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Since then, McBride’s bleak intellectual exercises in the dark and danceable have flooded North America and Europe through the frosty fairwaves paved by Pieter Schoolwerth’s Wierd Records. With an inimitable minimal style merging bright, urgent melodies ornamented and punctuated by the noises of industry and McBride’s sonorous, stern vocals, Martial Canterel’s earlier releases [ "You Today", "Refuge Underneath" ] have garnered both critical acclaim and a rapidly growing rabid fan base. Sean is also one half of the duo Xeno & Oaklander together with Miss Liz Wendelbo.
The album "Austerton" consists of some of his earliest work recorded in 2003. The ten minimal synth songs on the LP are reminiscent of music by bands like Dark Day, Snowy Red, A Blaze Colour and League Of Nations, or even at times early Depeche Mode. Through the collision of a uniquely humanistic means of production via live analogue synthcraft expertly paired with vocals and lyrics that reflect the pitfalls and pleasures of our age, Martial Canterel provides a visceral kick best felt on the dancefloor, amidst a flurry of flesh in motion.
Tracklist:
1. Austerton
2. Scrawl
3. Efface
4. Forms
5. Herm
6. Corners
7. Flail
8. Gallatia
9. Shadow Half
10. Other Half
+ Bonus: 11.Disappear
Genre: Minimal Electronic, Retro Pop, Synth-pop, New Wave, Darkwave