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DMX Krew: Wave Funk -

DMX Krew’s Edward Upton has been around a long time, but his best-known releases are retro vocal synth-pop. I much prefer his recent material, which is darker and mostly instrumental. In fact, a lot of the tracks on this new double-CD sound just like The Tuss.

The first disc consists...

Future Future Future Perfect - My love affair with synth pop began some years ago when the general manager at WRFL handed me a few CDs and recommended that I play some tracks off of them on my show. The sweet, sweet sounds of synthesizers and ethereal pop vocals hooked me immediately, and from...

The Clientele cover M.I.A. -

AV ClubThe Onion-powered A/V Club is wonderful for countless reasons, but of late one of the best is their Undercover series, which kicked off back in the Spring and has been rolling out a new episode...

Outbox: Solvent -

Zimbabwe-born Canadian Jason Amm has long been at the forefront of contemporary synth-pop. With his arsenal of vintage analog gear and drum machines, Amm has crafted four full-length albums under the name Solvent, which have continually explored new realms of electronic pop music over the course of 12...

Mount Sims -

Earlier in the decade Matt Sims was basically a medium-gear shock-rocker. He tongued eyeliner off the nearest cheekbone, bucked like the Royal Nonesuch, and generally begged to be tarred and feathered. But behind the risque set pieces and the public/pubic conflation was the oddball popmart of Ultrasex and that Madonna...

Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope (2006) -

Throughout Begin to Hope, Regina Spektor toys with every possible persona of the female singer-songwriter. She's alternately cutesy, quirky, stand-offish, and approachable. She's both strong and weak. Both smart and stupid - even though deep down you know she's one of the most intelligent artists you've ever listened to. She...

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