Broadcast
“Retro-futurist” is a hindering descriptor for a band to shoulder. Immediately saddling an artist’s sound with notions of 1950’s sci-fi whooshes and the limpid groove of the space age bachelor pad. It hardly offers room for any real progressive musical statements, or room for a band to grow its sound. Terms like “retro-futurist” and even “space age” have been used profusely to describe the English band Broadcast since its first singles were released in the mid-90’s. And yes, Broadcast owe a sizable debt to the more electronic sounds of 60’s psychedelic music, as well as making use of the techniques and electronics used by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. And yes, early Broadcast music sounds not unlike those... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie, Dream Pop, Electronic-Dance, Electronica
- City Of Origin:
- Birmingham, England
- Formed Date:
- 1995
