Carlo Onda in his own words on his brand new album: “The seriousness paired with disco music and mischievousness - at its best. And how the themes repeat themselves, how the lyrics are taken up again and again. Like mantras.Sturm + Drang" is also part of this. A personal celebration. This music was triggered by a DJ set on Youtube, which included "This Youth got no Future" with hedonistic boom. 909 olé! And sponsored by Zalando to boot. The absurd strikes back. The record is meant as a small celebration. A celebration of the past 3-4 years. A Moving on and moving forward and backwards. Out of defiance and with curiosity.”
Solo project by Swiss musician/producer Carlo Onda, based in St. Gallen, with a long-standing soft spot for synths and drum machines, and frankly influenced by the Post-Punk, Minimal-Wave and Dark Wave of the 80s.
"Around the age of 14, I picked up my first guitar and began playing with my friends. Shortly after, I bought my first drum computer and synthesizer. That is when I started meditating on sound. Years went by before I started recording music seriously. By accident, I ran into an entire collection of trashy italo disco and new wave LP’s in a second hand store. That is what really got me into late 70s, early 80s wave music. Releases of the «minimal wave» label additionally helped widen my horizons.
When I finally started recording the music, I mainly used the two components I liked the most: subtractive synthesizers and drum computers. Though I like and have plenty of hardware synths, I record my tracks mostly with digital emulations of these classic synthesizers. I’m not into complicating my workflow by using authentic gear for the sake of it. Instead, I try to use whatever is convenient and gives inspiration. My songs are my diary. Therefore I like when there is a distinct identity in the arrangement and sound. I try to not go back and change too much afterwards." - Carlo Onda
Released 2022 by Cold Transmission.
Tracks Listing:
A1. Darker Days
A2. Doubt
A3. Dangerous
A4. No Tear
A5. Long Ago
B1. This Youth
B2. Lightning
B3. Tender
B4. Souleater
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