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Iris
Often described by critics as disposable, '80s synth pop acts such as Erasure and Depeche Mode continued to inspire young musicians to write hummable songs with a plethora of keyboards even into the '90s. Iris formed in 1993 as Forgiving Iris with Reagan Jones (vocals, keyboards) and Matt Morris (keyboards, programming). Jones and Morris met in college; they were taking an electronic music class and discovered they shared the same taste in artists. Forgiving Iris started performing at clubs in the Austin, TX, area, covering classic new wave songs. When the duo began opening up for other groups, they concentrated on their own material. Forgiving Iris contributed the track "Annie, Would I Lie to You" to the Electronic Fields compilation in 1996. The track became a cult favorite in dance clubs, but it had many fans wondering if, or when, the band was going to record a full-length CD. They shortened their name to Iris and released their debut album, Disconnect, on June 1, 1999, for the A Different Drum label. Disconnect was praised by music reviewers for its upbeat synth-driven rhythms. In the summer of 2000, Iris was voted Best Band and Best Album at the first annual American Synthpop Awards. ~ Michael Sutton, Rovi
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And synthpop/tec h n o in general is seeing a huge revival in Philly
They need to do a gig on OAHU!
There needs to be more synthpop groups with clear-voiced singers out there; too many singers have semi-deep, monotone singing styles (VNV Nation, And one, Covenant come to mind). Apoptygma Berzerk came close. But Iris is a great example of a good singing voice combined with a solid synthpop production.
For Varo: for me, "wet" refers to heavier, more layered, blurred sound, very full in tone and body. "Dry", to me, sounds clear, with few distortions or filler. If you have trouble isolating the layers in a piece, it's "wet", if you can pick them out by ear, it's "dry"... Try it while listening on a good set of head-phones- it'll be easier to distinguish the types. :)
the best way to find out is just get a demo of a music program and mess with wet and dry...
however more synthpop bands employ a more dry sound whereas trance usually employs a very wet sound..
but this is one of my fav bands... such a good voice!
My favorite by them is "Hell's coming with me". It makes me think of the classic scene from "Tombstone" with Kurt Russell at the train station.
I discovered them through Pandora from a Depeche Mode station.
"Annie, Would I Lie To You?" quickly became one of my favorite songs (In fact it's the first song that I ever bookmarked on Pandora)