Cubic launches digital-only ‘EFM02’ EP
Cubic
Belgian electro formation Cubic has released the “EFM02” EP – a digital follow-up to the sold-out vinyl release “EFM01”. Issued first on Bandcamp, this seven-track collection continues the project’s exploration of analog hardware and precision-engineered electro rhythms, connecting directly to the aesthetic introduced on the recently released album “Back to Basic“.
“EFM02” includes reimagined edits and exclusive tracks that shows the project’s signature sound: 808-style percussion, sequenced basslines, vocodered vocals, and meticulously layered synth programming. The opening tracks “Binary Code” and “Nanobots” deliver pure high-energy electro, while “OFM” and “My Home Computer” appear as alternative versions adapted from the “EFM01” vinyl sessions. “TCM” leans further into dark club territory with four-to-the-floor momentum, and “RT28XO” evolves from a previously shelved demo into a full-bodied production. The EP concludes with the original mix of “I Travel”, built entirely around the Modor DR2 drum computer.
About Cubic
Formed in Belgium by electronic producer Franky Deblomme, the project emerged from the country’s electro and minimal synth scene, blending vintage machine aesthetics with modern sequencing.
Franky Deblomme first launched his career with his – outstanding – EBM-project Darkmen. After having stopped the project we didn’t hear new stuff from this musician till he started working under the Cubic moniker.
After the excellent “Alphabet Hymn” EP and having revisited the 808 Dot.Pop-album “Cubic Temperature”, Franky unleashed the debut album “The Cubic Alphabet”. The work is being released by the Belgian electronic music label Alfa Matrix.
The sound has a clear connection with 808 Dot.Pop and Metroland; a kind of Kraftwerk-Pop with a personal and more diversified touch on top. Read the review of ‘EFM02’.
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