I follow my instinct, 
you don't have to follow back.

An electronic-based music project from Shawn Helton (ex-singer of The Opposite Sex) with elements of darkwave, synthwave and post-punk revival. NEW EP OUT! Please visit memorymask.bandcamp.com

It! will return. It! will shed It!'s skin and It! will begin again. 

Thank you for listening. It!'s pretty horrible right now...

Thanks for visiting. This is a retro eclectic music mix with looming influences from among others Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Lou Reed & Jon Lord. Mostly I write about the human condition.

I am always looking for a guitar player that wants to collaborate. Would be fun to find a real drummer also.

A Gat is a cat in Catalan - it all makes sense if you’re me. The (s) stands for many collaborators.

I encourage everybody on SC to listen more and be less transactional.

I’m a solo singer songwriter and producer based in Melbourne, Australia.

I have an experiment to share, which represents a journey that charts my experiences in a life that’s no less strange than anyone else’s. Those experiences are not just my own but other people; people I have observed, loved and loathed.

I have conveyed my experiences through song. I like to think of my music as a fusion of the old and the new, from the rawness and simplicity of guitar, ranging from ambient acoustics to grinding electrics, to the subsonic punch and complexity of electronic sounds.

The sound is all about power, groove and atmosphere wrapped up in an honest drama-pathos. It takes you through a story that possesses layers of meaning that’s open to interpretation, there’s something personal for everyone to draw from.

If you must put my music in a genre, perhaps it fits in electro rock whilst drawing influences from industrial, grunge, dark wave trance, 80’s romantic with some hip hop undertones. The solid rhythm sections in my songs are derived from my experience as drummer, of the metal/rock variety.

As for the rest, I experimented with synths and effects that led me down the rabbit hole of endless possibilities.

I want to create music because I have a story to tell, in this form I can best make a connection with people.

Post Rock with goth, newgaze, post-punk, shoegaze and synthwave over and undertones. Soulful vocals, memorable hooks, and expert musicianship and production..

Prolific musician, author, photographer and oddity.  With influences ranging from the lofi pop of Guided by Voices, the gothic melodrama of Nick Cave, the glam of Bowie and the nakedness of Iggy Pop - this is Marc Freak.  Former frontman of Freak Circus and Dead Joe.  An experiment in DIY and lofi.  The odd bum note here, the even odder bum note there.  But with art do we care?

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