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Bossa Nova Hotel
Pop · 1983 · 10 tracks

Bossa Nova Hotel

Michael Sembello

High-tension 1980s synth-pop defined by frantic BPMs and digital precision. A neon-lit collision of cinematic energy and jittery, cybernetic grooves.

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It's the ultimate 80s high-energy workout tape with a weird sci-fi streak.

Relentless, high-tension energy that feels like a neon-lit sprint through a digital city.

Bossa Nova Hotel · vs · Michael Sembello
Storytelling+3.9σ

The writing leans far further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Automatic Man
4:18
02
First Time
3:07
03
Cowboy
3:33
04
It’s Over
5:01
05
Maniac
4:21
06
Godzilla
3:52
07
Talk
3:27
08
Cadillac
4:14
09
Lay Back
4:04
10
Superman
4:46
Moments Worth Waiting For
The frantic, machine-gun snare roll that launches the chorus of Maniac.
The robotic 'Beep! Beep!' vocal interruptions and android-echo reverb in Automatic Man.
The unexpected religious and mythological metaphors blending with synth-pop in Superman.
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