Maxx Parker - Outsider [CD]

Aztec Records Ltd

£11.81

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: AZT168CD
Barcode: 5060857310603
Release Date: 28 Jan 2022
Genre: Coldwave/Synth

Maxx Parker is a British Synthwave/Retrowave producer based in South Wales, UK. He grew up obsessed with being a multi-instrumentalist and crafting the 80s sounds that have always monopolised his attention.

Outsider is Maxx Parker’s debut album released on Aztec Records and features artists such as LAU, Thought Beings, GeoVoc, Natalie Gray, Young Empress and Syst3m Glitch. The collaboration between these acts delivers songs that are ignited with melodic and atmospheric arrangement and production, coupled with powerful, heartfelt vocals and lyrics that draw on themes of love, nostalgia and self-reflection.

The opening track ‘Shimmer (feat. GeoVoc)’ is a reflective, delicately crafted introduction that eases the listener in. The album cuts between upbeat 80s pop tracks like ‘Wait For Me (feat. Natalie Gray)’ and ‘Hot Summer Nights’ that will get you moving, while tracks like ‘Forbidden Treasures (feat. Thought Beings)’, ‘Ain’t Enough (feat. Syst3m Glitch)’ and ‘Drown Your Sorrow (feat. LAU)’ guide us through stories of love and heartbreak that anchors the emotional side of Outsider.

‘Neo-Noir’ includes driving bass lines and catchy synths that will appeal to the fans of traditional Synthwave, while songs like ‘Last Dance (feat. Young Empress)’ and ‘Cloudscape (feat. GeoVoc)’ stride into a more experimental direction showcasing untraditional instrumentation and bold vocals.

Outsider is a smooth blend of contemporary synthwave that calls on elements of traditional 80s pop music while incorporating atmospheric, experimental sounds. Maxx Parker achieves a release that will serve as a fresh paragon in the Synthwave/Retrowave genre.

TRACKLISTING
01 Shimmer (feat. GeoVoc)
02 Forbidden Treasures (feat. Thought Beings)
03 Hot Summer Nights
04 Cloudscape (feat. GeoVoc)
05 Drown Your Sorrow (feat. LAU)
06 Last Dance (feat. Young Empress)
07 Neo Noir
08 Wait For Me (feat. Natalie Gray)
09 Ain’t Enough (feat. Syst3m Glitch)
10 Outsider