biographical info
Synthcake, the "Sci-fi-delic" East Van 4 piece, released their first EP, "Musicophilia" in July 2011.
The band has carved out a series of haunting yet unbelievably catchy Circus-pop tunes that feature triple synthesizers, keyboards, accordion, trumpet, glockenspiel and drums providing a backdrop for a crashing and banging electronic carnival dancefloor sound, supporting front woman Lana Pitre's enchanting vocals. Folks have compared the bands creepy dance ballads to "electronic banshee serenades" echoing through an "evil abandoned fair ground" and have described them as a cross between Portishead and Tom Waits.
Synthcake released their second EP "Molding Through Seasons", May 2012
"Vocalist Lana Pitre has a great gift of voice that carries down into your guts and stirs around" - Discorder Magazine
"Exploding into a phosphorescent new realm where everything sounds like a circus orchestra made out of sponge crashing into a brazilian kids TV show" - The Georgia Straight
" 'Musicophilia' will drag you into depths of pop you didn't even know existed." - Wasfuersohr blogspot (Germany)
"Synthcake is one of the coolest new bands to emerge from Vancouver." - Vanmusic
lineup
Lana Pitre Synth, Vocals, Songwriting
Adam Horn Keys, Bass Synth
Chris Martell Drum Kit, Looper
Kristy-Lee Audette Trumpet, Vocal Harmonies, Glock