Stephen Falken - Valerie Summer Road (2010)

Aside from taking his pseudonym from the enigmatic nuclear-holocaust computer game programmer from seminal 80's techno-thriller Wargames, Falken is also a member of The Outrunners, a duo who relish their Italo Disco, have two feet firmly planted in the 80's and have a track forthcoming on Eskimo's Cosmic Balearic Beats Volume 2. Falken and The Outrunners are also connected with the spectacular Valerie Collective. Falken's synth-drenched four-tracker is one part Jan Hammer and one part Tangerine Dream, coming on like a forgotten John Carpenter soundtrack. It's the mid 80's movie score you never heard of. The Valerie Collective was founded as a musical cooperation in Nantes, France, in 2007 by David Grellier and his friends and colleagues. Various acts in Valerie include The Outrunners, Minitel Rose, Anoraak, Maethelvin, all from Nantes as well as Russ Chimes from London and DVAS from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Other artists included Keenhouse and Electric Youth. The Valerie Collective is described as "responsible for some of the very best original electronic music now coming out of France", was created as a way to foster musical talent, by providing opportunities for collaboration among artists, also connecting them through blogs and other internet channels. The collective is characterised by a "retro-futurist", "romantic blend of 1980s inspired electro" or synthwave. SC: soundcloud.com/valeriecollective This was part of serie in 12 monthly parts that was downloaded from the Valerie website long time ago, this was the mix for the month August.