Munich Syndrome: 8th Annual Program – Dance/Electronica Album IMA Nominee

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Munich Syndrome was born in a Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret on a Blue Monday, in the midst of the electronic New Wave of the 80’s. Intrigued, and ultimately inspired by this new music, the next step was to transcend listening and create. First came a drum machine and an early analog synthesizer. Kinetic rhythms and electronic sounds gave way to layered synths and a four-track recorder.

Stark mechanical soundscapes evolved into fuller compositions: electronic pop songs. The limitations of playing live and overdubbing onto the four-track led to first and second generation sequencing programs. These programs also had their limitations. Then there were the vocals. At this point things weren’t coming together, and the project was deactivated.

Fast forward to the late 90’s. Electronic music was suddenly everywhere. A new generation of computing had brought a newer and more robust generation of sequencing and recording options. Munich Syndrome was reactivated. With a new arsenal of synths and a broader palette of sounds available, also came vocoders. With vocoded melodies added, Munich Syndrome had found its voice.

The first experiments to leave the studio were journeys into Downtempo and Trip-Hop with Ambient and Jazz-tinged overtones. These made up the debut album, “Sensual Ambience.” As those sessions wrapped up, the next songs started to evolve towards a more electronic sound and introduced the more prominent use of vocoders. The “Electro EP” led in the direction of the second album, “Electro Pop.”

“Electro Pop” is the sound of Munich Syndrome today (House driven Electro Pop for the mind to get lost in and the body to move to). The album embraces a harder sound overall, incorporating elements of Electro, IDM, Dance, Techno, House and EBM. Key tracks are “Dance (Ah Eee Ya Ya Ya Ya)”, “Love & Dancing”, “Come Out and Play” and “Go Away.” Munich Syndrome delivers a diverse but cohesive album of pure electronic pop!