Trip to Dover – Where was I (Single)
About 10 seconds into “Where was I” I thought I knew what I was about to listen to. An upbeat pop synth track not too dissimilar to artist like the ting tings and performance. I was very wrong.
The first chorus took me by surprise like it kicked me in the face. The track suddenly changes from pop (good pop at that) song into a synth driven rock song bearing heavy influences from artists like pendulum and prodigy.
The song continued to switch between pop and anthem rock till the middel 8 that does its job perfectly to set you up for the final chorus of this track. I was amazed the song finished to see the time at 3:05 I’m not quite sure how Trip to Dover have managed to fit all of this into a very radio friendly three minute song.
The is a strong performance from the whole band but a special mention has to go to the female vocalist. She leads the band well in both the rock and pop sections showing both a great range of pitch and styles throughout the track.
The track itself is very well recorded, produced and mixed and would not sound out of place on any major radio station.
I’m looking forward to hearing more from the band and will be keeping an eye out for them playing the Liverpool and Manchester area.
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By Sean O’Hare @seano56
Artist Bio and links
Artist Bio
This female fronted, 4-piece started over two years ago on the British South coast in Brighton. 70.000 miles later they played all over Europe and toured the USA. Trip to Dover is electronic glory without losing the raw edge of rock. Think electronic Foo Fighters. Think Moby goes rock. With her love for Gibson guitars and a unique powerful voice, Olga sets the tone. Backed up by Johannes’ set of keyboards the result is catchy and slightly dark electro rock. For Trip to Dover being a band is playing live. Hence they bought their ex-postal van before the first show was booked. They doubled its mileage and despite frequent breakdowns always made it to their shows on time. Learning on the street, their live set became tight and is now performed with ecstatic energy. With so much time on the road they almost forgot to think about a new CD. That, they will correct very soon. Believing they could do better they went into the studio over the summer to define the magical balance between alternative rock and synthesizers. Trip to Dover has released a single in November 2011 and their new EP “Vegas & Berlin” comes out in February 2012. Now, with better mechanical skills than ever (and breakdown cover), Trip to Dover is burning with excitement to start touring the new songs. Facebook Link
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