Polychrome

Dear all,

Vicky from Polychrome here. Apologies for not being in touch for a while. I don’t know about you - but with the current situation, i’ve had a bit of a reaction to spending too much time online. Instead i prefer to be out on my bike breathing in life, and taking in the beautiful countryside here in the UK. I’m not sure if you can go out where you live? We really hope you can. Either way, we hope you are managing to stay sane, safe and healthy. I expect you’ve also heard those words many times now! But we really do mean it! Olly has been down with what we think is COVID. He’s only just back in his studio after a couple of weeks feeling very ill, and being locked up in his flat in London. I really miss making music with that fella! Instead i’ve been posting Nostalgia pictures of him on Instagram!

So.. as its been a while, we need to update you on what Polychrome has been up to. JUST BEFORE the lockdown we SIGNED A RECORD DEAL with Outland Records - an amazing guy Stu is, and we really feel that this will be a fantastic collaboration. Stu also puts on the most amazing Synthwave gigs i’ve ever been to, and they’re always packed. My favorite was a Synthwave Cruise along the Thames last year. The atmosphere was INCREDIBLE. Obviously we have had to put our record release on hold for now. BUT..we will be back (Arnold Schwarzenegger voice!) with some of our favorite NEW Polychrome tracks so far.

Here’s a little video i put together of us in the studio;)

Polychrome In The Studio

We are also BUZZING to have Bjorn Agren from Razorlight perform an 80’s guitar solo on one of our tracks. I’m sometimes astounded by the amazing musicians Olly brings in to the studio to record. He really is an incredible producer. Below is a picture that Bjorn from Razorlight sent us of his home studio set up in lockdown! Thanks Bjorn!

So, as some of you know, i’ve also been studying in Copenhagen for 6 weekends of this year. I’ve been studying vocal technique. I’m so privileged to be able to take part in this amazing journey with my voice. I’ve learnt SO much! Recently i’ve discovered how much i DIDN’T KNOW about interpreting my own songs for a live situation. SO.. i’ve been busy working on the story of each of our new songs. Hopefully this will help me connect with you guys more when i sing live. The story for this interpretation follows the character of a young asian cyber woman called Lucy. She has JUST survived the apocalypse, and has now been forced to live under water with the last remaining human beings. Under the sea to be specific. The story follows Lucy along a trail of love, hope and discovery - which i hope you’re all going to enjoy.

We love you guys all over the world! Stay Synthin!

Vicky and Olly

Hi all,

It's been a while, so we wanted to touch base with you and fill you in on what we've been upto. We've recently been in the studio a lot, recording some new tracks. We've kept the vocals quite dreamy, but we are also writing some Synthwave and Synth Pop tracks which we think you will like. We've kept some of the gear we are using consistent. Such as Vickys harmonica microphone, as we feel this brings out the best frequencies in her voice, and keeps that retro feel. We have experimented with more vintage microphones, but this one just fits every time we need that dreamy sound. We've kept our signature sound with those vocal hooks, and we've been processing them through some of our new plugins, such as the Arcade plugin. This is awesome to get the sound of vocals processed through pedal boards and pitch shifters etc.

As busy creatives we have had to move our deadline forward, and therefore you might not see us perform live now until next year. Yes i know, we are sorry too. We've had a few creative blocks and also not nailed the sound we want every time we've hit the studio. We will be sharing our process with you however through Facebook live and through Instagram, so do follow us and our ups and downs!

Vickys now embarking on a 3 year course in Copenhagen also, studying voice technique. She fell in love with the technique and decided its time to find new ways to share information about the voice with the students she teaches in Cambridge. So you may even hear some new sounds coming across in her voice through the recordings. At the moment she's studying Janis Joplins - distortion technique. Well, you might not hear it in the dream pop, but she may share some of her discoveries through instagram.

So our next steps are to finish off 3 new tracks in the next couple of weeks, and then we will share with you a more solid plan for the next year.

Oh and we are chuffed to now have 10,000 fans on facebook. Thanks so much for joining us. We love to share with you all things 80's and 90's that influences our music, to share playlists and new music. We are so grateful for all your support and for your musical recommendations.

Hi, and well-come to our blog. We have been in the studio jamming out our new single to see how its sounds! If you've just joined us, we are a Synthwave duo from London. Our music branches off into Dreampop, Shoegaze and Chillwave. We really hope you enjoy our music, and that you will join us on our journey. For first offers on gig tickets, and for discounts on our products, then sign onto our mailing list below. We would absolutely love for you to be part of our journey.

We are in the process of preparing our new single for release, and we have an exciting collaboration planned for this single. The song is called SIGNS. Its really dreamy, and one of our catchiest singles yet, we believe! We will be sending out a teaser shortly. We also have plans to play some audio-visual immersive shows to support our release. Our first show is scheduled for October, and we will be releasing tickets for that in a couple of months time. Again, make sure you're on our mailing list to get your tickets first.

We love to write playlists, and have a variety of our favorite genres on our Spotify page. So if you're interested in our mixes of Synthwave, Shoegaze, Beach Pop and much more...then head on over there.!

This week i have been spending time on designing this website, and adding some of our products up here. We would like to develop our range of products, so if there's anything you want from us then drop us an email. We always love to hear from you, your comments and views. We appreciate our fans so much, as we realize we wouldn't be doing this without them.

Thats all for now...

Vicky and Olly