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The Holographic Children – Pleasure: Discernibly Atmospheric Alt Electro Pop

Posted on 17 July 2019

“Pleasure” is the slightly disconcerting, impossibly striking single from the up and coming Alt Indie Electro Pop artist The Holographic Children.

Somehow, the soundscape resonated as both Lynchian, and a track which you’d expect to find in a Stanley Kubrick film score, which follows on from a prelude which was as archaically haunting as the phantasmic classic Mr Sandman.

Each progression of the single offered a new unpredictable wave of 80s inspired Synth Pop, which has the ability to easily get under your skin and bed down in your soul. It may not be archetypal by any means, but the artful expression contained in Pleasure which will be included in the upcoming album release “Pink Pleasure Loveseat” is about as authentic as it gets.

You can check out the latest single from The Holographic Children for yourselves by heading over to SoundCloud now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

OVVLS – LESS THAN PURE: Cinematically Macabre Alt Electro

Posted on 21 September 2018

After checking out OVVLS at this year’s Across the Threshold festival (where they absolutely stole the show) in Liverpool, I’m absolutely delighted to hear that the duo has created yet another dark and twisted melodic weaving of synth-driven alchemy.

The infectiously catchy lyrical narrative tells a pensive tale of addiction, ironically right from the first verse you’re absolutely hooked. Whilst OVVL’s style is usually decadent, and resoundingly macabre, their latest single LESS THAN PURE was overwhelmingly sobering. Usually, you don’t get to hear a lot of soul in Electronica, yet, thanks to OVVL’s authentically raw offering to the genre you’re treated to momentous offerings of perfectly styled melancholy. What packs even more essence into the duo’s sound is their choice to use an acoustic drum kit to lay down the rhythm of their tracks. No 808’s to be found here.

You can check out OVVL’s latest music from September 21st via Spotify, in the meantime head over and check out some of their earlier releases – you can’t go far wrong with ‘Mind Leeches’ or ‘Pain is Beauty’.

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Review by Amelia Vandergast