Spectra Paris - Retromachine Betty

There are two kinds of bands stemming from the Electropop camp. One camp seeks to emulate the sound and feel of Depeche Mode's best records as much as possible. The other part of the Electropop-Camp, however, decided to walk a less-beaten path. This includes SPECTRA*paris, the alternative project of the enigmatic Elena Alice Fossi, lead singer of Italian cult-outfit Kirlian Camera, and supported by legendary producer John Fryer. Their third album "Retromachine Betty" breathes and lives the spirit of 80s electronic Pop and Wave and the almost forgotten vibe of bands like Visage or Desireless. A pop-vision constantly changing between neon-blue electronic melancholy and bubblegum-orange sweetness.

SPECTRA*paris lean on both, the memory of 80s pop (Star Bubbles, Alice (Geistersterne)) lightness and innocence, as well as the DNA of Kirlian Camera, a heavy Electropop darkness (Ludovico Technique, Metrolynx) mixed with the grandeur and electronic club-induced melancholy that constituted the "Electro-Wave" underground sound of the 80s. And therefore "Retromachine Betty" becomes a time-machine for revisiting our own youth, the school trip to the youth hostel, or our first visits to DISCOs and underground clubs with beating hearts at a non-legal age without our parents knowing about it. A retrospective of excitement and familiarity, old memories and young melodies, and with its retro-kitsch catchiness that makes "Retromachine Betty" a truly unique Electropop experience. Retromachine Betty is alive!

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