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FM-84 | |
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| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Synthwave |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Members |
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| Website | fm84 |
FM-84 is a synthwave band based San Francisco, California, formed in 20xx by Scottish producer Colin Bennett and later joined by English singer-songwriter Ollie Wride in 2018.[1]
History
[edit]2015: The formation of FM-84 and Los Angeles EP
[edit]FM-84 was created by Colin Bennett in 2015 due to his influences in 80s synthpop and movie soundtracks such as The Goonies, Back to the Future and Flight of the Navigator.[2]
In March 2015, Bennett released the EP Los Angeles.[3] The album title was taken from one of the tracks from EP Days of Thunder by The Midnight, which also became an inspirational to Bennett to write the album.[4][5] He wrote and produced all four tracks in three weeks, and bonus track, "Max" was written in 2014. Two tracks from the EP had been well-received and "everything just took off."[6] The EP reached 10th most popular Synthwave album on Bandcamp,[7] and ranked 8th in Top 15 EPs of 2015 by Vehlinggo.[8] He then released "Mainframe",[9] which has been described "a little darker and deeper than the Los Angeles EP."[10] It reached number-seven in NewRetroWave Weekly Top 10 chart.[11] "Neon Sunrise" was released in April 2015,[12] and reached number-six in NewRetroWave Weekly Top 10 chart.[13] It is "a powerful mixture of 80s pop and B-Boy beats", which has been described as "a plethora of uplifting and euphoric retro sounds."[14]
2016–present: Atlas
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Music". FM-84.
- ^ "FM-84: Where Have You Been All Our Lives?". Vehlinggo.
- ^ "Los Angeles EP". FM-84.
- ^ @fm84 (August 22, 2015). "@themidnightla Nope. Your album inspired me to create FM-84 in March this year. It was all you. My Los Angeles EP is named after your song" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @fm84 (June 21, 2015). "@timmcewan @tylerlyle A huge thank you for writing the Days of Thunder EP. It single handedly inspired me to write my debut Los Angeles EP" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "FM-84: Where Have You Been All Our Lives?". Vehlinggo.
- ^ @fm84 (April 7, 2015). "Wow. My Los Angeles EP is the 10th most popular #synthwave album on Bandcamp at the moment" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Top 15 EPs of 2015". Vehlinggo.
- ^ "Mainframe by FM-84". SoundCloud.
- ^ "FM-84: Where Have You Been All Our Lives?". Vehlinggo.
- ^ @fm84 (March 30, 2015). "Holy moly. Mainframe makes the @NewRetroWave chart this week at No.7" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Neon Sunrise by FM-84". SoundCloud.
- ^ @fm84 (April 20, 2015). "Wow! Neon Sunrise is a new entry at No.6 in this weeks @NewRetroWave play chart" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "[Audio] FM-84's 'Neon Sunrise'". electronic rumors.