Music on Hold
New wave devotees Music On Hold make neon-colored synthesizer songs for the post-millennial era. Their debut album, 30 Minutes Of, appeared in 2021 and was followed by the more personal, D.I.Y. effort 4EVER in 2023.
Hailing from Paris, France, Music On Hold began as the solo project of the group's main songwriter, Emile Cartron-Eldin. He released a series of homemade cassette EPs under the moniker in the late 2010s (including Alpha Tape, Beta Tape, and Gamma Tape), which were soon compiled on full-length releases by Parisian label Gone with the Weed. Born Bad Records took note, remastering some of the tracks to accompany original songs on the band's official debut album. Along the way, Guillaume Mobstaire and the mononymous Mathis (Skategang, Police Control) joined Music On Hold's lineup as official members. The accurately titled 30 Minutes Of arrived on Born Bad in February 2021. Tracks from the same sessions that didn't make the album's final cut appeared on the CLAY EP in 2022.
Cartron-Eldin and friends gathered in a basement studio for the similarly D.I.Y. synth pop expressions of their second album, (Music On Hold) 4EVER. With more personal lyrics including childhood remembrances, it appeared on Born Bad in 2023.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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30 Minutes of
Alternative & Indie - Released by Born Bad Records on 5 Feb 2021
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Clay
Alternative & Indie - Released by Born Bad Records on 17 Jun 2022
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Bread
Alternative & Indie - Released by Born Bad Records on 2 Dec 2020
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Adam's War
Alternative & Indie - Released by Born Bad Records on 8 Jan 2021
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Jazz by Night
Music on Hold, Elevator Music, Elevator Music Club
Miscellaneous - Released by Jazz Melodies on 15 Jun 2023
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Música para Dibujar: Canciones Inspiradoras para la Creación Artística
Music on Hold, Río Pensamiento
Miscellaneous - Released by Supergreen Records on 19 Jan 2023
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Curación Emocional: Música Asiática Restauradora para Limpieza de Energía
World - Released by Supergreen Records on 19 Jan 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo