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Artist
Oblique
12+ albums
electropopsynthpopElectroclashDrum and basssynthwave
about
There are several artists called Oblique. 1. Mark Hensel, a drum & bass artist on Nocturnal label. 2. The Spanish synthpop band. 3. The Dutch progressive rock band. 1. Mark Hasnel was an artist from Ipswich, UK who died in a car accident in 1997. He released two 12'' records on Nocturnal. A full-length album was planned on Nocturnal but it never materialized. 2. Two lovers of the electronic music join and form Oblique. They are Sonja (vocals & lyrics) and Gonzalez (synth & programming). At the end of 2008, for the same love to the electronic music, Linn joins the band in order to play the bass and synth support. He's also collaborating on the programming of new songs. Influenced for the sound of bands like The Human League, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Client, Ladytron, Tiga or Soulwax among others and all this seasoned of their unmistakable personal look, they introduce us into an electronic universe where the 80's culture and the dark-dance and dancing music have their signature. Already with three edited releases with Greenland Productions (Acapulco, Wonderful Opulence, Acapulco [Special Edition]) and their remixes (This is my...Remixes), Oblique has achieved to cross borders being at present in MTV Italy or receiving praises from Portugal (T'ho Porto), United Kingdom (Electronically Yours), Belgium (Side-Line Magazine) or Germany (Electropop. 3) on the part of musical critics in magazines, web sites and of supporters of the Oblique sound. The band has remixed a
