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‘Kabukichō’ by Surprise Barbue

March 1, 2021

‘Kabukichō’ by Surprise Barbue

Exclusive video premiere of ‘Kabukichō’ by synthesizer duo Surprise Barbue.


‘Kabukichō’ is the debut LP of Surprise Barbue, duo piece of Kevin Valentin and Benjamin Moutte. Ode for synthesizers. Unique contemplative experience. Ascending phases and striking chords, frenzied and uplifting sections, for a both rhythmical and meditative effect.

Cosmic patches, raw textures, arpeggiators either hypnotic or sharp. The character of each keyboards is expressed in a precise and careful mix, flowing into a synthetic stream in fluorescent hues. The composition is based around the creation of mini landscapes with cosmic and mythological atmospheres.

The sounds evoke Sci-fi universes, psychedelic ambiances as well as early music and repetitive music, not to mention the allusions to the pioneers of electronic music. Each influence takes place in the different scenes of the same story.

Surprise Barbue by Vincent Arbelet

Concept album, astral travel, hallucinatory and luminous. We enter ‘Kabukichō’, as we enter in a Philip K. Dick novel: altered state of consciousness, parallel universes and Suddenly the void…


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