"Coming to us from the newly discovered (my new discovery) UrbanTorque Label, Fear of Night infuse their post-New Order electro pop with the flavoring of many of the best of the ‘80’s techno bands.  Hints of the melodic candy of Duran Duran courses through the sequencer/synth drive of “Optomistic,” a song that makes it impossible not to move at least one part of your body in it’s pulsating beat.  “Fear of Night,” captures the essence of early Depeche Mode in it’s malevolent flavor.  Brewing over a smoldering mid-tempo beat, the synths surround the melody in syncopated harmony"

toomanysebastians, have some very nice words for the Diogenes Club recently released '979' EP...

"Sometimes it’s really great when you discover good new music, this is the case with us and Welsh duo The Diogenes Club, after we posted the Cassette Club remix of Relation the nice guy at Relation’s label got in contact telling us that we might dig these guys and he wasn’t wrong. It didn’t take us long to fall in love with their dreamy sound, so laid-back and sophisticated and so easy on the ears. If you’ve been feeling the whole ‘DreamWave’ sound then you’re going to love these guys. We’re posting a cut from their ‘979 Ep’ and we think it’s absolutely fantastic"

'I Could Try To Explain' by the Diogenes Club continues to be championed this time by BBC 6 Music,  "Absolutely gorgeous record" Lauren Laverne ...and it's out now folks!

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Francois DuBois, the french alter-ego of Funk D'Void's Lars Sandberg makes his long awaited follow up to the huge 'Blood' and 'I Try'. 'bout time innit! Hear it first on the ever excellent Buzzin' Fly Radio Show with head honcho Ben Watt.

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The good people at toomanysebastians, one of the key music blogs has some very nice words to say about the new Relation single 'Optimistic', and also about the Cassette Club Remix.....

"The Cassette Club guys are also on the recieving end of a lot of hype at the moment due to their remix of Passion Pit getting a whole load of love. If you thought that mix was good, wait till you hear what they've done with 'Optimistic', it's quite stunning. Like, jaw-droppingly good."

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Released:  10th May 2010

Andrew Leary, creator of Relation’s album Fear of Night, returns to Urban Torque with “Butty Box”, his debut solo single as Laserdisco. Following his recent explorations of electronic indie-pop with Relation, Andrew has delved into the depths of music software and synthesis to produce the tempo-oscillating quantization experiment that is “Butty Box”. The track finds Andrew deploying wobbly chords, stuttering arpeggios, loopy synth bleeps and off kilter percussion to create a well executed slab of wonky electronica.  Also along for the ride is the more linear but similarly polyrhythmic excursion known as “Disconnect”, originally penned as a Relation b-side but now re-worked into a subtle tech-house gem.

Two UT tracks featured on the ever excellent Rehab show on Kiss FM with Justin Wilkes. M.A.D. 'Brainwaves' and Eat More Cake's splendid down tempo beauty 'Red Sky'.

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Eddie Temple Morris drops the Diogenes Club 'I Could Try To Explain' in his latest show, The Remix on XFM. See the full playlist here on Eddie's blog. "...this is a record that has really crept up on me it's come out of no where, and just uplifted the hell out of me...isn't that lovely"

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Released:  26th April 2010

‘Optimistic’ is Relation’s second single from their debut album ‘Fear Of Night’. Critically acclaimed in Electronic music industry circles and buoyantly welcomed in the Indie sphere, Essex boys Andrew Leary and Oliver Keech have developed an alternative, unique sound by combining meaningful lyrics with synth-pop to create both emotional depth and electronic rhythms. Although the compositions are truly progressive and they embrace a futuristic approach to their productions, their music has brought comparisons to New Order and the Pet Shop Boys as well as a wink to Depeche Mode.

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Released:  26th April 2010

‘Relation’s real charm lies in the confessional beauty of tracks like ‘Optimistic’ – one listen will leave you swooning’. Tillate’s Top 25 albums of 2009

‘Forget all your cheesy Lady Gagas and Little Bootsies, when it comes to reviving electro pop, Relation are the daddy’. Sound Advice

‘England has once again produced electro pop genius! I haven’t heard anything this polished and true to its nature in a very long time’. Off The Radar

‘Impressive stuff’. Mixmag

'Warm and elegant electronic pop music… Popjustice readers are going to love this album'. Pop Justice

‘Optimistic’ is Relation’s second single from their debut album ‘Fear Of Night’. Critically acclaimed in Electronic music industry circles and buoyantly welcomed in the Indie sphere, Essex boys Andrew Leary and Oliver Keech have developed an alternative, unique sound by combining meaningful lyrics with synth-pop to create both emotional depth and electronic rhythms. Although the compositions are truly progressive and they embrace a futuristic approach to their productions, their music has brought comparisons to New Order and the Pet Shop Boys as well as a wink to Depeche Mode.