The Brvtalist is pleased to present the new music video for “Join The Ride” by Velvet Velour . The solo project of Russian synthwave diva Valeria Valuyskaya who has been at the edge of Moscow underground music scene for last 8 years as the deejay, founder of Dark Matter nights, long-time Powerhouse Moscow club & studio producer and the singer with college degree in jazz vocals.

Her debut EP «Pleiades» which was released at Swiss Dark Nights label, finds analog synths devotee Valeria following through in the blueprint of dark electropop and coldwave, offering a set of retro-futuristic middle tempo, gloomy and occasionally seductive danceable songs created with a tangible focus on the vocal melody. Velvet Velour isn’t as complex and narcissistic as Grimes and has a more traditionally pretty voice than Emika, which helps distinguish the artist from the legions of noir-pop and retrowave acts. It’s an intriguing listen from a promising singer – and a perfect soundtrack for dark and weird future we are already blade-running in.

The release is out now on Bandcamp.

-Melanie Havens