Cate Brooks - Prismatics

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The new solo album from Cate Brooks is a bright and bold collection of corporate electronica, partly inspired by commercial and TV music of the early to mid 1980s. It captures a moment in time where analogue technologies are just about giving way to computers and digital media. Brooks is a prolific and accomplished composer and on Prismatics she brings to bear a deep experience and understanding of electronic musical equipment. As well as a seasoned production engineer she is an expert on early analogue synthesizers, so called West Coast systems like Buchla, early digital computer systems like the Synclavier and contemporary modular systems.

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sounds like an early 80s sonoton record. whereas advisory circle music was reminiscent of the 70s to (maybe) 82, everything cate brooks has sounded 1984 onwards. starting with with this record

dropped today. i'm enjoying this more than i thought i would

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Just started listening today. While these songs are somewhat upbeat, they carry an undercurrent of eeriness. @Nebraska Also agree on the Sonoton feel. This is music that conjures that glassy golden age of corporate electronica from the early to mid-1980s.

Enjoying this better than I would have imagined