#wave of synth

[possible-streetwear]

Void Vision -  Shari Wallin

[rockandroar]

Here are my latest sketches of Layla!

Layla the monkey plays the synthesizer in the band and is perhaps the most innovative member - and the funniest. This playful comedian plays a vital role in bringing an upbeat - and often loud - energy onboard the tour bus. Her confidence and outgoing personality make her essential for forming connections between her band and other musicians that she may meet along the way.

Layla has an eye for design, and is fascinated by color, texture, and anything that sparkles. She is always trying on creative looks and styles, and isn't afraid to be bold with her costuming choices. If anything is new on the fashion scene, she’s the first to hear about it, and when it comes to music, she is likewise always on the cutting edge. With an open mind and fearless attitude, she expresses great curiosity towards anything she hasn’t seen or heard before, and loves to change things up.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Rio - Duran Duran (1982)

[sacke-and-sugar-jewelry]

Anyone: So, do you like synthesizer music?

Me:

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

The Cure - Just Like Heaven

[inyourroommm]

Why is every Depeche Mode concert just :

🧍🏼🧍🏻🧍🏻

🕺🏻

[rosieandthemoon]

dark ambiance

[halonumber]

Depeche Mode - Stripped (1986) dir. Peter Care

[phonographica]

Gary Numan – The Pleasure Principle (1979)

[off-traveling-in-the-stars]

[this-noise-is-me]

Finally lost my Nine Inch Nails virginity last night and I’m still at a loss for words. Trent Reznor is truly an icon and last night was a perfect display of a 60 year old still pushing the envelope of what a live show is.

[meddwlyngymraeg]

Welsh Music Wednesday

Dod nôl am wythnos newydd! Shwmae folks, glad you've been liking the Welsh music Wednesday recommendations so far, I've got one of Wales and especially Welsh language music's brightest stars as a spotlit artist for today!

Adwaith are an indie rock trio from Caermarthen in South Wales, made of three school friends Gwenllian Anthony, Hollie Singer (who is, aptly, one of the two singers in the band) and Heledd Owen.

They started out as more of a punk band, writing songs with a feminist punk rock angle, talking about their lives as girls in town (Lipstick Coch is a great song to check out from the time). They wrote as they spoke, a deliberate choice to be more conversational and not feel afraid to make mistakes in their Welsh, as language learners and feel more confident. And Adwaith have every reason to be confident: they are one of the most exciting bands to come out of Wales, and lately they have only been going from strength to strength.

Winning the Welsh Music Prize for their debut album, 2018's Melyn, Adwaith began expanding their sound into more indie and post punk on their second album Bato Mato, inspired by a trip taken by the band to get to a show, on the Trans Siberian Express train. They won the Welsh Music Prize again for that album, and to date that makes them the only artist ever to have won the prize twice!

It also took them beyond the usual boundaries of minority language music: Adwaith played the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury, and were even picked up for a session by the iconic radio station KEXP when they were at the ESNS showcase festival in the Netherlands in 2022.

They've released their third album this February called Solas, and once again Adwaith have taken a bold step. Solas is an all-Welsh language double album, and the band continues to grow sonically: they lean into darker synths, write about life and the world around them, find pockets of joy in the darkness, and just generally have written an album that should be lauded.

Anyway, Adwaith are extremely cool. Here's Solas on Bandcamp, if you like them, go buy their album and support them independently if you can. (Alternately if you're just in the area, they are on Libertino Records.)

I've linked the first song ‘Planed’ (‘Planet’), because it's quite Depeche Mode to my ears.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

The Human League (1981)

[omegaversereloaded]

my problem is i really wanna be a machines girl i love gadgets and stuff but i don't have a mathematical mind like at all. im an arts & humanities girl from the womb to the tomb

[cassette-amateur]

_1981_Korg

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

The Cure - In Between Days