Analog Dance + toysoldier

A London gig at The Shacklewell Arms featuring Analog Dance, a solo electronic project, with toysoldier, the new solo project of Olly Bowley, as the other act on the bill.

Analog Dance is a solo project based between London and Argentina, combining darkwave, synth-pop and post-punk with 1980s dark aesthetics, modern analogue synth textures and driving rhythms. The identity behind the name has not been verified, so no further background is given here.

toysoldier is the new solo project of Olly Bowley, who also plays guitar in the garage rock band Cucamaras. The project names Grapetooth, Chanel Beads and Lael Neale as inspirations. Some of its tracks are danceable and others more reflective, built on contrasts between nostalgic, childlike sounds and sincere lyrics. It began as a private bedroom project and has since grown into a live band drawn from the Nottingham scene.