Leather Laces is a four-piece electronic project out of Italy with a fixation on sonic aggression and rhythm as a weapon. Their lineup isn’t built around traditional band roles. Instead, each member handles a distinct piece of the machine: rhythm programming, analog saturation, modulation, and structural dynamics. Their debut Rocket Launcher made it clear this isn’t synthwave nostalgia or retro kitsch. It’s music written for impact.
“Heavy Machine Gun” picks up right where they left off. The track opens and ends with samples of marching soldiers, framing it like a drill sequence. A tight Moog-style bassline drives the track underneath abrasive synths and bursts of electric guitar. The Linn Drum sequencing is exact but doesn’t feel sterile.
It sounds like something that would score a reimagined Robocop or a grim, stylized war sequence. It pulls from synth pop and metal without fully belonging to either, layering analog textures in a way that feels both mechanical and human.
There’s a strange familiarity to it: like hearing pieces of ‘80s soundtracks through a broken speaker, but the execution is sharp, immediate, and committed. Leather Laces aren’t playing with nostalgia. They’re shaping it into something heavier.
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