Heartbeat Designers

Dylan Smith, EDM House Network, about musicians John Boredom and William Forrester, better known as synth-pop duo Heartbeat Designers:
Heartbeat Designers’ ‘FAME’ breathes new life into British synth-pop genre!
Electronic pop music often had its roots in Germany before spilling over into the United Kingdom: as early as the 1970s, Kraftwerk was able to write milestones in music history with hits such as ‘Autobahn’ and ‘The Model’. International hits in English by Ultravox, Visage, Eurythmics, Tina Turner, Haddaway or Queens Radio Gaga were produced in Germany already three to four decades ago. Times have changed: Now two Germans, of all people, are storming the British music news with the band Heartbeat Designers and British synth-pop at its finest. The second album ‘OPEN SESAME’ contains the single ‘FAME’, produced in England by the well-known and successful hit producer Ian Little, who has already worked on big productions for Roxy Music, Sparks, OMD, Bryan Ferry and Duran Duran. ‘FAME’ is a gritty sounding but danceable homage to unforgettable stars like David Bowie, the famous phrase about fame by Andy Warhol and the 80s wave scene and new romantics in London.
(Dylan Smith, EDM House Network, July 31, 2023)