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Multi-instrumentalist Dark Smoke Signal is synthwave producer Alex Pope from the new music hotbed of Bristol, UK.
His new album, ‘The Antipope Resurrection’ is a dystopian Dark Synth concept album – doffing a cap to bombastic works from the 1980s by the likes of Iron Maiden, Metallica and Depeche Mode aiming to give a little escapism from the pressures of the modern world. The album art is also a throwback to the detailed cassette covers that DSS used to pore over from the period.
The album is the soundtrack to a horror film that has not been made; the Sci-fi tale of the apocalyptic return of the time-travelling Antipope in cyberpunk form, hell bent on revenge against the Catholic Church. Inspired by the real life figure from the 15th Century; Pirate Baldassarre Cossa who was Antipope John XXIII during the Western Schism. Aiming for a similar tone to the film Kung Fury, tracks have some outlandish themes including Nazi tank battles, nuclear warfare and cyborg bounty hunters!
Incorporating elements of Metal, Dubstep, 90’s Trance, Nu-Metal, Gothpop and even Classical Music all flambéed with a splash of 80's cock-rock guitar into a melting pot of ingredients so uncool it’s delicious. DSS paints a dark cinematic world with splashes of colour to ease the tension.
Tongue in cheek or earnest message? The listener decides.
Vatican City -2050
It began with the cavernous chant. A neon blue fissure opens up over the square, a dark figure emerges. Angels fall from the sky as flames erupt around the imposing Basilica. Where once white smoke rose, an obelisk now falls. Tanks emblazoned with an ancient symbol, now an emblem of evil, provide covering fire into the distance as the Priest Runner Units lock onto their targets.
The final schism has begun.
Released March 2020 on RetroReverbRecords
BANDCAMP FRIDAY 20TH MARCH 2020
To raise even more awareness around the pandemic’s impact on musicians everywhere, Bandcamp are waiving their revenue share on sales today (Friday, March 20th, from midnight to midnight Pacific Time), and rallying the Bandcamp community to put much needed money directly into artists’ pockets.
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FEATURED ARTISTS MARCH 2020
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FEATURED ARTISTS FEBRUARY 2020
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FEATURED ARTISTS FEBRUARY 2020
ARTIST ; SYNTHWAVE REDNECK
TITLE ; RACE TIME
RELEASED ; FEB 14TH 2020
LINKS ; BANDCAMP - YOUTUBE - TWITTER
ARTISTS ; BLACKPOOLE (feat Timecawler & Silvia )
TITLE ; AMERICAN GIRL
RELEASE ; FEB 16TH 2020
LINKS ; BANDCAMP - SOUNDCLOUD - TWITTER
ARTIST : AIRON LOGIC
TITLE : OUTER SPACE
RELEASE ; FEB 2020
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ARTIST : THE FAIR ATTEMPTS
TITLE : BLUE ROSE PARK
RELEASED : FEB 10TH 2020
LINKS : BANDCAMP - YOUTUBE - TWITTER
ARTIST ; GRAVITY GUN
TITLE ; SOFT MACHINE
RELEASED : APRIL 2019
LINKS ; BANDCAMP - SOUNDCLOUD - YOUTUBE - TWITTER
ARTIST ; HYBRID SPIRITS
EP TITLE : FEAR
RELEASED ; OCTOBER 2019
LINKS : BANDCAMP - TWITTER - YOUTUBE
ARTIST ; TIN GUN
TITLE ; DEVILS & ANGELS
RELEASE ; FEBRUARY 2020
LINKS ; SOUNDCLOUD - BANDCAMP - FACEBOOK - TWITTER
ARTIST ; VAGUE NOTION
TITLE ; FALLIN IN LOVE
RELEASE ; 14/2/2020
LINKS ; BANDCAMP - FACEBOOK - YOUTUBE
ARTIST : THE INSTITUTE 91
TITLE : CAIRN
RELEASE : 7/2/2020
LINKS : BANDCAMP - SOUNDCLOUD - TWITTER
ARTIST : LEMONADE KID
TITLE : GRAVEYARD REMIXED
RELEASE : 31/1/2020
LINKS : BANDCAMP - ITUNES - AMAZON MUSIC
ARTIST : ITERATIONS
TITLE : KILLER KANE
RELEASE : 28/1/2020
LINKS : BANDCAMP - ITUNES - APPLE MUSIC
ARTIST : SHINY DARKNESS
TITLE : BRAIN STRAIN
RELEASE : 1ST FEBRUARY 2020
LINKS : BANDCAMP - YOUTUBE - FACEBOOK
ARTIST : JINEN TRONIC
TITLE : MEMORIES OF PARADISE
RELEASE : JAN 29TH 2020
LINKS : BANDCAMP - SOUNDCLOUD - TWITTER
ARTIST : THE DISTANT MINDS
TITLE : BLASPHEMY
RELEASE : 2ND FEB 2020
LINKS : BANDCAMP - SOUNDCLOUD - YOUTUBE - TWITTER
ARTIST : MUNATIX
TITLE : GROOVIN IS MY HOBBY
RELEASE : 31ST JAN 2020
LINKS : BANDCAMP - SOUNDCLOUD - TWITTER
ARTIST : CABOAN
EP TITLE : ARE YOU SIRIUS
RELEASE : SPRING 2020
LINKS : SOUNDCLOUD - YOUTUBE - TWITTER - INTO THE BLOOD
