Rhumba Club

The story

Born in Jersey and based in London, he blends analogue synths with queer culture, drawing on Patrick Cowley, Pet Shop Boys and Modern Talking to create music that is both intensely personal and made for the dancefloor. The Line of Best Fit described his sound as “singularly focused, almost radioactive pulses that vibrantly colour the Italo-disco and synth-pop sonics”, creating a “radiant sonic universe” from isolation and queer experience.

From Last.fm, written by its listeners.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews.

Watch

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Records

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer and Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Rhumba Club in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Rhumba Club in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Rhumba Club

• The Beatlessame scene: alternative pop, GB
• Massive Attacksame scene: alternative pop, GB
• Coilsame scene: alternative pop, GB
• Slowdivesame scene: alternative pop, GB
• Dua Lipasame scene: alternative pop, GB
• Siouxsie and the Bansheessame scene: alternative pop, GB
• Pulpsame scene: alternative pop, GB
• Pop Will Eat Itselfsame scene: alternative pop, GB
• Lily Allensame scene: alternative pop, GB
• The 1975same scene: alternative pop, GB
• Goldfrappsame scene: alternative pop, GB
• A Certain Ratiosame scene: alternative pop, GB

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Rhumba Club’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.