Genre/Influences: Electro-pop.

Background/Info: Berlin Taxi is an American trio hailing from New Orleans. This self-released debut EP features five songs.

Content: The opening song reveals a retro-like electro-wave/pop sound lead by a singer with a rather deep timbre of voice. The vintage aspect of the sound treatments is one of the band’s main characteristics. The songs stand for fine bleeping sequences, low bass lines and some complaining-like vocals.

+ + + : I like all retro-like inspired electro-pop reminding me the golden age of analogue electronics –even when it’s not composed with real analogue material. This is why the opening song “Everybody Changes” is worthy of examination. But I also recommend “Level With Me”, which is a cool last track.

– – – : The ideas running through this EP are a basis to move on with, but you can hear this is just a debut. I’m missing a climax!

Conclusion: Berlin Taxi sounds as an interesting new-coming formation, which now has to elaborate the global writing process.

Best songs: “Level With Me”, “Everybody Changes”.

Rate: (6½).

Artist: www.facebook.com/berlintaxiofficial

About Berlin Taxi

Berlin Taxi is the project of New Orleans musician Michael Arruebarrena, who had previously worked in garage rock, psychedelia and new wave before settling on synth-pop, joined by Morgan McManus and Greg Manson. Side-Line premiered the lead single “Everybody Changes” ahead of the “Contract” EP’s release, which the band issued itself on Bandcamp.

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Berlin Taxi is a New Orleans based synth-pop band set to release their debut EP, “Contract” on April 12th. Berlin Taxi is the project by musician Michael Arruebarrena who already ventured in garage rock, psychedelia, and new wave before settling down on synth-pop. The other Berlin Taxi members are Morgan McManus and Greg Manson.

To wet your appetite we have an exclusive stream of the band’s latest single, “Everybody Changes” which you can check out below.

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You can already pre-order the full EP via Bandcamp.

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