by Patrick Fakeman Synth Blog | Dec 8, 2021 | Live Events, Music, Reviews
December brings a lot of excitement. The dream of snow (for those of us where snow rarely makes an appearance!) advent calendars, new variants.. Anyway! After 2 years away from the stage, the December of 2021 also brought the return of Ollie Wride to the stage. Across...
by Patrick Fakeman Synth Blog | Aug 8, 2021 | Music, Reviews
Jesse Reuben Wilson has been sonically satisfying us now for a few years. Better known as L’Avenue, Jesse’s sound is unique. Distinct. Original. Rare. Smooth. In these times of uncertainty, strange rules and pub apps, L’Avenue is the escapism that we...
by Patrick Fakeman Synth Blog | Mar 31, 2021 | Music, Reviews
The last time I wrote about Timecop 1983, it was almost exactly a year ago.. In that interview Jordy hinted that he had ‘been working very closely with Josh Dally and it has turned into an album full of romantic/love tunes’. One year later and that...
by Patrick Fakeman Synth Blog | Mar 28, 2021 | Live Events, Music, Reviews, Specials
Back in November of 2019 (a time that seems a lifetime ago) many of us braved the cold, windy streets of Camden to join Mr Ollie Wride at this debut solo show. Those of you who were there will recall the energy and excitement in the room as Mr Wride presented himself...
by Patrick Fakeman Synth Blog | Jan 1, 2021 | 80s, Interviews, Movies, Music, Reviews, Specials
I’ve spent a lot of time in the last few weeks thinking about what I could focus on for the Fakeman yearly retrospective. In years that have passed i’ve covered top albums, top live events.. This year has been one to forget for us all so I even wondered it there...
by Patrick Fakeman Synth Blog | Dec 20, 2020 | 80s, Music, Reviews
Back in November of this year I was drafted in as a guest host on the excellent Forever Synth. That particular episode featured Austin-based artist Alex Chod who was guesting to discuss his collaborations project ‘Yatte’. What I quickly discovered is that Alex shares...
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