"The song ‘Hunger Games’ hits me like a cool breeze in the face – direct, clear, unadorned. As the opener of the 5‑track EP Times Of Trouble, Proletarian Poetry, hailing from Sweden, shows what synth pop can be in 2025: minimalistic, cold, with clear EBM influences." 
International Synthpop Magazine Electrozombies, 21 st September, 2025.

Hunger Games

800 Billion is an intense and somewhat chaotic song with with a sing-along chorus. Somewhere between #synthpop and #ebm. The lyrics depicts a world situation where the solution to the problems seems to be an investment in military armaments. It is inspired by a debate article by 105 Swedish professors, associate professors, doctors, the author and others.
800 Billion is one of the tracks on Proletarian Poetry's third EP Times of Trouble (released September 2025).

800 Billion

The Secret Memo is an energetic, tough and playful song that mixes synthpop and ebm. The title refers to what was revealed in an interview with general Wesley Clark 2007 where he talked about a secret memo that named seven countries for USA to take out in five years.
The Secret Memo is one of the tracks on Proletarian Poetry's third EP Times of Trouble (released September 2025).

The Secret Memo

State of the World is a song about the chaotic state the world is in and takes its starting point from a speech by the UN Secretary-General. Musically, the song is tougher and more ebm than previous releases, while at the same time influences from synthpop are present in the background.

State of the World

The song competed the international, Sweden-based alternative song contest FalastinVision, which took place in May 2025.

Darkness (Falastinvision Mix)

Close Your Eyes is about a world where more and more countries are restricting freedom of expression, and where the bleak conclusion is that the wisest thing might be to close your eyes. The reality-based lyrics are performed to an electronic soundscape that mixes synthpop melodies with influences from EBM.

Close Your Eyes

Proletarian Poetry is an electronic music project based in Gothenburg. Somewhere between #ebm and #synthpop. 
"…beautifully marries haunting melodies with thought-provoking political themes, creating a soundscape that is both immersive and reflective.”
(RevivalSynth)
"…delves deep into the industrial past of synth-pop. The cool, mechanical soundscape is reminiscent of DM's early works."
(ElectroZombies)

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