Igloo Magazine

“…Embedded in the grooves is the passion and hope of modernist architects, imparted through 1970′s style synthesizer warmth and considered strings. Some argue that the modernist experiment was a failure, Roland Sebastian Faber’s Gropiusstadt is the polar opposite…”

by Robbie Geoghegan

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Igloo Magazine

“…Remix records can be an inspiration, giving existing music a new flare whilst shedding light on fresh aural aspects. Yet, many are just lazy attempts of transplanting structures to opaque styles; this 12″ does not belong to this category…”

by Robbie Geoghegan

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…Sonically, they may sound from another place, but we do know at least one of the band members played bass on the new Fleet Foxes album. Signed to German label Aube Records (known for their high standards in electronica)… Read more

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Igloo Magazine

“…0.5 is by the Seattle, Washington outfit The Fascination Movement and sees Aube move into a more new wave sound…”

by Robbie Geoghegan

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Igloo Magazine

“…Wettkampf Der Moleküle is a culmination of Faber’s electronic experience mixed with an astro-analogue and space rock tinge, producing a thought provoking record…”

by Robbie Geoghegan

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20jazzfunkgreats

“Aube records bring us Wettkampf der Moleküle, the second release by vintage electronica wunderkind Roland Sebastian Faber, who continues on the beautiful path sketched by Vangelis and early Jarre with a blissful sequence of melodie chains written, the synthetic language, on the whitboards of our imagination.”

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RESIDENT ADVISOR

” After more than a decade of releases under twenty pseudonyms, Roland Sebastian Faber is finally putting out records under his own name. And while his previous records have largely been UK garage, he seems to have reserved his real name for a new sound: Cosmic disco…”

by Todd L. Burns

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T.M.L.
“Local band The Fascination Movement have signed a deal with Aube records…”

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24:HOURS

“… The Starcluster EP is a collaboration between Roland Sebastian Faber and KeenK (aka Divider), featuring guest vocals from Marc Almond…”

Resident Advisor

A friend of mine recently e-mailed me with the subject heading “It’s the most wonderful time of year…”

Igloo Magazine

…the Starcluster EP gives the listener three servings of synth pop action with an electro edge, with Marc Almond of Soft Cell giving his vocals to the B Side…

RP-Online

…Hier kommen Starcluster ins Spiel, bestehend aus der Sektion Berlin mit Keen K aka Divider und der Sektion London mit Roland Sebastian Faber (der unlängst das große „Hommage an die Jugend Europas“, ebenfalls Aube Records, veröffentlicht hat). Als genialen Schachzug, eine Duftmarke im aktuellen Musikgeschehen zu setzten, darf man ruhigen Gewissens das Featuren des Ex-Soft Cell Sängers (Tainted Love) Marc Almond ansehen…

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24:HOURS

“…Hommage I on the A-side could easily be an undiscovered gem from 25 years ago, with its shuffling percussion, apreggiated bassline and whispy synth leads. An absolutely beautiful piece of music…”

20jazzfunkgreats

“…In this “Hommage and die Jugend Europas’, released by Aube Records, Roland Sebastian Faber creates a breathtakingly beautiful motorik disco soundtrack for the interstellar highway…”

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