BBC 6 Music Round Table winners Mega Emotion are two girls drumming over a sequenced beat. A guy screaming his guts up. "Part Pixies noise-fest, part 80s synth sunset" (The 405).
Norwich trio Mega Emotion is made up of Iain on guitar, Lisa and Jan on keyboards, all of them sing and play drums/percussion over electronic beats. Iain describes their sound as “an alternative soundtrack to the film Tron.”
Since forming in late 2013, Mega Emotion have won Steve Lamacq’s Roundtable on BBC 6 Music, seen their demo material 'BRAINS' play-listed as a 6 Music Recommends track of the week, and been championed on XFM and by BBC Introducing.
Live, they have played for John Kennedy’s Remedy showcase in London, and supported the likes of Dan Croll, Thumpers, LoneLady and Yuck.
Their debut single Uncomfortable, was released on cassette by Post/Pop Records in 2015 – who have released cassette tracks by Everything Everything, Pulled Apart By Horses, Ash, Johnny Foreigner and We Are Scientists. Latest track OK MAYBE OK has been played on Radio X and BBC 6Music and championed by BBC Introducing.
“Brains starts like Blondie and soon becomes something different. Part Pixies noise-fest, part 80s synth sunset. I fucking love this song. It makes me want to rip out my shitty broken spine and flop around on a dance floor having fun.” The 405 (single of the week)
“Mega Emotion aren’t your standard synth-pop proposition. They may weave webs of slick electro beats that nod out to Blondie, but they also have a thing for excessive layers of noise.” The Fly (names to watch)
“A tasty jellybean of guitar embellished, smart electro pop” The Music Fix (single of the week)
“Sounds like: A mad genetic experiment between Casiokids and Blondie.” Click Music (track of the day)