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Munich Syndrome
Robotika (beta)
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Not a man, not a machine, but something else, in between. From our fourth album, Robotika (Expanded)
Munich Syndrome: An electronic pop band. The origins and roots of Munich Syndrome reach back to the electronic new wave of the late 70's and early 80's. Influenced and intrigued by electro, new wave, dance, techno, industrial and most importantly, pop, the next step was to transcend listening and create.
Analog synthesizers, drum machines, sequencers, samplers and vocoders make up the audio arsenal.
First came a drum machine and an analog synth. Stark mechanical soundscapes evolved into fuller compositions: electronic pop songs.
Munich Syndrome's first release was the down-tempo, ambient jazz-tinged Sensual Ambience. Atmospheric washes over trip-hop beats with sax and piano leads, the album featured the songs, To Whom It May Concern, Quiet Atmosphere, Lost in You and the 18-minute title track , Sensual Ambience (Paris Movie).
As the sessions were nearing completion new compositions evolved in a more straightforward electronic style that became the Electro EP ,that was included with Sensual Ambience.
More aggressive and introducing and placing the vocoder more front and center, this style led to our second full length release Electro Pop. Three of the songs from the Electro EP were remixed and extended on the new disc, Modern Age, Come Out and Play and Murderous. Also featured on the album were the singles Dance (Ah Eee Ya Ya Ya Ya) and Love & Dancing, an homage to favorite bands and songs from the early 80's.
The current release, Electronic Ecstasy picks up where Electro Pop left off: the dance floor. The title track hints at what might have been had Giorgio Moroder and Kraftwerk collaborated. Exploring love lost, unrequited and found, many of the songs on Electronic Ecstasy are the most romantic yet from Munich Syndrome. The album features Anywhere (But Here), 2 Whom, Endings and features three extended mixes and a bonus track.
All three albums are mixed in HDCD audio on compact disc and are available from CDBaby, as well as iTunes, Amazon MP3 store as well as many other download sites.
Analog synthesizers, drum machines, sequencers, samplers and vocoders make up the audio arsenal.
First came a drum machine and an analog synth. Stark mechanical soundscapes evolved into fuller compositions: electronic pop songs.
Munich Syndrome's first release was the down-tempo, ambient jazz-tinged Sensual Ambience. Atmospheric washes over trip-hop beats with sax and piano leads, the album featured the songs, To Whom It May Concern, Quiet Atmosphere, Lost in You and the 18-minute title track , Sensual Ambience (Paris Movie).
As the sessions were nearing completion new compositions evolved in a more straightforward electronic style that became the Electro EP ,that was included with Sensual Ambience.
More aggressive and introducing and placing the vocoder more front and center, this style led to our second full length release Electro Pop. Three of the songs from the Electro EP were remixed and extended on the new disc, Modern Age, Come Out and Play and Murderous. Also featured on the album were the singles Dance (Ah Eee Ya Ya Ya Ya) and Love & Dancing, an homage to favorite bands and songs from the early 80's.
The current release, Electronic Ecstasy picks up where Electro Pop left off: the dance floor. The title track hints at what might have been had Giorgio Moroder and Kraftwerk collaborated. Exploring love lost, unrequited and found, many of the songs on Electronic Ecstasy are the most romantic yet from Munich Syndrome. The album features Anywhere (But Here), 2 Whom, Endings and features three extended mixes and a bonus track.
All three albums are mixed in HDCD audio on compact disc and are available from CDBaby, as well as iTunes, Amazon MP3 store as well as many other download sites.
Why this name?
This was inspired by the movie "Android", which has a scene where a loveable but futzy android learns he will be disassembled and reused for a greater good. While listening to his last radio broadcast from Earth, he hears a news bulletin that the androids in Munich turned on their masters, killing them, as they no longer wanted to be machines, but wanted to feel and be human. They were exhibiting "Munich Syndrome". That resonated with wanting to find the humanity in the music that can be made with machines.
Do you play live?
At this point in time, no. Currently Munich Syndrome is a studio project.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
It allows a wider range of people to discover music that might otherwise fly under their radar, and allows people to make direct contact without the constraints (and limitations) of working for a larger corporation. It also empowers both the artists and the consumers.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
If it would appear beneficial for all parties, yes.
Band History:
Munich Syndrome began as a bedroom experiment with a couple of synthesizers and a drum machine. Slowly more synths were added and then a porta studio gave the project a clearer focus. As time (and technology) moved on, rudimentary sequencing programs were experimented with, but it wasn't until Logic and Logic Pro were adopted as the working environment of choice, that Munich Syndrome actually came together.
Your influences?
The list is long: Kraftwerk, Hybrid, Voice Farm, Junkie XL, Soft Cell, Client, the Human League, OneTwo, Gary Numan,Justice, Digitalism, Madonna, Sneaker Pimps, Miss Kittin, Pet Shop Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Propaganda, Trevor Horn, Siouxsie, Garbage, Stephen Hague, etc.
Favorite spot?
Paris, France.
Equipment used:
Logic Pro, Native Instruments, Spectrasonics, Virus Indigo.
Anything else...?
Thanks for checking this project out. New songs are being added and for anyone interested, there is a Munich Syndrome merchandise shop available via the MunichSyndrome website.
Cheers!
Cheers!
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Music
A futuristic dream-state where Client SS006 is diagnosed with "Robotika"
Electronic techno-pop with industrial overtones
An aggressive electro dance track
The "Dance The Night Away" album mix
A dark IDM / Industrial tinged track with 1984 / Big Brother overtones...
A dark IDM / Industrial tinged track about "critics" and people who need to bring others down to feel better about themselves.
Lush ambient keyboard washes and soft understated electronically filtered vocals
An ambient-dub-electro understated song about dreams
An electro shuffle about a lonely robot trapped in a world where he doesn't belong.
Vintage analog synths framed in a synth-pop setting about getting lost in the crowds in the nightlife.
An exuberant synth-pop high-energy techno-pop track about breaking free for a night
An energetic synth-pop / electro dance track about breaking free!
An electropop song about having a perfect day one day a year
Looking back at the past during the holidays...
As the electronic dream-state ends the album Robotika comes to an end.
Robot Part...
The concise mix fo the electronic IDM - Industrial tinged Title Track of the album.
Dark electro
Languid bass-lines over minimal beats with dub style keyboards
A very upbeat pop-rock-synth dance track!
Comments
posted on Mon August 20, 2012
Another dark beauty.....I love it. Your style is so amazing.
COUNTESS LEKZEE
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posted on Mon August 20, 2012
Sensational melodies and arrangement.
COUNTESS LEKZEE
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http://soundclick.com/COUNTESSLEKZEE
posted on Mon August 20, 2012
It's been a while since I have been here.......This is a magnificent song and it is so enchanting.
COUNTESS LEKZEE
http://soundclick.com/COUNTESSLEKZEE
http://soundclick.com/COUNTESSLEKZEE
posted on Thu June 7, 2012
love the percussion you have with this type of music. your production, to me, is always a step above most. Wish I could hear the whole thing!!
Alex Cooper
http://soundclick.com/alexcooper
http://soundclick.com/alexcooper
posted on Mon February 13, 2012
Wonderfully stressful. Advise people go straight to my "Late Nite Yamaha Piano" afterwards
Great Stuff
Tony
Great Stuff
Tony
posted on Sat November 5, 2011
Nice work!
Le Prolifique
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http://soundclick.com/leprolifique
posted on Mon October 3, 2011
great technopop-ish song! (looking forward to the album)
posted on Mon October 3, 2011
Perfectly "krafted" electropop! While firmly in the "here and now", this would fit in beautifully on a playlist along with classic Kraftwerk and OMD... lovely tune!
posted on Mon September 19, 2011
hey long time. Nice to hear you
Beautiful stuff and top notch production as usual.
Beautiful stuff and top notch production as usual.
Alex Cooper
http://soundclick.com/alexcooper
http://soundclick.com/alexcooper
posted on Sat August 27, 2011
A minimal version of Robotika that underscores the melody and lyrics! Well done!
posted on Sat August 27, 2011
This is a much more evolved and complex take on the man-machine concept Kraftwerk offered back in 1978. This is what Kraftwerk might have been if they had embraced pop and melody and not evaporated into an electronic ether. I'm looking forward to the album.
posted on Mon June 6, 2011
It is nice to keep a good melodic core in this electro atmosphere..
Cheers
Cheers
EG Music
http://soundclick.com/egmusic
http://soundclick.com/egmusic
posted on Thu June 2, 2011
A spectacular track. Full of the electronic groove juice...Nice chords and feel to this track...Kudos
Ascenzion
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