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Neu-Romancer is the solo venture of Berlin based, Australian musician, producer & DJ Laura Bailey.
Live, in the booth and within her productions, she entangles sounds of nostalgia and futurism to fuel euphoric moments that transcend time and space on the dance floor.
Beginning musical life as a bassist within numerous psyche rock, punk and indie projects in Australia, she quickly gained acclaim as a songwriter before experiencing the European scene, opening her ears to 80s darkwave and Italo-influenced dance music.
After releasing her revered 2023 debut EP 'Neue Romantika’, track 3 ‘Superposition’ was selected as KEXP’s song of the day where they wrote it “recalls early Depeche mode classic with its dark, danceable rhythm.” The EP would go on to instill itself as a mainstay within Berlin’s Italo Disco and New Wave revival, sparking off collaborations with the likes of EBM-New-Beat industrial legends Randolph and Mortimer, Fleisch label head Zanias and Slow Motion Records affiliate Radondo.
She further unfolded her unique sound, a blend of 80s darkwave and Italo-influenced dance music, contributing to the Eskimo Recordings compilation ‘Next Wave Acid Punc DEUX’ with her song ‘Burning Eyes’ celebrated as a “Cowbell heavy Hi-NRG romp” by The Electricity Club and “Through it All” for ‘KEYI Magazines charity compilation ‘Sonic Reflections’. As a remixer, she has reimagined tracks from Joon, Local Suicide, Skelesys, Korine and Madd Rodd, releasing on the legendary Italians Do It Better and Greco-German powerhouse Iptamenos Discos.
She has toured extensively throughout Europe, the UK, Canada and South America, playing bass live for ZANIAS, playing the likes of ‘Grauzone Festival’ in The Hague and ‘Cruel World Festival’ in Pasadena.
As a DJ, her sets have lit up the world’s most respected clubs, radio shows and festivals, from 'Bite Nite' at 'Berghain’s' 'Panorama Bar' to Berlin’s 'Atonal Festival' at the legendary 'Tresor', 'Fusion Festival', Paris’s ‘La Machine du Moulin Rouge’ and New York’s 'The Lot Radio'.
With a desire to interlink the metaphysical with the physical, Neu-Romancer is undoubtedly one to watch.
