Straight out of QLD, Australia and into the cyberpunk depths of the near future comes Techlash, a project focusing on industrial, darksynth, synthwave, and other related genres. The goal is simple: to make dystopian dance music set for the near future where clandestine shadow operations take place at the speed of fibre-optic light within cyberspace.. And yet the devastation that occurs is enough to take down governments, breach impenitent citadels, and destabilize geopolitical megacorps.

Techlash’s latest single ‘Sound the Alarm’ sees him take a step back from hardened beats and into more sanguine sounds. The former metal guitarist never planned on this being more than an instrumental, but after falling in love with the track he knew it needed something more. An idea unfolded: he wanted an ethereal voice to sing about something darker to counter the brighter tone of the song. The lyrics were to match that dark tone and discuss overstimulation in the modern world.

The vocalist for the single, simply named as CC, has decidedly chosen to remain anonymous for this single. Techlash reached out to the L.A. native via the SoundBetter platform and found her tone to be perfect. The anonymity of the singer adds a relative mystery to the song – as most things within the cyberpunk genre are. 

‘Sound the Alarm (feat. CC)’ is released via Brutal Resonance Records in both digital and vinyl postcard formats. A vinyl postcard is printed just as a vinyl would be except it’s on a sturdy and durable, laminated postcard. The sound is lo-fi, but the product is unique and niche and plays on any record player. Not to mention collectable and good looking. Contains the single ‘Sound the Alarm (feat. CC)’. Only 25 made!