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Neil Armstrong’s ‘In the Borderlands’: A Nostalgic Journey Through Love and Loss

“In the Borderlands” by Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong steps onto our blog stage for the first time as an artist. His music pays tribute to the icons of the 80s, including The Cure, Tears For Fears, Pet Shop Boys, and Howard Jones. Oscillating between the realms of Synth-Pop/Rock and New Wave, Armstrong’s transnational work, fluctuating between Spain and Scotland, is expressed in his latest piece, “In the Borderlands.” The song takes us on an introspective journey through the nuances of human relationships, unfolding the complexity of interpersonal dynamics . It exposes these nuances on the operating table of music, bringing them to life with a nostalgic touch reminiscent of the 80s, thereby endowing the work with a soul. The arrangement, inspired by the musical giants of that era, is a testament to Armstrong’s exceptional talent for composing and arranging songs. Every note, every melody in “In the Borderlands” is carefully chosen to tell a story of love: its loss and rediscovery, wit
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"Together Again (feat. Gabriel Afathi)" by John Lord Fonda

John Lord Fonda

... is an outsider on the French electronic music scene, as discrete as he is difficult to classify. Hailing from Nancy in the northeast of France, Fonda released a single last year on A-Traction Records (the Titanium EP) after a long sabbatical during which he was quietly ruminating, but also creating. 
It was only when the entire world stopped to handle a pandemic that the producer decided to come back into the spotlight with the release of an EP, and now once again with Walk Again, his third album - a way of showing that he is back on his feet, coming back to life after some suffocating moments, and moving forward. 
Since his first EP in 2004, John Lord Fonda has honed his style of electronic music, particularly with his albums DeBaSer (2005) and Supersonique (2011) released on Citizen Records, the Dijon-based label founded by Vitalic. JLF's techno has grown to become dynamic, organic, melodic, dreamlike, powerful and even epic. 
On Walk Again, Fonda effortlessly proves he's still at the top of his game. Featuring 11 tracks, the album includes techno bombs, elements of breakbeat, melodic gems, hints of new wave and a couple of quieter moments. The guiding concept for the album, mixed by Christophe Monier (The Micronauts) was to produce trippier, more hypnotic techno tracks.

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Together Again (feat. Gabriel Afathi)

Heute geht's nach Nancy, wir “besuchen“ den Electronic Künstler John Lord Fonda, welcher mit 1.April seine neueste "Scheibe" auf den Markt warf. "Together Again" wurde zwar bereits letztes Jahr released, war aber in dieser Version noch nicht zu hören. 
Mit an Bord ist dieses Mal der Sänger Gabriel Afathi (The George Kaplan Conspiracy) und er gibt diesem Track den letzten Schliff, ein Diamant der quasi im Sound der "End 80er Jahre" funkelt. John Lord Fonda in den Stiefeln eines gewissen Martin L. Gore und ich muss sagen sie passen ihm gut, diese Boots, dazu gesellt sich Gabriel Afathi der diese Hommage vergangener Tage perfektioniert. "Together" they created a top-class 80s vibe, "dreamy saturated beats" meets "catchy hooks" to melt in melancholy, or "Together Again" by John Lord Fonda (feat. Gabriel Afathi), beautiful nostalgic meets the present!

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