LCD Sound of the Crowd

If you thought synth-pop was all eyeliner and moody stares, Vinylly Friday’s latest edition, Synthopia, proved it’s also sweat, movement, and pure sonic euphoria. The decks spun a neon-lit journey through electronic pioneers and innovators, with The Human League and LCD Soundsystem leading the charge. The night kicked off with To Cut A Long Story Short by Spandau Ballet, a sharp-edged synth attack that still sounds like a mission statement decades later. Sparks' Beat The Clock came flying in soon after, frantic and urgent like a robotic heartbeat on overdrive. But it was The Human League’s The Sound of the Crowd that cemented the tone—precise, pulsing, and impossible to resist. The stone-cold killer of the night? Giorgio by Moroder by Daft Punk. A sprawling, hypnotic tribute to the godfather of disco, it felt monumental blasting through the speakers, an electronic symphony built for dreamers and dancers alike. The dance floor filler? Blue Monday by New Order. No surprises here, but when that unmistakable drum intro hit, the room surged forward as if by instinct. Some tracks just have that gravitational pull, and this one still does the job effortlessly. Unexpected thriller? Nightclubbing by Iggy Pop. Its sleazy, mechanical groove slithered in from nowhere, catching the crowd in a half-stomp, half-sway, like they’d just stepped into some underground Berlin haunt where the night never ends. Somewhere between electro futurism and dancefloor devotion, Synthopia delivered. And yes, it happens every Friday at the Crown in Greenwich.

Synths, sweat, serious sounds.

[Written using the power of Spotify combined with ChatGPT because we’re a little bit lazy but you can leave your own review of the night on our Facebook Page]