Maethelvin (of Valerie): The return of the ’80s synthsizer.

maethelvin Maethelvin (of Valerie): The return of the 80s synthsizer.

We’re still loving the output of French collective Valerie. Have y’all heard Maethelvin? It falls somewhere between modern Kavinsky tunes and iconic ’80s TV and movie themes like Jan Hammer’s theme from Miami Vice or Harold Faltermeyer’s ‘Axel F’ from Beverly Hills Cop.


MP3: Maethelvin - Dragster


MP3: Maethelvin - Looking for Love


MP3: Maethelvin - My Favorite TV Show


MP3: Maethelvin - Plan B


MP3: Maethelvin - Lost In Big City


MP3: Maethelvin - Magnetic Tape for Friday’s Party (Radio Edit)

Maethelvin has provided a remix for fellow Valerie artist The Outrunners‘ latest EP ‘Cool Feeling’, available on Juno. Valerie is worth your money! We’re still waiting for the Valierie takeover, initiated by our excitement for fellows Minitel Rose and the ‘Official Theme of Valerie (Minitel Rose Remix)’. We’ve put this up before with other Minitel Rose stuff, but it deserves one more go:


MP3: West Coast Valerie - Official Theme of Valerie (Minitel Rose Remix)

Is that a Bob Seger, ‘Turn the Page’ sample, I hear? Classy.

Maethelvin blogs on the Valerie posse blogspot, ValerieCherie.
Visit Maethelvin on MySpace or at the Valerie MySpace.



5 Responses to “Maethelvin (of Valerie): The return of the ’80s synthsizer.”


  1. 1 Carles Identicon Icon Carles

    Thanks Toofy! You are the front line of bloggable hitz!

  2. 2 D Identicon Icon D

    Cote Ouest…. I always knew as a kid that this tune would be big one day…

  3. 3 hacks Identicon Icon hacks

    Maethelvin makes me dance around like a little girl while peeing in my pants…in a good way.

  4. 4 PAX Identicon Icon PAX

    The takeover’s already begun. ya’ll should check this amazing mix they posted on their blog by some japanese dude. Its in French, and thats all i could get from the translation. But the mix is amazing.

  5. 5 bumpsdick Identicon Icon bumpsdick

    @ Pax:

    You talking about Narctrax? Just yesterday we mentioned he’s one of our favorite japanese exports. We posted his HEALTH remix, as well as his Teeangers remix a while back. I’ve been meaning to do a blog on his original production. Dude is killer!

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