Beatbox Machinery – Synthetic Heart (EP – Werkstatt Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Italo-Disco.
Format: Digital, CD, Cassette.
Background/Info: Werkstatt Recordings label owner Toxic Razor -still involved with Paradox Obscur, Metal Disco, Hardware Pulse ao, strikes back with a new EP of his Beatbox Machinery project.
Content: The common thread between all the projects of this artist remains the devotion to vintage sound treatments and techniques; pure hardware equipment recorded in real time. This new EP sounds groovy and danceable while experimenting with Italo-Disco passages. Other parts remind me of old video games animation and New-Beat music.
+ + + : Every release by Toxic Razor and all of his projects sound different -maybe with the single exception of Paradox Obscur. And here again I like the sound minimalism and retro influences featuring cool effects. Both debut cuts are my favorites but especially “Star Warrior” has this cool Italo-Disco touch.
– – – : I think the vocals would have a little extra with vocals on top.
Conclusion: Pure fun on retro-danceable tunes and effects.
Best songs: “Star Warrior”, “Synthetic Heart”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.facebook.com/BeatboxMachinery
Label: www.facebook.com/werkstattrecordings
About Beatbox Machinery
Beatbox Machinery is one of several projects run by Greek musician Kostas Stavropoulos, known as Toxic Razor, the owner of the Werkstatt Recordings label. Alongside Beatbox Machinery, he records as Paradox Obscur, Metal Disco and Hardware Pulse, all built around hardware synthesizers and drum machines recorded in real time rather than software production. Beatbox Machinery leans toward Electro-Pop and Italo-Disco, distinguishing it from the more EBM and Minimal-Electro-driven Metal Disco and Hardware Pulse projects, and continues the label’s retro-focused release pace with the “Synthetic Heart” EP.
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