Simulakrum Lab is an Italian

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/ retrowave music project created by

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and

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er Paolo Prevosto. Guests who collaborated in the first album "''Simulakrum Lab''" (2013) were: *

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(composer, together with Goblin, of many

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’s movies soundtracks) who was keyboard player in track "Aggregat 4"; *

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(bass player, former Goblin member, known for

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and

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soundtracks) who played bass guitar in track "Backlit"; * Kenneth Johnson (maker, producer and director of many TV series, including ''Visitors'', '' Bionic Woman'', ''The Incredible Hulk'' and ''

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'') who was the voice in track "The Day The Vocoder Stood Still"; *

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(singer for the U.S.A. synth-pop band

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) who performed vocals in "Quiet Girl" and "Far Worlds". The first album was produced and arranged by Paolo Prevosto in collaboration with the Italian electronic artist Eugene, who also performed lead vocals on many of the tracks. The music project concept uses advanced research technology with 1970s sound paradigms, inspired by electronic music pioneers such as

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, Goblin and Moroder. The tracks are based almost exclusively on original analog synthesizers from the 70s, Moog, Korg and

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, avoiding as much as possible the use of emulated computer synthesizers. The core of Simulakrum Lab is the balance between old school electronic music and groundbreaking future sound engineering. The first album also containing two songs inspired by

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, titled: "Lost Cosmonauts" (a radio transmission fiction) and "Far Worlds", the lyric recounts and describes the sensations of a

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aboard his

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during an

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. The first work made by Simulakrum Lab was the remix of the song “Special Effects” by Freezepop in 2012. Subsequently, they released the first album titled ''Simulakrum Lab'' for the A5 label in 2013. In 2015 they made the remix of the track Killing from Demons soundtrack by Claudio Simonetti for the 30th Anniversary of the movie. In the same year the track Backlit was used for the ending titles of the French movie Mantoson Biotechnology. In 2016 they released the Simulakrum Lab white vinyl published by Rustblade label. In May 2017 Simulakrum Lab aka Paolo Prevosto remixed the track "Confusion" for the

's movie "Opera" Soundtrack 30th Anniversary composed by

released by Rustblade. The second album "''Simulakrum Lab II''", released in April 16, 2019, was composed, produced and arranged by Paolo Prevosto. Guests who collaborated in the second album were: *

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(musician son of the director

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) who was synths solo and piano player in the tracks "Wireframe I", "Wireframe II", "Wireframe I Reworked" and "Wireframe II Reworked"; * Dana Jean Phoenix (Canadian synthwave singer) who performed vocals in "Radical", "Here It Comes", "Radical HeartMode" and "New Constructs". In the same year the video track “Wireframe I” was released in the “

Encounter Encounter or Encounters may refer to: Film *''Encounter'', a 1997 Indian film by Nimmala Shankar * ''Encounter'' (2013 film), a Bengali film * ''Encounter'' (2018 film), an American sci-fi film * ''Encounter'' (2021 film), a British sci-fi film * ...

” movie Blu-Ray extras. In February 2020 Simulakrum Lab released “Arcade Cyborg” single and in June "Ablative" single. In October released ''Night Fight'' EP featuring Cody Carpenter and Fulvio Gaslini. In 2021 Simulakrum Lab released the single "''Norris"''; In the same year several tracks were used in the Italian TV docuseries "Mappe Criminali", and he participates in a tribute album to

with the cover of

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's soundtrack.

Discography

Album *2019 ''Simulakrum Lab II'' (CD) *2016 ''Simulakrum Lab'' (LP White Vinyl) *2013 ''Simulakrum Lab'' (CD) EP * 2020 ''Night Fight (Digital)'' Singles *2021 ''Norris'' (Digital) *2020 ''Ablative'' (Digital) *2020 ''Arcade Cyborg'' (Digital) *2019 ''Ad Astra'' (Digital) Remixes *2021 ''Christine'' (Cover by Simulakrum Lab) by John Carpenter - The Way of Darkness – A Tribute to John Carpenter (CD, Album, Ltd, Num) *2017 ''Confusion'' (Remixed by Simulakrum Lab) by Claudio Simonetti - Opera (Original Soundtrack - 30th Anniversary Edition Limited Box) (CD, Album, Box, Ltd, Num) *2015 ''Killing'' (Remixed by Simulakrum Lab) by Claudio Simonetti - Demons (Original Soundtrack - 30th Anniversary Edition Limited Box) (CD, Album, Enh + CD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num) *2014 ''Special Effects'' (Paolo Prevosto's Simulakrum Lab Remix) Freezepop - 15th Anniversary *2012 ''Special Effects'' (Paolo Prevosto's Simulakrum Lab Remix) Freezepop - Doppelganger EP

References

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External links

Official websiteDiscography on DiscogsBiography on Discogs
*https://www.discogs.com/it/artist/2802205-Paolo-Prevosto Italian electronic musicians