New York City based Alex Nackman is no musical novice, having five albums under his belt as well as being a proficient writer and producer, and his work takes a further turn in his latest album “This Revolution“.
Taking influence from a plethora of ’90s sounds including Duran Duran, New Order, The Cure and U2, it’s no surprise that – despite the fact that you hear a strong guitar influence in his music – there’s also a lot of synthesiser goodness oozing through the soundscape.
Not to mention acoustic piano. Take a look at a snap of the gorgeous studio Alex works in and you’ll see a grand piano as well as assorted xylophones/glockenspiels. There’s definitely an Alesis synth floating around too.
One reviewer described This Revolution as “paced exceptionally well. Moving from one song to the next seems like a natural progression… There are a fair number of songs that immediately pull you in with either a really great drum groove, an interesting repeated melody line, or a combination of both.”
Another described it as “sonically full” with “an edge” and a sounds that’s “incredibly durable”.
Get a taste of the album with the fourth track “Burn from the Rockets”:
Download the album from iTunes
For those itching to know about some of the gear that Alex uses, here we go:
- Nord Electro 75
- Mooger Vintage Synth
- Summit Audio TLA-50 Compressor
- Universal Audio LA-610
- Neumann TLM67
- Electro Harmonix Memory-Man Delay
- Keeley OCD Pedal
