Melancholic synth pop twists Sci-fi, Neo Noir and dystopian themes into a reflective soundscape inspired by the synthesised 80’s pop.
Me and a Box, a voice that conveys the intimacy of introspection, juxtaposed against a backdrop of infectious metronomic rhythms. Me and a Box’s sound blurs the boundaries between hot and cold, between the minimal and the intense. The utterly unique sound of Me and a Box, the true voice of Frenchwave that sits right at the heart of TONN. If ever there was a perfect TONN Recordings sound, it would surely be Prinzessin. With its pin sharp minimal aesthetic layered over deep electronic undercurrents, addictive synth lines and a voice as rich as velvet, it was love at first listen. Some time ago TONN Recordings came across an analogue sound so exciting and authentic that it completely captured our attention. David P. author of one of the most charismatic synth sounds today, whose debut album for TONN Recordings is an unmissable master class in minimal synth. From his birth place in Tokyo, to New York and now Germany, Nao Katafuchi’s sound has travelled across many terrains in music. A dichotomy of tight staccato beats overlaid with sweeping gestural melodies, he leaves an electronic imprint on the mind of the listener, transferring a world of lyrical possibilities from his imagination to ours, bringing us synth full of expansive romantic sensibility. |