Latest release from Wave in Head is top-notch synthpop

Venus Hum’s new concert DVD is an audiovisual treat

Christopher Anton does an exceptionally good cover of Visage’s “Fade to Grey”

Jul 24th
Saturday

Here is a selection from Christopher Anton’s excellent new album, Dimension X. Anton is the former lead singer of Information Society.

Jul 7th
Wednesday

Tenek Blinded by YouBlinded by You is the new single and EP from Tenek, a British duo that has been tearing up the world of synthpop lately.

This EP is the first release from Tenek since their outstanding 2009 album, Stateless (read my review of it here), and is a worthy successor to it.

Blinded by You opens with the single version of the title track, a pulsating, multiple-layered masterpiece that will make you feel like dancing. Like Tenek’s other recent work, Blinded by You is filled with cool little touches that make this song really stand out, and Geoff Pinckney’s voice has never sounded better.

The second track is a new mid-tempo track called Synchronize that I must confess is not one of my favorites. It features a chant (“HEY!!!”) in the midst of the chorus that seems oddly out of place, as if the boys were trying a little too hard to up the coolness factor if this song.

The EP closes with a remix called Blinded by You (Designed for Dancing) which adds a heavier, more club-friendly beat to this song plus some cool new synth riffs and instrumental interludes. This is a nicely done mix that should be a real dance-floor filler.

If you’re a fan of Tenek, then Blinded by You is a must-buy. If this release sounds intriguing, it’s a great way to expose yourself to the excellent song writing talents of this dynamic duo.

You can purchase it in MP3 form from Amazon.com by following this link.

Jun 30th
Wednesday

Ghost is a B-side from Depeche Mode’s latest album. This mix is an intriguing interpretation of it.

Jun 25th
Friday

Living in Oblivion – a synthpop classic from Anything Box.

Jun 23rd
Wednesday

The incomparable Mesh perform a song from their new album, A Perfect Solution, at Tele-Club in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Jun 23rd
Wednesday

A song from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s (OMD’s) forthcoming album, History of Modern. The boys sound as terrific as ever!

Jun 6th
Sunday

Comes the Hour, Comes the Man is one of my favorite Rupesh Cartel songs of all time. It’s from their 2007 album, The Disco & The What Not. I love the sharp, punchy synth line in this tune!

Jun 6th
Sunday

Mirage is a new danceable single from the Swedish synthpop legends, Lowe, from their upcoming album, Evolver. Great stuff!

Jun 2nd
Wednesday

A classic synthpop song from DE/VISION, performed on their current tour at a club in Russia called TeleClub. Awesome performance! I’d love to see these guys live!

May 20th
Thursday

This amazing video was shot entirely in one take, and features the members of a Polish DM fan club lip-syncing to “Just Can’t Get Enough” to commemorate the band’s 30th anniversary – very, very cool!

Long live Depeche Mode!