Solvent

What does 10 years of Solvent sound like? Well, Solvent has created his own unique version of electro-pop: too elegant and sincere for the electroclash set, too complex and contemporary to sound like it was recorded in 1981,and too seeped in the time-honoured traditions of melody, songwriting and hands-on synthesis to be lost in the overcrowded world of laptop techno.

During his career, Solvent has been embraced by a diverse demographic of music listeners, and "Demonstration Tape (1997-2007)" makes it clear that Solvent's music transcends simple genres: there's slow, romantic electronica ballads ("Duckie", "A Panel of Experts", "An Introduction to Ghosts"), driving, dark electro bangers ("Think Like Us", "Creepy Crawler", "Built-In Microphone"), and pretty much every mood, tempo and emotion in between. Consistently, you'll hear strong, memorable hooks, engaging melodies, and a purist's palette of warm, organic analog synthesizer tones.

The 27 tracks on “Demonstration Tape (1997-2007)” document all the ‘hits’ of the past decade, some of which are long out of print, as well as introduce three previously unreleased songs and Solvent's latest vocoder pop track and recent live-set favorite, "In Light". Also included are several examples Solvent's exemplary vocoder- synthpop sound, like 'For You', 'Wish', and (of course) Solvent's signature song, 'My Radio', still a dance-floor staple everywhere from techno clubs in Ibiza, to goth clubs in Berlin. Far from being an actual demo, the album is sure to please Solvent fans, new and old alike. The album is being released on January 29th 2008 both as a limited edition double-cd (700 copies only), and in digital format.