Coming out of Tel Aviv, Binary Affair are an exciting new duo making their entrance into the electronic music sphere with a sound that looks backwards while keeping its eyes firmly on the future. Formed by music producer Yarden Yogev and singer Yafit Rahamim, the new project draws on the timeless and recognisable atmosphere of 80s synthwave and retrowave, combining nostalgic aesthetics with cutting edge electronic style to create something that feels at once familiar and newly imagined for a modern audience.
In Binary Affair’s conceptual sound, nostalgia isn’t just something that belongs exclusively to the past, the duo use it as a platform for a modern electronic output cut with bright pop appeal. Their music takes the textures, moods and sonic associations of another era and places them within a contemporary setting, allowing the past and present to exist side by side to deliver thrilling musical moments.
That creative mission now sees them make their official artistic entrance with their debut single titled “Purple Dream,” instantly making the duo’s intentions abundantly clear. Revolving around a driving synthwave beat, “Purple Dream” pairs female vocals with a retro electronic aesthetic and high impact production, a combination that gives the track a sense of forward momentum while keeping sight the dreamy quality suggested by its title.
Brought in by the deep wash of puling low end textures as airy synth leads flicker above, forming an immersive soundscape that pulls the listener into an engrossing sonic sphere. Gradually developing with the steady punch of crisp percussive shots, the smooth march crafts a hypnotic groove as rattling 80s style drum shots roll across the spacey arrangement. It’s a truly transportive intro that ushers in expressive vocal leads which stitch instantly memorable melodic leads into the wholly absorbing musical fabric.
Intricate flutters of woozy synth lines dance across the track while the ever-present shuffle of drums maintains an engaging sense of forward motion. Expanding with passages of enticing instrumental flourishes, the drums drop out to leave space for the vocals and minimal synth elements to drift together before the strike of drums brings in the mesmeric magnetism of the full arrangement, casting un utterly intoxicating soundscape that’s truly impossible not to love.
Putting their songwriting flair and production panache on full display, “Purple Dream” sees Binary Affair make a spectacular artistic entrance that firmly plants them on the map of must watch electronic acts on the rise. It’s an epic synth pop outing that’s catchy, grooving and thoroughly enveloping, offering a stellar listening experience from start to finish. As Binary Affair share more of their captivating sonic output, we can’t wait to see what comes next from this thrilling new musical project.
Listen to Purple Dream below
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