Melvyn Z Pad Bristol, UK
Armed with a portastudio and a DIY attitude, Melvyn first released material as Penal Colada and then Enski Boski in the
80’s. Melvyn also formed the band Pushbutton Pleasure with partner-in-crime Terry Burrows.
Berbel Nobodius was originally conceived to explore ‘Melodic Ambience’. Compositions, that were mainly instrumental in nature. The first release was ‘Wanton But Windblown’ in 1989.
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Melvyn Z Pad recommends:
The Last Dissonance
by Push-Button Pleasure
The 2nd LP, & possibly the more accesible, is armed with a musical maturity & less of a desire to shock, but still combines ample musical left-turns with solid melodic lines, rewarding repeated plays.
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The Vast Difference
by Push-Button Pleasure
Conceived in that sweet spot in time, between the liberation of Punk & the big-label explotation of New-Romanticism., Pushbutton Pleasure's 1st LP ploughed a very deep furrow in DIY musical dissent.
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Between Waves
by The Album Leaf
On their sixth studio album, The Album Leaf flesh out their post-rock dynamics with ambient synths and keyboards, driving percussion, and swelling trumpets.
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Hometown [Original Score]
by Safa
Produced for a video installation of the same name. “Hometown” is full of mesmerizing, endlessly morphing electronic songs.
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Marjaa: The Battle Of The Hotels
by Mayssa Jallad
Inspired by a battle that took place in contested land in Beirut, Mayssa Jallad creates beautifully haunted folk songs.
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featured on Bandcamp Radio Jun 27, 2017
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