October 25, 2024
Laterhosen Records
Barkley Bandons debut album Love Machine is a sexy concept album, perfect pop record and an experimental look at club music all in one. Hard to pin down stylistically, its visiting multiple spaces on a colour spectrum, with hues of Sophies hyperpop, Hudson Mohawkes cheek, the nostalgic shades of Oneohtrix Point Never, a nod to Dean Blunts DIY aesthetic and maybe flirting a little with the of Teaches of Peaches. But really, its carving out a sound all for itself that is like nothing else out there. The mysterious London producer recently contributed a song on CASISDEADs chart topping, Brit Award winning debut album Famous Last Words and has worked with London RnB vocalist Gloria on her release Metal, which came out on Gaikas label The Spectacular Empire. Working here, on in his own playpen, he shows off his pop production skills on tunes like Green Light and Nails (collaborations with rising artist Kaleab Samuel from Aurora, Colorado) and You Decide, a collab