Review: Perth Lewis - Cherry Moon EP (NuNorthern Soul)

It's been a cherry moondream on the south coast for a while but if you're in Australia, a Perth Lewis beach party owes more to German synth pioneers -  the new NuNorthern Southern Soul?

Perth Lewis has been a bit of a revelation of late with his albums 'Moments In Time' and 'Distance Between' (see review HERE) and the track 'Monolith' turning up on the latest 'Summer Selections' compilation (see review HERE).

In fact, 'Monolith' is featured on this EP along with 3 other tracks that owe a lot to Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Edgar Froese, Klaus Schultz, Ralf & Florian types; particularly the title track 'Cherry Moon'.

Recent sightings of an actual Blue Moon (as in "once in a blue moon", perhaps the title of a follow-up to this one?) that might show off the more dancefloor elements of his bedroom synth action like 'Basis Of Reality' that seems to owe more to Sheffield than Sydney Harbour. 

'Sunset Jam' makes up any shortfall in any steel works output as the Tangerine Dream fireflies weave magic in the sands.

So this ranges from "sun-baked Rhodes licks" to "head-nodding groove" to "punchy, electro-influenced beat" to "simmering synth-strings" and loads of points inbetween. - 'Cherry Moon' is arising and it sounds great!

BUY LINK / PRE ORDER:  Cherry Moon EP | Perth Lewis

Artist: Perth Lewis

Title: Cherry Moon EP

Release date: 5th June, 2026
Label : NuNorthern Soul
Catalog Number : TBC
Format:  Digital / Bandcamp

Review: VA – Summer Selections Six (NuNorthern Soul)

Being hit for six in the summer is a good thing when its NuNorthern Soul with the hits on this compilation by B.J. Smith, Sasha Foam, Roots Artefact, Visions Of Light, Lonely Deckchair and Perth Lewis: sounds like a beach 'n' party to me.

Billed as tracks "built for early evening transitions, late-night drift, and those moments where things just open up" and that's not the full story as the selections are more than an advert for what the label in planning as it's not a given that all these tracks will turn up as a vinyl release; i.e. get/pre-order now!

Especially ith you want to be one of the first to play B.J. Smith's cover version of Outkast's 'Prototype' as the Wrekin' Havoc 8 minute re-work.  Smith has a history of the 'out-there' cover (see review HERE) and lets hope there's more like this in 2026.

And not to be outdone on the cover front, after the amazing version of 'Blue Monday' by Visions Of Light (see review HERE), this time it's a '[Re]Born Slippy' that's a sitar'd the slow mo' vision (Ed. no pun etc]  of the mid-90s Underworld track that got pimped on the 'Trainspotting' OST. Brilliant!

Perth Lewis has been a bit of a revelation of late with his albums 'Moments In Time' and 'Distance Between' (see review HERE) and 'Monolith' is another rock sold synth-wave beach wear dreamboat.

Some folks we haven't heard before are Sasha Foam ('Curious' that's quite synth-poppy for an 'acid' instrumental), Lonely Deckchair ('Adaflo') that aint going to be lonely more much longer 

as it sits proudly on the beach looking out to sea.

Roots Artefact, who released 'Different Perspective' EP late last year (see review HERE) is here with 'Call To Wind' as space synth dub dream and that's coming with me to Chilled Cider Festival.

The 'Summer Selections' series carefully picks up future winners that co-incidently are tied to NuNorthern Soul radar and needless to say, these players have out done themselves on No. 6.

Did someone say, "Brilliant"?

BUY LINK / PRE ORDER:  https://mynunorthernsoul.bandcamp.com/album/summer-selections-six

Artist: Various Artists

Title: Summer Selections Six

Release date: 29th May, 2026
Label : NuNorthern Soul
Catalog Number : NUNSSS006 
Format: Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp

Review: Perth Lewis - Distance Between (NuNorthern Soul)

Perth Lewis has perfectly measured the 'Distance Between' these new nine tracks on his album coming out on the NuNorthern Soul label.

 

NuNorthern Soul's boss, Phat Phil Cooper, loves to start the new year down under and has found the 'Distance Between' with Perth Lewis (aka Luke Fugar), he of 'Moments In Time' that came out last year, (see review HERE).

Like his last album, these new nine tracks have already found fans with varied taste makers such as Richard Dorfmeister (he of  Kruder & Dorfmeister), Nick Warren and Chris Coco.

We're told, "Written and recorded with the same DIY heart, the album leans into longer forms, deeper textures, and a stronger sense of melodic drift" and that's without doubt this albums' strength: perversely being mellow, reflective (like sun on the sea: check 'Float Away') and contemplative.

The Perth Lewis guitar style has been stretched into gentle breezes and jangley electric piano gives the downtempo jazzy moods without being jazz.  I feel Pat Methany's spirit is in here somewhere along with hip-hop roots that have been jetisoned into the midsts of time to be replaced with found sounds of the sea harbours and birdsong (see 'Broken Headlight' and 'Across The Broadwater').

The title track perfectly encapsulate the album as 'Distance Between' is almost like a stripped 'Albatross' (as in Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac) at the pace of a circuling albatross with more grace.  Perhaps catching a 'Slipstream' and ending, with the track, 'A Strange Feeling' which gives you the strange feeling that you need to listen to the whole album again - did I miss something?  Did I need this insight into his emotions?  After the last track, 'Rest Assured', is it that we've just esperienced the equivalent of a beach yoga session?  I think it is.

If you don't live near the sea or harbour, I believe Perth is based in Sydney, this album will give you a virtual boost of sea air and if you do live by the coast, it'll do exactly the same.  .

BUY LINK / PRE- ORDER:  https://perthlewis.bandcamp.com/album/distance-between

 

 

Artist: Perth Lewis

Title: Distance Between

Release date: 6th February, 2026
Label : NuNorthernSoul
Catalog Number : TBC
Format:  Digital / Bandcamp

Review: Perth Lewis - Moments In Time (NuNorthern Soul)

NuNorthern Soul are on the beach yet again.... or are they?

Back in August, we had the "daytime" remixes of Tambores En Benirras' 'Ondas Horizontales' (see review HERE) and then a further four remixes that had something about the night about them (see review HERE) but now the NuNorthern Soul-ers find themselves in Autumn it's time to seek out ten tracks that are pure 'Moments In Time'.

And this time it's from a Sydney-based DJ/producer Luke Fugar (aka Perth Lewis) who loves dreamy drum machines and the electric guitar with various efx that sounds a little Japanese, like 'Reverie' but especially 'Two People' (Ed. no relation to '2 People Remixes'; see review HERE), a little 80's ambient and a little field recording.   

Described as "a beautifully understated record that captures the same warm, introspective feel that ....[we] felt it deserved a proper release and a wider audience" that is clearly different from his own previous releases - the twangy guitars of 'Below The Surface' hitting that Balearic beach in waves.

'To Want, Not Have' and 'Drawing The Shades' stand out but equally, the whole album could be a mixtape as it moves towards a climax of 'A Change In Seasons', 'A New Day' and 'The Perils Of Indifference'.

As we edge towards/find ourselves in  that seasonal period, this is the anti-dote to 24hr Party People over indulgence whilst having a reduced side-way's 'Snow Goose' vibe at the same time purposely tuned to re-set yourself.

A very welcome addition to the NuNorthern Soul sound machine.

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: Moments In Time | Perth Lewis

Artist: Perth Lewis

Title: Moments In Time

Release date: 14th November, 2025
Label : NuNorthern Soul
Catalog Number : TBC
Format:   Digital / Bandcamp