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Even though Electralux shares the same name with the fridge in my kitchen at home, this new band is most definitely neither creaky nor out-dated.

Said to be up to the moment in the current music scene, Electralux is an electronic pop duo with huge potential.

Martin Badder and David Power, from Bath, provide drums and keyboard. Alongside them is Damien Simes with delay-guitar, back-ups from MC Erl Grey (what a name…another synonym from the kitchen) and Nick Walker on vocals.

At the forefront of their debut single, Missing Out, are the masculine vocals which are mesmerising, providing a sort of lulling feeling. Missing Out is raw and is coupled with deeper levels which subconsciously move the listener, taking them to a place filled with far more peacefulness and serenity than on this side of consciousness!

It is not what I expected, I have to say. At first glance of the four men and the first hear of them as electro dance, you anticipate yourself being literally hit by an overload of heavy beats. Instead, Missing Out is a lot slower, more melodic and sweeter than expected. This feel is carried by the beat created by a hollow drum against the intermittent electric guitar and piano. You will feel the involuntary motion of your head bobbing along to the beat.

Missing Out takes on the age old idea of how money cannot (or perhaps in some cases can) buy you your lady. Vocalist Walker said: “trying to impress a rick girl while struggling with cut shifts on minimum wage is hard, especially in last years trainers.”

Ideas used are taken from their real-life struggles and strives.  And at least it is not approached in a contrite way, which you may assume considering the seemingly ‘flimsy’ song topic.

In the upcoming months they are playing at the Moles Club in Bath on 15th August, The Water Rats in London on 28th August and The Louisiana in Bristol on 3rd September.