Soft Metals is the electronic romance of Ian Hicks and Patricia Hall of Portland, Oregon played on vintage synthesizers and drum machines. Brought together in April of 2009 through a common love of late 70s to early 80s analog synthesizer music, they decided to meet up and write some songs. Inspiration came to them by way of experimental noise and avant garde, early industrial music, minimal synth, 1980s Chicago house, synth pop, and italo disco. Building their songs from moody, experimental, and improvised sessions together, they never know what influence will have the upper hand. It’s simplest to say Soft Metals make dark, romantic, electronic dance music.
2014
2013
2012
Not On Label (Soft Metals Self-released)
9xFile, MP3
2012
A Colourful Storm
File, MP3, Mixed, 192
2011
Desire Records (4)
7", Single, Ltd, Gre
2011
2010
Sqwelsch
2xFile, MP3, 320 + 2xFile, MP3, 256 + 4xFile, MP3,
2010
No Conclusion
File, MP3, Mixed, VBR
2010
2015
2014
2013
Robot Elephant Records
CDr, Comp
2011
RCRD LBL
File, MP3, 320
2011
2011
2011
2010
2015
Part Time Punks (2)
2xCD, Comp, Smplr
2016
2015
2014
TheErraticPodcast
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2014
Electric Voice Records
Cass, Comp, Ltd
2012
No Conclusion
File, MP3, Mixed, 192
2012
Cairo Records
Cass, Ltd
2012
2011
Boomkat
14xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2011
Dummy Records
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2011
Not On Label (Teen Witch (2) Self-released)
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2010
МИШКА
35xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2010
Dropping Gems
CDr, Comp
2010
Pendu Sound Recordings
File, MP3, Mixed, 128
2010
Part Time Punks (2)
CDr, Comp
2010
Desire Records (4)
Cass, Album
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