Marcel Wave

Wishing everyone a happy May Day and also, Bandcamp Friday! Here's my latest release (free or pay what you like): https://marcelwave.bandcamp.com/album/ruff-versions

I've also written a bit about it on my website: https://marcelwave.net/monologue/monologue-25-new-release-ruff-versions/

Monologue #25: New release, Ruff Versions - Marcel Wave A couple of new tracks are now available to download free of charge from my Bandcamp page. Ruff Versions by Marcel Wave I’ve always produced my own music but usually called on the services of a professional for the final mixing and mastering. I’m not in a position to do that at the moment, so [....

The recording of my appearance on The Old Wave/New Wave Show is now available to listen to on Mixcloud for those who didn't manage to catch it on the radio and would like to hear my synth-pop picks!

The Old Wave/New Wave Show with special guest MM Lyle (Marcel Wave/A Terrible Splendour) 28/03/26 Making their second appearance on the Old Wave/New Wave Show, on this edition I’m joined by my very special guest MM Lyle, synth artist behind Marcel Wave and one half of former synth pop duo A Terrible Splendour. On the show we play a selection of Lyle’s personal favourite tracks alongside song...

I've put a couple of new tunes up: they're self-mixed and mastered, and free to download, for those who like it ruff.

👪Dogs at Polling Stations🐶 is a more energetic electro/synth-pop number with a touch of dark humour. 👪American Family Reunion🏡 is a slower song in a more vaporwave-infused style. I took inspiration from the family reunion stories in the 80s TV show Unsolved Mysteries, and the pastoral whimsy of the Sylvanian Families universe. https://marcelwave.bandcamp.com/album/ruff-versions

Ruff Versions, by Marcel Wave 2 track album

Since it's Bandcamp Friday *and* December, you can download my forlornly festive Christmas song Unwanted Gifts for free, even if you don't want to buy any of my fabulous synthesized creations. It's got sleigh bells! https://marcelwave.bandcamp.com/track/unwanted-gifts 🔔🎅🏻🎁

Unwanted Gifts, by Marcel Wave track by Marcel Wave

Here's a ruff version of my new track, Dogs at Polling Stations, a bedroom recording involving my Yamaha PSR-340 from the 90s, an Alesis Micron and a sprinkling of software synths.

It was inspired by elections in the last few years, and the social media phenomenon of people posting cute photos of their dogs waiting outside the polling station while they voted. It led me to consider how the animal within us might also be at play in the voting process. But in a fun synth-pop way 😊🐶🎶

Dogs at Polling Stations A darkly melodic vocal synth-pop song that considers the whimsical social media phenomenon of dogs at polling stations, and the animal impulses underlying the democratic process.