Press for 1984

This morning feels like a lonely trip into the woods of cray. What to expect after a wild feast of dance with lots of vodka and Mexikaner? Yeah, exactly! Therefore it needs careful consideration what kind of music you listen to. I think dark romantic and Rome-based Mushy should treat me well. [IAMNOSUPERMAN]

Of all the exciting synth music from the dark side of the moon that came out lately and that was made by female musicians, we were always particularly drawn to the work of Rome-based artist Valentina F. aka Mushy, probably due to the fact that her songs in all their opaque eeriness never came across as selfish or self-indulgent. Instead, all gloomy mystery here is always on point, actually adding something distinct and compelling to the composition. Darkness is not a mere effect to make an otherwise mediocre arrangement more interesting on the surface: darkness is a place in the artist's heart, and thereby becoming an essential feature of her music. [NO FEAR OF POP]

"Crystal Chemistry" es, posiblemente, la versión más ambiental y paisagística de la artista. Un tema lleno de atmósferas, que te persuade lenta y pausadamente. Lleno de matices, de texturas, sigue manteniendo ese lado fantasmagórico, pero nos lo muestra de una manera distinta, explorando nuevos universos desconocidos hasta el momento. "When You Say Time" suena a despedida, a triste despedida. El tiempo. Ese mal concepto creado por el hombre que siempre nos persigue. Agonizamos con él. Nos atormenta. Nos invade. Y eso es lo que transmite este tema de sufrimiento existencial arraigado en el comportamiento de ese ser llamado humano. [THE SCRAP MAG]

Now this is what breaking bad really sounds like. [...]Bringing gothic sounds back to a place of ingenuity, Mushy makes hypnotic music perfect for a rainy day like today. [Crystal Chesmitry] definitely shows a new side to Mushy, eschewing any vocals beyond some deeply buried drawls, and showcasing an epic build complete with thrumming war drums. With its twisting, elliptical structure, you'll have no trouble keeping "Crystal Chemistry" on repeat all day. [MISHKA BLOGLIN]

On B side "Crystal Chemistry" found Mushy winking in the past, plunged into the darkness and using her voice as a musical instrument, again adding essential murmurs. [ZEUGOLATOR]

Every new Mushy song is like an epic adventure in an unseen world. A dark, thrilling yet irresistible world were everything is changing between black and white. Crystal Chemistry steadily builts its darkwave fantasy into something euphoric were the sun stops to exist any longer and the words are buried under the dooming spaces of her ferocious heart! Beautiful... [SOUND INJECTIONS]

LE VENERDì Mixtape Vol. 74 - "Space Behind Your Eyes" by Mushy [VICE ITALIA MAGAZINE]

Dark, avant electronic, new wave music for the afterhours!!! Be prepared for the next Mushy release, the 1984 7” [SOUND INJECTIONS]

El fantasmal e indeleble rastro que ha dejado el hermoso ente synth Faded Heart (Mannequin) de la artista italiana Mushy, prepara el camino para un sucesor en formato 7": 1984, que verá su publicación próximamente en Haute Magie. [FELINNO]