ULTRABOSS – Slow Motion Rider (2024)

Synthwave has become the music genre that perhaps better recaptured the ’80s fun. What initially started as nostalgic video game-like sounds, in recent years Synthwave artists developed into full-band products.
One of the leaders in this matter is ULTRABOSS, basically a duo of vocalist Robert Beachgrove and songwriter / multi-performer PJ d’Atri, which plays electric guitar and bass, while their albums always feature guests performing real saxophone, piano, etc. – ‘real’ mean actual instruments, not programming.
So ULTRABOSS albums sound like a real rock&pop band, and their new offering “Slow Motion Rider” should be their best: 14 tracks in total with 4 being instrumentals. The secret of ULTRABOSS success is simple: strong songwriting. The songs are good, very good.

Imagine if Kenny Loggins had recorded another album in 1984: this is “Slow Motion Rider”. Robert Beachgrove is a wonderful, colorful singer with that ’80s training, and despite this being a synthwave / rock&pop album, d’Atri play more guitar solos here than many hard rock acts did in their recent albums.
Take notice; in the credits of “Slow Motion Rider” ULTRABOSS wrote: ”This album is dedicated to Randy Rhoads, Jason Becker, Eddie Van Halen and Johann Sebastian Bach”.
Oh yeah: if you’re a fan of Synthwave you need this album, if you’re a fan of AOR you need this album, if you’re fan of ’80s culture, you need to hear “Slow Motion Rider”.
Highly Recommended

01 – Get The Heart In
02 – Calling On Forever
03 – Vienna Nightdrive
04 – Slow Motion Rider
05 – Back To Love (feat. Lazer Club)
06 – Run To You
07 – Hard Limits
08 – I Hold The Light
09 – Stellarossa
10 – All Reason Is Lost
11 – Calling All The Angels
12 – Amalfitana
13 – In Another Life
14 – The Carpenter

Robert Beachgrove – Lead and Backing Vocals
PJ d’Atri – Electric Guitar, Bass, Synths, Vocals
Sebastian Gampl – Keys, Piano
Tommy Roth – Saxophone

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