The interstellar space cruiser has resurfaced from the deepest depths of our ever-expanding universe. Radio Galaxy marks the first album release by Starcadian in four years, following up on the retrowave classic that is Midnight Signals and pushing the audiovisual narrative into strange new places.
Cinematic, heavy and irresistibly funky, this latest iteration bears the unmistakable mark of the enigmatic space-lord. Loyal fans will no doubt shiver and shake it utter delight at the disco-funk riffs of ‘Culture’ or ‘Lovebeats’, basking in the awe-inspiring magnitude of ‘Gutter’ and ‘Satellites’ along their sonic journey into deep space. Between these familiar marks, however, lies an entirely new land to discover and marvel at. The esoteric twists and turn truly start to take over on the album’s fourth track ‘ Cannibal Gods’, which enters to the sounds of eerie detuned synths before kicking into high gears with distorted basslines, scintillating synth leads and middle-eastern instruments.
The record keeps throwing fresh ideas at you, adding a fresh, exciting touch to each track whilst keeping a purposeful, coherent flow throughout the album’s runtime. ‘I Demoni’ acts as the album’s narrative culmination and will without a doubt go down as one of the craziest Starcadian songs to date.
With Radio Galaxy, the masked synth lord marks the grand return fans have been waiting for
whilst indulging in some of the project’s most progressive and experimental pursuits to date.
Rather than cater to the songs he’s built his name on, Starcadian has dropped a record full of twists and turns that you simply cannot do without after your first spin.
Starcadian ‘Radio Galaxy’ is out now via Bandcamp and Spotify.
