Since rising within the European electro scene again in 2009, F.O.O.L is the alter-ego of Swedish musician Rasmus Hermansen. Sporting his iconic masks, he symbolizes a crossover right into a futuristic, cyberpunk-esque world, the place a fusion of bass and cinematic soundscapes reign supreme.F.O.O.L’s 2020 anthem “Criminals” has seen astronomical success. It has been utilized in over 100,000 shorts on YouTube, leading to greater than 4 Billion streams and 40 Million hours watched, together with an identical presence on TikTok. On high of “Criminal”, F.O.O.L has amassed a considerable following within the gaming group. He has had a number of placements on Rocket League, resembling “INERTIA” and his remix of “Horsepower” with TOKYO ROSE.
Boasting an equally magnetizing signature sound is Waveshaper, a flexible digital music producer and online game composer impressed by the soundtrack scene of the 80s and early 90s. Like F.O.O.L, his sonic ambiance can be cinematic and melodic, pulling components from Atari, Amiga, and different video video games he grew up enjoying. This progressive veteran has launched 9 breathtaking LPs whereas producing unique music for media like Netflix and Ubisoft.
Together, F.O.O.L and Waveshaper show to be an exciting and progressive workforce – and their single ‘Encounter’ – signed to Monstercat – is a testomony to the greatness we’ve come to anticipate from every artist. Packed with eerie melodies and driving, distorted synth stabs, the ceiling of success for ‘Encounter’ appears limitless. It is an thrilling preview for what lies forward, as F.O.O.L gears up for the discharge of MACHINE subsequent month, a mission assured to redefine the chances of sound and musical storytelling.
“I discovered Waveshaper back in 2015 after finding his album ‘Exploration 84’ on Spotify, and I have been a fan of his music ever since. His diverse productions of the synthwave genre inspired me to create more of it, so he’s played a big role in me getting back into producing more synth-like stuff again. In ‘Encounter’, we gave our all to tell a captivating story through sound.” – F.O.O.L.
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