Soldout
Bruxelles, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium | Established. Jan 01, 2013 | INDIE
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A steady and carefully constructed positively groovy duo that has the ability to alternate between an airy ballad superior to early Grimes’ days or disco dance club tracks that will have you bounding up and down as it endlessly builds and builds and builds. Soldout possesses a certain “ultra cool” quality with a slick neo-noir feel that would feel at home alongside a Johnny Jewel score. - Ovrld
This bubbly pop-duo, coming out of Brussels take to their music with an stylish electro 80's pop vibe that centers around the knockout vocals of singer, Charlotte, and the David who handles the effervescent production. They just released their new album, More, in Europe on Feb 25th. Of course we can’t buy the album over here yet, but thankfully we can hear some samples from the album. - Hilly Dilly
With their brand new single “Wazabi”, Brussel’s flirtatious electronic duo Soldout filters neon-bright, intelligent pop tunes through dim, sexy baselines. - No fear of pop
A brilliant balancing act between dark and poppy, 94 is less EBM’y than Soldout’s previous work. this has been replaced with an effortless Indie-ElectroPop hipness with relentlessly funky beats that play against the dramatic tension of plucked strings and a thick synthetic bassline. The song itself is quite whimsical, yet emotional, which adds the the sheen of detached cool. This could be Soldout’s big breakthrough moments right here. - Electronic Rumors
The precise combination, the tight production and Maison’s stunning and captivating vocal work make it to one of the better recent longplayers that wanted to recreate the good old days of synthie-pop. - Joaquin Vegas
Après 2 albums electro-clash à la Miss Kittin’ et Chicks On Speed, le duo belge prend ses distances avec l’énergie primaire, pour un album plus inspiré et minimaliste. Fini les boîtes à rythmes qui dansent la Saint-Guy, ici la fête est aux lignes de synthés évanescents, aux mélodies primesautières et aux compositions inspirées. Si on pense immanquablement au groupe suédois The Knife dans cette propension à mêler harmonie et oripeaux électroniques, les fantômes de la new-wave ne sont pas très loin. A l’aube des années 80, le label belge, Les Disques Du Crépuscule – créés par Michel Duval et Annick Honoré- avait su imposer un mélange inédit et savamment dosé, de snobisme intellectuel (interview de Marguerite Duras, Jeanne Moreau, W. Burrough…), de musique d’avant-garde (Wim Mertens, Michael Nyman, DNA ou Durutti Column) et de New Wave (Isabelle Antena, Paul Haig, Tuxedomoon…). Sans retourner à l’élitisme de ses aînés, Soldout renoue de façon surannée avec cette petite tradition, en nous proposant un album enthousiasmant du début jusqu’à la fin. Right Now et surtout 94 , avec son intro à la Babooshka de Kate Bush fait la part belle à la délicieuse voix de Charlotte, qui nous fera penser à celle d’Anna Domino ( grande habituée de l’écurie « les disques du crépuscule »), le tout bringue balancé par des synthés que n’aurait pas renié Yellow Magic Orchestra. Wazabi, sa mélodie entêtante à la Beloved (période Sunrising) et son rythme à la Section 25 continuera cette pérégrination électronique, tandis que Yazoo et Depeche Mode, influences magistrales sur Off Glory et Relics , résonneront dans nos oreilles. Evidemment, les productions du label de DJ Hell et de son label Gigolo Records s’immisceront sur les morceaux A Drop Of Water et About You (avec une grosse giclée de Dopplereffekt ) tandis que l’album se clôturera sur le somptueux No More Pride , sorte de cross-over entre Il Se Noie de Trisomie 21 et Heartbeat de The Knife : un morceau de bravoure.
- Foutraque
L’amour ici est celui d’une pop libérée servie sur un lit de beat variés et de collisions sonores, traduisant parfaitement ce monde de violence et de tempête, de fragilité et de douceur, qu’est l’instant amoureux - Le soir Journal
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More (2013)
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SOLDOUT, the electronic duo founded in Brussels, released their new album "MORE" unveiling the bands new musical direction, where their singular sound is increasingly asserted. MORE combines pop, melancholy and brutality. In their songs, obscurity is mixed with tenderness, and violence with fragility. This album resuscitates the past of electronic music with a resolutely contemporary sound.
Compared to The Knife, The Kills, The xx or Purity Ring, Charlotte and David are exploring the possibilities offered by electronic music to express a collision of sounds and feelings. The intensity of their live act will leave no one indifferent.
Past shows in North America: PopMontreal 2013, SXSW 2014, CMJ Music Marathon 2014, Toronto Indie Week 2014
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Brussels flirtatious electronic duo Soldout filters neon-bright, intelligent pop tunes through dim, sexy baselines.
Soldout drips a wonderfully weird wobble over some seriously cool pulsing beats
Its the concept of creating your own reality entirely by merging the future and the past that sets SOLDOUT apart. The idea that you have to look back to look forward has been explored before, but the idea that you have to look forward to look back is SOLDOUTs idea alone, and man does it sound good.
Theres a lot of classic synth music in Off Glory, most obviously the sound of mid-80s Depeche Mode with the EBM-esque bassline coupled with shining, bell-like, chords. Drop this onto a Robo Disco beast and add some infectiously catchy vocals and you have one of the best pure SynthPop tracks released this year. Displaying just the right amount of brooding so as to appear deep, but not overshadow the dance vibe, Off Glory perfectly captures the sound of SynthPop past, without sounding like homage or parody, and makes it relevant.
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