Fed up with New Rave? Feel like drum machines are used for all the wrong things these days? Had enough of the Hadouken!s and Klaxons of this world for now? Do dayglo leggings make you feel old and dubious? Fret not, help is at hand.
Mikrofisch operate from either side of the Channel and travel back and forth via sine wave. If there was a lo-fi rebellion, they’d be likely to spearhead the operation, armed with drum machines, tea and biscuits, cutesy boy/girl vocals and songs about the questionable output of current pop culture and how wrong it can go.
Masters Of The Universe is a Casio powered statement of intent and DISCO!ntent about broken showerheads, not understanding why anyone would like the Kooks and despising arrogant scenesters and their Haircut Indie Heroes - The Kids Are All Shite is quite possibly the best indie backlash song ever written.
Masters Of The Universe covers all aspects of twee-powered synthpop – from upbeat midnineties tribute 80s power synths (Let’s Kiss And Listen To Bis) via lovable near-shoegazing (Bad Hair Days) and merry handclaps and shoutiness (The Kids Are All Shite) right up to a jangly ode to synthesizers (Drum Machines Will Save Mankind) and scary buildups leading to insane screaming (Evil Customer). |
