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October 16, 2017
James Rhodes

Scandroid Interview with Echosynthetic

Echosynthetic is all about electronic music…whether it be synthwave, synthpop, EBM, industrial, or anything in between. They provide reviews of albums, both new and old, news, and coverage of live shows. Their mission is to get more synths into more ears AND to provide an even platform for all of the artists they cover.

Echosynthetic put together an exclusive interview with Klayton around the sophomore Scandroid album, Monochrome, out today. Preview the feature below and then jump over to Echosynthetic for the full feature!

Echosynthetic Talks with Scandroid About Monochrome:
Friday the 13th saw Scandroid share his take on the Michael Jackson classic, Thriller. It works on two levels…the first being a well timed cover for the Halloween season. The second sees it as the last tease before Scandroid’s sophomore record, Monochrome, releases this week! The VHS distorted video, filled with smoke and dancing robots, is well matched to the futuristic yet pleasingly retro reimagining of one of the biggest singles of all time. If you weren’t excited for Monochrome before now, Thrillershould have you read to take a bite (pun firmly intended) when it hits on October 27th. For now you can snag the cover over at Bandcamp for the low price of $1.00. Don’t forget that Monochrome is available for pre-order HERE, including CD and limited edition cassette (for you physical media junkies!)

Thanks so much for talking to us! Just in case there’s someone out there who isn’t already familiar with Scandroid, what can you tell us about the project?

80s. New Wave. I lived through the 80s and although metal was what I started playing when I picked up my first instrument, New Wave was the sound I wanted to make at some point in my life. Here it is.

Your self-titled debut was an immediate hit. Were you expecting so much success right out of the gate?

I wasn’t. I generally don’t put much expectation on anything I release because you’re setting yourself up for heartbreak if you do. I just make what I want to make, put it into the world and move on. I was pleasantly surprised to find so many people understanding Scandroid and embracing the sound.

Read the rest of the interview at Echosynthetic:

https://echosynthetic.com/2017/10/16/we-check-out-thriller-and-talk-to-scandroid-about-monochrome/

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October 12, 2017
James Rhodes

Scandroid Premieres Cover of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” via Nerdist.com (Lyric Video)

Scandroid has premiered his anticipated cover of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” this morning via Nerdist.com.

“…while Jackson’s original doesn’t need any improving, the bombastic synths and punchy percussion make it feel like you’re driving through the set of Miami Vice at 200 miles per hour.” – Nerdist.com

[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rov5I0CQKw” width=”700″]

Stream/Download “Thriller” now on all major digital platforms:
https://fanlink.to/thriller

Tell us what you think of the cover in the comments on the Nerdist premier Facebook Post:

https://www.facebook.com/Nerdist/posts/1906541299363669

 

Read the full article at:
http://nerdist.com/michael-jackson-thriller-synth-cover-scandroid/

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October 9, 2017
James Rhodes

Scandroid Releases New Trailer for Sophomore Album Monochrome


“the album sounds like it belongs on Stranger Things” – GarageBandGamers.com

“Synthwave has never sounded better and more varied than on the current ‘Scandroid’ album.” – ElectroZombies.com

“I don’t like to generalize, but every song on this album is pretty impressive.” – LouderThanWords.eu

“…Scandroid stands apart from the established synthwave sound with a style that holds few comparisons.” – IronSkullet.com

Scandroid returns with the full-length sophomore album Monochrome, available Friday, October 27th. Featuring 13 tracks, from the retro-synth pop hooks of “Afterglow,” “Rendezvous,” “Future Bloodline,” and “A Thousand Years,” to the instrumental epics “Oblivia” and “Searching For a Lost Horizon,” Monochrome imagines an alternate future where truth is hidden in “Monochrome.”

The album includes modern synthwave covers of John Williams’ famous Star Wars opus “The Force Theme” as well as a hauntingly powerful cover of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to be released on Friday the 13th of October. The album concludes with a bonus remix of “Thriller” from mysterious synthwave artist/producer PYLOT.

Following the international success of the debut Scandroid album (Top 10 iTunes Electronic Album USA, Russia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia & #5 Billboard Electronic Album), Monochrome continues the journey of ‘Red’ & ‘Aphelion’ in a cyberpunk storyline set in Neo-Tokyo in the year 2518.

“…in a world of color, I see in Monochrome.”

Pre-Order ‘Monochrome’:
https://fanlink.to/monochrome

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October 3, 2017
James Rhodes

Inside Music Podcast #107: Interview with Celldweller

Inside Music is a show about life in the modern music business. Each week, host James Shotwell speaks with a musician or industry professional about their career and where they see the business of music going in the future. If you have ever wondered what it’s really like to make a living in entertainment, this show will supply new answers every week.

On this episode of INSIDE MUSIC, host James Shotwell calls his friend Klayton – best known to electronic music fans as Celldweller, Scandroid, or Circle of Dust – to discuss his unique career in the entertainment business. Klayton has built an empire of his own, which allows him to control his entire business, but the path to get to this point was not easy. Klayton walks James through the hurdles he faced early on and offers advice to others hoping to control their career. Be sure to check out Celldweller’s next release, Offworld, when it arrives later this year.

https://soundcloud.com/inside-music-podcast/inside-music-107-celldweller

Inside Music is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and a number of additional podcast applications. Please subscribe and review the show.

Originally published April 5, 2017 via HaulixDaily.com

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September 28, 2017
James Rhodes

Scandroid Releases New Single “Afterglow” from Upcoming Album

Detroit, MI – Electronic/synthpop artist Scandroid has released the new single, “Afterglow” from his upcoming album Monochrome. The track showcases infectious retro-synth sounds with melodic vocal hooks, while incorporating accents of energetic guitars.

“A bevy of hardware synths were used on this track, from bass-lines from my Roland Juno-60 and Dave Smith / Tom Oberheim OB-6 to leads from my Korg PolySix, Yamaha Reface CS and Roland Juno-106. This track also has one of the more obvious uses of distorted guitar on the album. When I finished cutting vocals for this track, I already knew this one was going to be up front on the album. I’m hoping that people still like dancing in the year 2518 and they’ll play this song in some underground retro club.” – Klayton (Scandroid)

Monochrome releases October 27th an is available for pre-order on CD, limited edition cassette or digital download at https://fanlink.to/monochrome

Featuring 14 tracks, from the retro-synth pop hooks of “Afterglow,” “Rendezvous,” “Future Bloodline,” and “A Thousand Years,” to the instrumental epics “Oblivia” and “Searching for a Lost Horizon,” Monochrome imagines an alternate future where truth is hidden in “Monochrome.”

The album includes modern synthwave covers of John Williams’ famous Star Wars opus “The Force Theme” as well as a hauntingly powerful cover of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to be released on Friday the 13th of October. The album concludes with a bonus remix of “Thriller” from mysterious synthwave artist/producer PYLOT.

Following the international success of the debut Scandroid album (Top 10 iTunes Electronic Album USA, Russia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia & #5 Billboard Electronic Album), Monochrome continues the journey of ‘Red’ & ‘Aphelion’ in a cyberpunk storyline set in Neo-Tokyo in the year 2518.

“…in a world of color, I see in Monochrome.”

Pre-Order ‘Monochrome’:

https://fanlink.to/monochrome

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September 22, 2017
James Rhodes

Celldweller Announces Growling Machines Remixes EP

Detroit, MI – Electronic-rock artist/producer Celldweller has announced the release of a collection of remixes from psy-trance group Growing Machines, available September 29th. The release marks the first time the remixes are being made available on streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer.

The single “Own Little World” (Growling Machines Remix) is available immediately, with remixes of “Switchback,” “The Last Firstborn” and “Frozen” coming September 29th.

Originally released in limited fashion in the mid 00s, the remixes are resurfacing now, due to the explosion of music streaming demand in South America. Growling Machines and Celldweller performed together live in Brazil in front of a festival audience of over 20,000 people in 2007.

Purchase/Stream Growling Machines Remixes:
https://fanlink.to/growlingmachinesremixes

Follow Growling Machines:
https://facebook.com/growlingmachines
https://twitter.com/GMS_Music

Follow Celldweller:
https://facebook.com/celldweller
https://youtube.com/celldweller
https://twitter.com/celldweller
https://instagram.com/klaytoncelldweller
https://klayton.info

About Celldweller:

Personifying the sound of the playlist generation, Celldweller (Klayton) creates a fusion of digital and organic elements, ignoring genre boundaries and creating a pioneering vision for the future of modern music.

Celldweller has become a worldwide phenomenon with fans in over 130 countries and a catalog of music garnering over 500,000,000 streams.

Klayton, the multifaceted producer behind Celldweller, not only creates artist albums that have garnered an intense cult following, but is well known in the media industry for his music appearing in hundreds of major Film / TV & Video Games, such as Westworld, Suicide Squad, Jack Reacher, Deadpool, Collide, Lucy, John Wick, Robocop, Pacific Rim, Killer Instinct Season 3, Now You See Me, Dead Rising 3, Call of Duty: Elite, Assassin’s Creed, UFC & more.

 

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September 22, 2017
James Rhodes

Scandroid Launches Pre-Orders for Sophomore Album, ‘Monochrome,’ Out October 27th

September 22, 2017
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Detroit, MI – Multi-faceted music producer, artist and film composer Klayton (Celldweller, Circle of Dust, FreqGen) has announced pre-orders for Monochrome, the sophomore album from his retro 80s / synth-pop inspired project Scandroid, releasing Friday, October 27th. Monochrome is available for pre-order on CD, limited edition cassette or digital download at https://fanlink.to/monochrome.

Featuring 14 tracks, from the retro-synth pop hooks of “Afterglow,” “Rendezvous,” “Future Bloodline,” and “A Thousand Years,” to the instrumental epics “Oblivia” and “Searching for a Lost Horizon,” Monochrome imagines an alternate future where truth is hidden in “Monochrome.”

The album includes modern synthwave covers of John Williams’ famous Star Wars opus “The Force Theme” as well as a hauntingly powerful cover of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to be released on Friday the 13th of October. The album concludes with a bonus remix of “Thriller” from mysterious synthwave artist/producer PYLOT.

Following the international success of the debut Scandroid album (Top 10 iTunes Electronic Album USA, Russia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia & #5 Billboard Electronic Album), Monochrome continues the journey of ‘Red’ & ‘Aphelion’ in a cyberpunk storyline set in Neo-Tokyo in the year 2518.

“…in a world of color, I see in Monochrome.”

Pre-Order ‘Monochrome’:
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https://fanlink.to/monochrome

About Scandroid:

Scandroid, the modern synthwave project from Detroit based artist/producer Klayton, best known for his electronic-rock project Celldweller, is Klayton’s love letter to the 80s.

The self-titled debut Scandroid album reached critical acclaim with #1 iTunes Electronic Album charing in USA/Russia, plus Top #5 Electronic Charting in iTunes (Canada, Germany, UK), Amazon (USA) and Billboard (USA). The debut Scandroid album has also garnered over 1.5 million plays on the NewRetroWave YouTube Channel and spawned a full album of official remixes, featuring artists such as: Dance With The Dead, Blue Stahli, Daniel Deluxe, PYLOT, d.notive, GosT, Makeup and Vanity Set, Waveshaper and more.

The sophomore Scandroid album, Monochrome is set to be released on October 27th, 2017.

 

 

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Facebook – https://facebook.com/scandroid
YouTube – http://youtube.com/scandroid
Twitter – http://twitter.com/scandroidmusic
Soundcloud – http://soundcloud.com/scandroidofficial
Instagram – http://instagram.com/scandroidofficial
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/27qG899eLldfpYtPr3S3NJ

Official Store & Merchandise:
https://fixtstore.com/scandroid

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