Videos, stories, obsessions
Synthpop, New Wave, & Cold Wave
From the cellars of Pali-Kao to the dance floor. Stories behind the songs, the clothes, and the scenes.
THE ARCHIVE
FÉVRIER / FEBRUARY 2026
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How Mylène Farmer's 'Sans Contrefaçon' turned gender play into pop perfection — a queer manifesto hiding in an 80s French synth earworm.
Paul Texte / 27 February 2026 / 6 MIN
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Deep Dives / Synthpop, New Wave, & Cold Wave
How Mylène Farmer's 'Sans Contrefaçon' turned gender play into pop perfection — a queer manifesto hiding in an 80s French synth earworm.
Paul Texte / 27 February 2026 / 6 MIN
Deep Dives / Synthpop, New Wave, & Cold Wave
How Desireless, Étienne Daho, and a wave of French artists conquered Europe's charts in the '80s — without singing a word of English.
Didier Demo / 26 February 2026 / 6 MIN
