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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.