Xeno & Oaklander

With their crisp analog synths and poetic songwriting, Xeno & Oaklander are one of the key acts updating '80s coldwave and minimal electronic bands for the 21st century. Throughout their career, they've made the most of their self-imposed limitations -- their kit frequently consists of little more than a sequencer, a handful of synths, and a simple drum machine or two -- to create darkly alluring music that is more than the sum of its parts. Xeno & Oaklander's clearly defined aesthetic still leaves plenty of room for nuance, with the duo spanning the raw experiments of 2004's ...