Soft Metals - The Cold World Melts

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4...according to our Business Lady on Thu 23 Sep, 2010.

Picked this one out randomly having no prior knowledge of its content and trusting that Captured tracks would sort me out with the goodness, which indeed they have. Soft Metals are a newly formed Portland duo making waves with their take on the romantic electro genre. They are one of those groups that list the equipment used to create their infectious brand of Italian disco-aping dance which is always a guarantee of nerd-o-satisfaction. The tracks on here touch on the whole Italians Do It Better, Donna Summer-era Giorgio Moroder sound but with the addition of industrial-esque dark wave bits and touches of film score type stuff. The vocals are really cool too, kinda like Zola Jesus jamming with Zombi into the wee hours of a debauched weekend on the town. This is beautiful stuff. Check it out.

Here's the debut vinyl from the Portland duo Soft Metals. Formed in 2009, the band have been playing a ton of shows on the West Coast and garnering new fans with every stop. Their music is tight, romantic, electronic pop with influences from a variety of dance and post-punk sub-genres. First 500 on White Wax. "Soft Metals the Cold World Melts is a stealth fighter with a thousand lethal weapons bristling under its sleek carbon wings, buzzsaw Orlando bassline and invincible italo riffage, swirling spiral of mind melting EMP synths and spectral diva propaganda. We surrender as its threatening dragon-like shadow spreads over our positions." -20 Jazz Funk Greats. "If you re a fan of Glass Candy or The Chromatics, or just anything Johnny Jewel or Italians Do It Better produce/release, then step right up Soft Metals come heavy with the Italo rhythms and sultry vocals, but aren t content to just keep things pulsating and dreamy. There s a heavy Industrial and Darkwave influence that gives each song a film of grime and debauchery. If you re into anything remotely dark, synthy and romantic, every single Soft Metals track thus far has been like aural cat nip. " -Mishka NYC.

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