【Pls look at the top comment first】The fronted lady as well as the creator of this album is Christine Lianou，a.k.a. Kristine, who comes from Athens, Greece, an ultra amazing singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist producer. There is a loyal fan base who follows and supports Kristine all the way from her social media pages. For anyone who wants to follow the music with very pure and genuine 1980s taste, this album is absolutely a desirable choice.
This self-titled album of Kristine is originally created with all the songs written and produced by herself. On the whole, this is not a full-aor release including both synth-pop and aor tracks that Kristine concentrates on. It is noteworthy that the album was originally distributed in Australia in 2015, and its reissued versions (2017/2018) came out in USA, which can attract more listeners from the mainstream lands overseas. Anyway, this must be a terrific achievement totally with original musical works from Greece.
In this album, the studio team consists of a group of musicians and engineers from different countries, working on recording, masteresing and mixing. Kristine herself is also a multi-instrumentalist. Both on the format of CD and vinyl, this album has won warm responses as a formal full-length release of Kristine.
Among all the tracks from this album, there include both lively synthwave tunes and pure pop aor gems. This song "Sleepless Nights" is a typical pop aor ballad featuring 1980s style in the arrangements. Other pop aor songs like "Everybody", "Burning Fever", "Heroes", "Last Left Standing" and "The City"(only included in its original Australian release) are created with pleasure or romantic vibes, taking listeners back to the gloden era of memorable Adult Contemporary.
Besides, Don't miss the rest synth-pop tracks as her "ancestral" works to feel the heart beating strong. Since the mid-2010s, the term "synthwave" has become associated with an 1980s revival style, so the artists who specialize on this genre are mostly influended by 1980s music, adding some of intercommunities with pop aor, hi-tech aor and new wave to their creations. This is a salute to 1980s which should never be overlooked as Kristine has established a best example.
Before this album, there have been four singles & EPs releases and one compilations release that Kristine made in succession from 2010 to 2014, including some tracks from this self-titled album as the previous single releases, the early demos of these songs, the early synth-pop singles featuring Kristine on vocals and her collaboration with other musicians.
It is worth mentioning that Kristine is the music producer featured in Cobra Kai, Friday the 13th the Game and Blazing Chrome, who also recorded the soundtracks for the latter two games on vocals. Synthwave is commonly used as the OST in video games and some cartoons and television shows, the genre which can perfectly combine auditory effect with visual verisimilitude.
In recent years, Kristine never stops creatiing and remixing. Follow her on twitter "KRISTINE", the main social platform she joined and her utube channel "KRISTINE OFFICIAL" to catch the inspiration from this amazing music lady.
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