Northampton’s James Chapman – aka Maps – might not exactly be a blockbuster selling musician, but his work is very highly regarded among critics and his solid, steadily-rising fan-base. As a mute signing he has a nice line in ever so slightly retro-sounding synth pop, reminiscent of the tasty pop licks of early yazoo interspersed with the slightly more abstract fuzziness of fad Gadget. Mute founder Daniel miller (remember warm Leatherette?) even pops up to perform additional programming duties. well worth further investigation.
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