System Exclusive, True Lust, Magenta Vice

System Exclusive are Ari B and Matt Jones – a Pasadena, CA originated duo, balancing the hard edged electronic pulse of old school synthwerks against hot-under-the-collar live drums and slashing post-punk guitar. Ari’s melismatic alto completes the triangle, crowning the cyborg-rock compositions with a torn and vulnerable human edge. Faced with the near-impossible task of making a living in California while working as touring musicians, they put their life in storage, put a bed in the van, and have been living wherever the shows take them.

Combining the “glitz” and “glamour” of the 1980s New Romantic movement with the beluga whale guitars of Real Estate and the street smarts (or are they?) of Richard Hell & the Voidoids, here come True Lust.

Approaching synthwave as a band rather than as producers, Magenta Vice focuses on live hardware performance, working without the use of DAW's. Heavily influenced by Italo disco, electro, and Hi NRG, as well as 70's German kosmische musik, Magenta Vice offers a wide range of moods, blending sounds of past and present.

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