Power Glove is an Australian

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duo from Melbourne, Victoria, named after the Nintendo Power Glove. They provided the soundtrack to the 1980s-influenced retro-futuristic

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'' Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon'' (April 2013). The soundtrack was met with critical acclaim.

History

Power Glove was formed in Melbourne as the

duo (under pseudonyms) of Michael Biehn and Michael Dudikoff. In reality, the duo consists of brothers Jarome and Joel Harmsworth. The Harmsworths chose the name "Power Glove" based on a self-described obsession with Nintendo's 1989 Powerglove commercials. The duo's music gained widespread attention with the track "Hunters" featured in the 2011 Canadian independent film ''

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'' and the track "Vengeance" was used in the 2012 film ''

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''. Their first extended play, the four-track ''EP 1'' (a.k.a. ''So Bad''), was released in January, 2012. Tracks by the group have appeared in various artists' compilation albums.

Career

The duo provided the soundtrack to '' Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon'' (April 2013), which is a 1980s-influenced retro-futuristic

. Michael Langley of CraveOnline website described that Dean Evans of Ubisoft contacted the group and asked if they would create the soundtrack to the game. The group notes that the direction for their work on the game's soundtrack was based on notably succinct instructions: "Okay guys, three words, Purple Lazer Beams". Since releasing their second EP, EPII in 2015 the duo has scored the ''Blood Dragon'' themed iteration of the ''

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'' video game series, '' Trials of the Blood Dragon'' which was released in June, 2016 by Ubisoft. On May 17th of 2019, the duo released their third album, entitled "Playback". The album was self-released on digital platforms, with a vinyl print being distributed by Electronic Purification Records. The duo also featured in the 2019 documentary film '' The Rise of the Synths'', which explored the origins and growth of the Synthwave genre, appearing alongside various other composers from the scene, including

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, who also starred in and narrated the film. On October 19, 2020, Power Glove debuted on independent music label Monstercat with Mercenary, in collaboration with music producer F.O.O.L, featured in Mercenary EP.

Discography

Singles

* ''Track "Fatal Affair" for "The Rise Of The Synths (Official Companion Album)" '' (January 2017, self-released) * ''Track "Phantasy" for "In Search Of Darkness (Original Documentary Soundtrack)" '' (October 2019, self-released) * ''Street Desire '' (December 2020, self-released) * ''Hot For Destiny '' (December 2020, self-released) * ''Track "Hunters" For The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Hobo with a Shotgun '' (January 2011, self-released) * ''Modern Love (Power Glove Remix) from "Modern Love EP" by KRISTINE'' (November 2012, self-released) * ''Aeon (w/PYLOT) '' (June 2020, self-released) * ''Futureland (w/Power Glove) by Sonic Mayhem '' (Jule 2015, self-released) * ''Bloodsport (w/Power Glove) by Tokyo Rose '' (October 2021, self-released) * ''Intrusion (w/Power Glove) from Album "Ruby" by Devault'' (March 2020, self-released) * ''Mercenary (w/Power Glove) by F.O.O.L '' (October 2020, self-released) * ''Feel It (Music from the Netflix Original Series High Score) '' (October 2020, self-released)

Albums

* ''Playback'' (May 2019, self-released) * ''2043: Volume 1'' (July 2021, self-released)

EPs

* ''EP1'' (January 2012, self-released) * ''EPII'' (April 2015, self-released) * ''Throwback'' (October 2019, self-released)

Original soundtracks

* '' Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (Original Game Soundtrack)'' (Ubisoft Music, May 2013) * '' Trials of the Blood Dragon (Original Game Soundtrack)'' (Ubisoft Music, June 2016)

History

Career

Discography

Singles

Albums

EPs

Original soundtracks

Live Streams

References

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