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Crimewave – SCENES

Posted on Nov 7th, 2025

On the surface, Crimewave’s SCENES plays as a conceptual dance record about Northern UK nightclubs. Its true fixation lies in the subtle criminal acts and misdemeanours that go almost unnoticed within these spaces – a vision brought vividly to life under the production of Rainy Miller.

The project is conceived as a continuous DJ set, with each track bleeding seamlessly into the next. Glitched-out guitars, strobing chords and fractured breaks are utilised to convey both the euphoria of the dance floor, and the half-seen acts of criminality lurking in the club’s grimy corners.

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Crimewave – Instrumentals

Posted on Oct 24th, 2025

Manchester’s Crimewave has been setting the stage for his upcoming album, Scenes, with singles like “Semaphore” and “White Label.”
The final single, “Instrumentals”, teases the album on its most reflective note. Built from glitching guitars and warped loops that stutter like broken circuitry, it carries the melancholic pull of a shoegaze ballad more than any other track while still remaining catchy.

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Crimewave – Semaphore

Posted on Sep 26th, 2025

‘Second single ‘Semaphore’, is a paranoid and robotic signal flare from the club. Its looping refrain, ‘fixated eyes, malignant smiles, another semaphore’, captures the sense of coded warnings and uneasy recognition when stepping into a volatile space. Musically, the track locks glitching, distorted guitars into rigid, strobing electronics, its industrial edge building a sense of dread before surging into urgent, body-moving release.’

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Crimewave – White Label

Posted on Sep 3rd, 2025

Manchester’s Crimewave makes thrilling electronic music that is equal parts glitchy IDM and guitar freak-outs. Having already toured with Kim Gordon, George Clanton and Machinedrum, Crimewave has caught the ears of luminaries and is making an exciting debut on New York’s Fool’s Gold Records, a label known for taking bold chances. Dive into these fractured breaks and get your brain shredded.

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