Synth Pop

Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth (Inside my Shoe Version) (Devo Cover)

Way back, Madonna sang 'Holiday', and I said she'd be a one-hit wonder. Sorry about that.

Material Girl (Mr. Right Version) (Madonna Cover)

A great example of artists fusing old and new. I still love the use of synths in this track.

Hook me Up (The Veronicas cover)

Living on the Ceiling (Blancmange Cover)

Had a lot of fun tweaking this one. More modern yet more retro than even the original. Shake your booty. Love this song.

Bulletproof (Aishado Version) (La Roux Cover)

Pulled out the insides of the missile casing, upgraded a few parts, but left enough of the old for you to be able to relive the glory of the original. Your freedom we will save.

Love Vigilantes (ICBMs Version)(New Order cover)

My version of the NZ band's 1979 hit. I was going to deliberately modernise it, but what's gorgeous about it is all about retro, so here's not so much a reproduction as a mimic version. The matrix grid don't care. On my last few tracks I've been playing around with stereo. This one shows it clearly.

Computer Games (Vintage Synths Version) (Mi-Sex cover)

So much about this song is dependent on the original sound, so after experimenting with all sorts of sounds, I settled on close to original, with a few updates. Another Aussie group.

Send Me an Angel (Autumn Forest Version) (Real Life cover)

My all-synth version of an almost-all synth song from 1983.

Hold Me Now (MOSFET Version) (Thompson Twins cover)

My all-synth version of the 1998 track. When I grow up, I'll be stable.

When I Grow Up (HGH Version) (Garbage cover)

My all-synth version of a partially synth song from 1982. I still own the actual synth used for the beat, but didn't use it as it was easier to recreate the sound. It was right for you to run.

Da Da Da I don't love you you don't love me Aha Aha Aha (Bremsstrahlung Version) (TRIO cover)

My all-synth version of the song Soft Cell covered in 1981. The original was recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964, so my cover of it is a veritable rabbit-hole of irony.

Tainted Love (Beldar Version) (Soft Cell Cover cover)

My all-synth version of the 1986 hit, which was a cover of Shocking Blue's 1969 song.

Venus (90 atmospheres version) (Bananarama cover)

My all-synth cover of the all-synth + auto tune song hit from 1999.

Blue (Da Ba Dee) (420nm version) (Eiffel 65 cover)

My all-synth version of the all-synth 1983 release. One of many teen-angst songs of the early 80's.

What is Love? (Keytar Version) (Howard Jones cover)

My all-synth version of the almost all-synth 1986 hit. The difference is my synths cover decades and are ... weirder. (This was actually a pretty mainstream track for OMD - have a listen to something like Red Frame / White Light).

If You Leave (Fuschia Version) (OMD cover)

My all-synth of the all-synth multi-looped hit from 1985. A secret wish, the marrying of lies, today you find is true what common sense denies.

p:Machinery (Analytical Engine Version) (Propaganda cover)

My all-synth version of the 1985 hit. The first cut won't hurt at all.

Duel (Quasiperiodic Version) (Propaganda cover)

My all-synth cover of the 1990 track. I’d bolted through a closing door and I would never find myself felling bored.

Being Boring (Narcoleptic Version) (Pet Shop Boys cover)

My all-synth cover of the 1985 hit. I almost called it Dub Vulture - fans will know why. I like walking in the park when it gets late at night.

Subculture (3rd Harmonic Version) (New Order cover)

I make obnoxious synth covers of previously fine songs. All done with Korg Gadget.

Synth Pop

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