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🆔 2018.11 | indie dance. synthpop. disco.

The Best Synth Tracks of November 2018

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Empathy Test

empathy test

The debut song by Empathy Test, an electronic pop duo from London, UK. Originally released in February 2014 on the Losing Touch EP. Re-released as part of the Losing Touch LP in November 2017.

LYRICS:

Scared of losing touch
If I really mean that much
Why pretend that you love him?
Don't call me out the blue
When it's clear that I still do
And you know he knows it too.
Going home alone
The only love I've known
It's always been you.
It’s always been you.
 
Tell me it's not real
Tell me he doesn't make you feel
The way I made you feel.
If you care for me at all
You'll hang up when I call
You'll clear me space to fall.
If you give I will receive 
And despite what they believe
It's always been you.
It's always been you.
 
It’s always been you.
 
When you're feeling alone
And you're colder than stone
Call me you know...
It's always been you.

Losing Touch

Losing Touch EP

I felt like making something a little different, closer to my actual 90's roots. This is what came of it.

1991

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Written by Col Bennett and Ollie Wride. Vocals and lyrics by Ollie Wride.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Col Bennett. Guitar elements by Chris Huggett.
Mastered by Steve Gillson. Artwork by Hollis Brown Thornton.
Copyright © 2017 FM-84. All rights reserved.

I wake up every night 
Where the dreams are the same 
Taken by my fear 
With a different face 
They can drag me to surrender 
I won’t change 

Chased down by a car 
Without a hand at the wheel 
Crash into my heart 
And I got nothing to feel 
And I raise my hands 
As daylight breaks the chain 

All I want to know is 
Are we back now fighting from the same side? 
All I want to hear is 
The sound of your voice on the airwaves tonight 
Coz it’s high time we decided 

Ooh, ooh, ooh we get the feeling it’ll never stop, never stop 
Ooh, ooh, ooh, come over and tell me it’ll never stop, never stop 

I look up to a sign 
At the end of my street 
Time ain’t gonna heal you 
Like you wanted to be 
Gonna take you down and 
Try to break your skin 
See you standing there 
At the end of my dream 
Come and cut the cord 
Pulling at my seams 
How’d I get so lost 
How did I get so lost? 

All I want to know is 
Are we back now fighting from the same side? 
Yeah, all I want to hear is 
The sound of your voice on the airwaves tonight 
Coz it’s high time we decided 

Ooh, ooh, ooh, we get the feeling it’ll never stop, never stop 
Ooh, ooh, ooh, come over and tell me it’ll never stop, never stop 
Ahh you can keep to your track and I would fall back in line 
But if I could see you smile, darling I would never stop 
Never stop again 

How’d I get so lost 
How did I get so lost. 

Chorus repeat 

Never gonna stop 
Never gonna stop with you

Never Stop

Never Stop (feat. Ollie Wride)

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Hope For Me (Remastered)

Holding On (Remastered)

Last Night On Earth (Remastered)

Where I Find Myself (Remastered)

Kirrilee (Remastered)

04 Phantom

Maddening Ride

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18-Sunrise- SilverHawk
19-Valium and Champagne- DeusExMaschine
20-Saturne feat. L'ingénue- Steige

Laurent Schark Ft.Darren Ellisson-One of a kind(extended Mix)

Incubation Song (The New Division Remix)

Holy Rivers | Incubation Song

Incubation Song

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Major thanks to @xylo for letting me do this remix! Hope you enjoy :)
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XYLØ - I Don't Want To See You Anymore (Behave Ferris Remix)

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Wolfgang Gartner - Deja Vu

Taken from the upcoming album 'Superdream', out February 1, 2019 on Counter Records: https://bigwild.lnk.to/superdreamSo
 
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3/10/19 - Ace of Spades - Sacramento, CA
3/13/19 - Arcata Theatre - Arcata, CA
3/14/19 - McDonald Theater - Eugene, OR
3/15/19 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
3/16/19 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
3/20/19 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
3/21/19 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
3/22/19 - Concord Music Hall - Chicago, IL
3/23/19 - Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI
3/27/19 - Royale - Boston, MA
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Superdream

Joypunks

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Incredibly happy and grateful to finally share this one with you all. Having the opportunity to remix @broods was truly a dream come true. Hope you enjoy it!

Get your free download below:
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Broods - Peach (Behave Ferris Remix)

For nearly two decades now Norway has been synonymous with disco music, artists such as Lindstrøm, Prins Thomas and Todd Terje redefining the genre.  Now, following in their footsteps, a new generation are breaking through and Even Hymer Gillebo, aka Cavego, has firmly established himself as one of the most exciting with acclaimed singles on labels such as Youth Control and Get Dancy and remixes for nu-disco stars like Satin Jackets and Blende.

Now signed to renowned Belgian label Eskimo Recordings, home to two seminal albums by Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas, Cavego is set to solidify his reputation with his debut EP, the sparkling and playful ‘Gudbrandsdalen’. Named after the famous Gudbrandsdalen Valley, an iconic location in Norwegian literature and culture and where Cavego’s family have long kept a cabin, the EP’s genesis began last spring when he returned to the place he spent his formative years to collect the sounds of running creeks, birdsong, the wind in the grass and create music based on his childhood experiences.

With his collection of vintage synthesizers, carefully, relocated out to the remote cabin, these field recordings would go on to become the basis for the EP. ‘Hafjell’ is named after one of Norway’s most renowned ski resorts, and where the slalom and giant slalom events during the Olympics in 1994 were held. Inspired by the games the track’s atmospheric intro recalls a slalom skier inspecting the piste before launching off and navigating the slalom gates at exhilarating speed.

Read all about it at https://soundcloud.com/doyoulikethatsong/ -> http://doyoulikethatsong.com/2018/11/08/premiere-cavego-hafjell/

TRACKLIST
1. Velkomst
2. Vår I Øyer 
3. Kjeiken 
4. Vertikal Vind 
5. Hafjell 
6. Farvel

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Cavego - Hafjell

i̶f̶ i̶ a̶s̶k̶e̶d̶ u̶ t̶o̶ c̶o̶m̶e̶ o̶v̶e̶r̶, w̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ u̶ b̶e̶ d̶o̶w̶n̶

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come over

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Lyrics:
Evil eye
Crawling up my spine
Walk into my mind

All my life
Waiting for a sign
I can barely find I can barely find

Got me feeling like I’m crossing over
A second presence in the corner of my eye
And any time you need me closer 
I’m already inside

You’ve got a way of turning on
My appetite
You’ve gotta satisfy 
What’s burning inside 

Got me feeling like I’m crossing over
A second presence in the corner of my eye
And any time you need me closer 
I’m already inside

Every inch of you I’m taking 
(ah ah)
Hold you close until you’re breaking
(hey)
Turn the light off and I’ll stay ah  

Evil eye
Crawling up my spine
Walk into my mind

All my life
Waiting for a sign
I can barely find I can barely find

Got me feeling like I’m crossing over
A second presence in the corner of my eye
And any time you need me closer 
I’m already inside

Got me feeling like I’m crossing over
A second presence in the corner of my eye
And any time you need me closer 
I’m already inside

Ghost

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FADING 22

I'm On Top

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Featured on Electronic Gems (@electronicgems): youtu.be/AYdyRPIo4ZA

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Searching

ORBIT

Taken from the album 'Mirror Infinite' out now on Bandcamp and most online stores. https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/mirror-infinite

Mirror Infinite

Grey Sun

State Azure - Grey Sun

Syzygy ep

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Over And Over

Big thanks to everyone for their support this past year  - heres to 2019   !

M.P.F

The b-side to Empathy Test's new single Empty Handed, which releases in all digital stores on 20th June 2019. Pre-order it now on Bandcamp in digital, CD and vinyl formats: bit.ly/EMPTYHNDD

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EMPATHY TEST 'A RIVER LOVES A STONE' LYRICS

You are, brittle like the wind 
But I can, see right through your skin.
Well you've got such beautiful bones
And I love you like a river loves a stone.

I am, fickle as I'm thin
I shut you out, but you still got in.
My worst intentions have all been overthrown
And now I love you like a river loves a stone.

Oh yeah I love you like a river loves a stone.
I love you like a river loves a stone.
Oh yeah I love you like a river loves a stone.
I love you like a river loves a stone.

You are, brittle but you'll bend
And I may, break you but you'll mend.
Well you paint me with such subtle tones
And I love you like a river loves a stone.

We are, brilliant though we're flawed
I wish you'd be a little self-assured.
Your best intentions, have all been overthrown
And now I love you - like a river loves a stone.

Oh yeah I love you like a river loves a stone.
I love you like a river loves a stone.
Oh yeah I love you like a river loves a stone.
I love you like a river loves a stone.

Well I could sit and stare at you for hours
Like a bouquet of funeral flowers
But every leaf is painted black
And every petal is as pale as wax.

Oh yeah I love you like a river loves a stone.
I love you like a river loves a stone.
Oh yeah I love you like a river loves a stone.
Oh yeah I love you like a river loves a stone.

Empty Handed

A River Loves a Stone

Following the success of double A-side single, Holy Rivers / Incubation Song, which has racked up over 150,000 streams on Spotify since its October release and was praised by Clash Music for its “shimmering synths, glacial electronics, and heartrending vocals”, London Synthpop group Empathy Test returns with a second, tantalising taste of their upcoming third album, in the form of new single Empty-handed.

Empty-handed presents another sonic leap forward for a band that has never been one to tread water when it comes to their sound, presenting a harder, darker style whilst simultaneously tipping their proverbial hat to the Synthwave scene that helped launch their career back in 2014. An arpeggiated synthesiser provides a relentless momentum from the get-go, while the deceptively simple composition gradually builds to its epic conclusion.

Opening line, “My heart is an empty vessel / Drifting out to sea” sets the tone both lyrically and emotionally. It’s about being unable to give a partner the emotional support or commitment they need and the feeling of emptiness that comes with that. As always, Empathy Test delivers a perfect marriage of music and emotion, the sudden flourishes of strings and synthesisers rushing past like spirits in the night. 

There’s a sense of urgency here that has not been present previously, as well as an innate confidence that suggests the third album, which comes after the simultaneous release of two debut albums Losing Touch (Remastered) and Safe From Harm in November 2017 and is slated for release in early September, might just be the band’s most accomplished to date.

Empathy Test is childhood friends Isaac Howlett (vocals and songwriting) and Adam Relf (production and composition). They perform live with the help of Christina Lopez (live drums) and Samuel Winter-Quick (live keyboards). This June, they tour the UK with Canadian Post Punk band Actors and in September, North America, with Industrial Pop act Aesthetic Perfection. They will also be appearing at selected festivals in Europe. 

Empty-handed will be self-released in digital and CD formats on 20th June 2019, with b-side A River Loves a Stone and remixes by ex-Black City Lights producer TRAAPS and LA artist and producer Ari Mason, plus the band’s customary 7” vinyl picture disc format, all of which can be pre-ordered right now from Empathy Test’s Bandcamp.

For more information, please feel free to contact Empathy Test on email: info@empathytest.com

The band Boy George called a musical orgasm. We don't answer messages on here. Email info[at]empathytest[.]com with any serious propositions.