MP3: Wolfgang - "Master of the Music"

If you ever wondered what it might sound like if Johnny 5 recorded a melancholy synth-pop album, you’re in luck. Wolfgang, a musical android character played by composer/singer Sebastian Dewberry, makes vocoder-heavy dance tracks that pay homage to legends like Gary Numan and New Order. It’s good stuff. Plus, he’s got a kick-ass sci-fi backstory: […]

If you ever wondered what it might sound like if Johnny 5 recorded a melancholy synth-pop album, you're in luck. Wolfgang, a musical android character played by composer/singer Sebastian Dewberry, makes vocoder-heavy dance tracks that pay homage to legends like Gary Numan and New Order. It's good stuff. Plus, he's got a kick-ass sci-fi backstory:

Developed in the early 1980s by greedy video game tycoon William Jennings Wellworth as an expensive prototype robot capable of human feeling, Wolfgang was also extensively analog-programmed with an encyclopedic knowledge of the popular music of the era, with the idea of creating the world's first robot pop star, capable of writing hit songs.

Download: Wolfgang – "Master of the Music"
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