS RUIN
Synth-pop pioneer and legend returns with a new song and music video.
THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER !!! : DHANI HARRISON – ALL ABOUT WAITINGTHE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER !!! : DHANI HARRISON – ALL ABOUT WAITING
Dhani Harrison’s first solo album IN///PARALLEL will be released on October 6 through BMG. He recently shared the first single from the album “All About Waiting”.
THE LISTENING BOOTH | ROCK AS ART : NINE INCH NAILS – THIS ISN’T THE PLACETHE LISTENING BOOTH | ROCK AS ART : NINE INCH NAILS – THIS ISN’T THE PLACE
Photo credit: John Crawford
Considering that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (who are Nine Inch Nails) do quite a bit of soundtrack work nowadays, no surprise then that the new EP, Add Violence, has a very cinematic sound.
SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : TEASHHUR + MITCH ADVENTSINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : TEASHHUR + MITCH ADVENT
We believe that the best music made in Singapore is more than a match for any music made elsewhere and there is the reason for the SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT.
We want to spotlight these talented musicians from the Singapore music scene for the world to recognise and patronise!
PoPTV | POP POWER !!! : OMD – PUNISHMENT OF LUXURYPoPTV | POP POWER !!! : OMD – PUNISHMENT OF LUXURY
Synthpop pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark share the title track of their new album, Punishment of Luxury.
PoPTV | POP POWER !!! : OMD – ISOTYPEPoPTV | POP POWER !!! : OMD – ISOTYPE
Always great news when a fresh OMD single is released and “Isotope”, off upcoming new album The Punishment of Luxury, is no exception.