Red Cell – Collide And Combine

Analogue roots, a modern beat

Right from the very first second, Red Cell’s fant­ast­ic new song com­pletely cap­tiv­ates me. Sonically, the track reminds me fas­cin­at­ingly of greats such as Erasure and the Pet Shop Boys, though enhanced by express­ive, deep bari­tone vocals. “Collide and Combine” is extremely catchy, yet reveals a finely woven depth with every listen. Subtle effects and fresh sounds are hid­den through­out, keep­ing the track con­sist­ently engaging.

In their “The Red Cell Manifesto”, the band emphat­ic­ally stresses that they are not chas­ing any fixed style or spe­cif­ic era. Personally, how­ever, I see abso­lutely noth­ing wrong with allow­ing form­at­ive influ­ences to be so clearly felt in one’s own sound. To my ears, Red Cell simply sounds unique enough for that.

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