synthpop | Musicosity

synthpop

Nightlife

There are at least six artists under the name "Nightlife". 1) If you are looking for the synth-pop duo band called Nightlife (Darin Rajabian and Caroline Myrick) from Ann Arbor, Michigan, please visit http://www.nightlifepop.com 2) Nightlife is a 5 piece hardcore/punkrock/screamo band from Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. Spring 2009 they released their debut EP "Spread Your Wings", recorded at the Vleesbrother studio in Sint-Niklaas.

Artist Type: 

Mimicry

Three bands:
(1) Mimicry (former kosmosepoiss) is from Estonia. Their aim - to produce perfectly mindblowing party music and to provoke emotions never felt before. Aggressive and arrogant, otherworldly and expressive, Mimicry fuses electroclash with psychedelic techno, ethnic beats and garage rock. Active since 2004. http://mimicry.varjend.com (2) Is also the name of a unsigned, danish band.
Formed in 2006, by Morten B. Jacobsen and Mia Nielsen Jexen.

Artist Type: 

Beats for Beginners

Beats For Beginners are Manchesters LCD Sound System or Beck. Kinda retro classic stoner pop like Ziggy meets Krafwerk - with electro and 70's/80's trashy synths. Although live the band are a tight 3 man machine, BFB is essentially one man singer songwriter Mike TV, spotted & signed by Mint Royale via a demo to their Faith & Hope (2004), releasing the debut album DON'T FLY INTO THE SUN with singles: Kill All DJs, TECHNOLOGY and WHEN ROBOTS ATTACK. Mike also collaborates with REBELSKI (Doves) STICKERS ON KEYS (2005) and spins discs with DOVES DJS (2007-2009).

Artist Type: 

Jessy Lanza

Jessy Lanza is a Canadian artist from Hamilton, Ontario who has released her debut album Pull My Hair Back on Hyperdub in 2013. Lanza is currently working as a music teacher in her hometown. She studied jazz performance and piano for her bachelor's at Concordia University in Montreal. Despite her degree in jazz, Lanza's main loves are R&B, and music, which she discovered through her father.

Read more about Jessy Lanza on Last.fm.

Artist Type: 

Chvrches

Chvrches (also known as Churches) are a Scottish alternative pop band from Glasgow, formed in 2011. The group consists of Lauren Mayberry (vocals), Iain Cook (synthesizers) and Martin Doherty (synthesizers). They are known for their song "Lies". Previously, Mayberry was vocalist for Blue Sky Archives, Cook was a member of Aereogramme / The Unwinding Hours and Doherty was a live member of The Twilight Sad.

Artist Type: 

Opium

There are several bands with the name Opium: 1. Opium is a brutal death metal from Bandung, Indonesia. Was formed in early 2007 with a line up Fajar (Vocals), Tony (Guitar), Arief (Drums), Yorghi (Bass). Opium lauched Promo song with the title, "Bingkai Mayat Membusuk", "Propaganda Religion",etc. With the latest line up is Fajar (Vocals) Tony (Guitar) Chandra (Bass) and Arief (Drums).
And this line up continue to survive until now. Official Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/opiumgrind 2. Opium is ambient project by italian musician Matteo Zini.

Artist Type: