Artist: Emil Eliav
Title:
Autumn 85
Label:
Cosmicleaf Records
Released:
10th July 2019
One half of Israeli
psy-chill duo Zero Cult, Emil Eliav releases this E.P. of
futurepop/synthwave tracks under his own name. One of the issues I
have when reviewing this retrospective release is I was around at the
time it was ground breaking new music and you can’t help but
compare. Personally I always preferred the electro (at times with a
darker edge) of Gary Numan, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget and
Visage to some of the new romantic pop acts. However, I find myself
liking some of those more now than at the time. So I’ll attempt to
review this on it’s own merit.
The E.P. consists of
two Synthwave mixes of previous releases (which I haven’t heard)
and two completely fresh tracks. The first piece ‘Coming Home’
begins with a church organ like intro and accompanied by
a reasonably ear friendly vocal, synth stabs take over as the beat
drops and eventually it’s joined by simple synth sounds that are
reminiscent of the 80’s. Overall it’s not a bad track at all. The
second remixed track ‘I’ll Be Better’ provides more of the
traditional synth sounds you associate with the 80’s from the off.
In fact, I’d say O.M.D. springs to mind. The female vocal is a bit
too pop for my tastes (but that’s just me, make up your own mind).
Now on to the
completely new material, the title track again sounds 80’s from the
off. I like the retro analogue synth sounds employed and again it’s
not bad at all. There’s no vocal to enhance or spoil it so I guess
it depends whether you like instrumental music or not. Finally to see
us out is ‘Man With Sax’, which you probably have guessed is an
80’s sounding piece of synth-pop with accompanying saxophone. It’s
chilled, summery and I like it. In fact it’s my favourite track on
the release.
Reviewed by Woodzee
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