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Not to be confused with the American power metal cover band Powerglove.

Power Glove
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Members
  • Michael Dudikoff
  • Michael Biehn
(Jarome Harmsworth and Joel Harmsworth)
Websitepowergloveaudio.com

Power Glove is an Australian electronic music and synthwave duo from Melbourne, Victoria, named after the Power Glove made by Mattel for the Nintendo Entertainment System. They provided the soundtrack to the 1980s-influenced retro-futuristic video game Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (April 2013). The soundtrack was met with critical acclaim.[1][2]

History

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Power Glove was formed in Melbourne as the electronic music, synthwave duo with the pseudonyms of Michael Biehn and Michael Dudikoff,[3] whose real names are brothers Jarome and Joel Harmsworth. They named the band based on a self-described obsession with the 1989 advertisements for the Power Glove accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System.[4]

The music gained widespread attention with the track "Hunters" featured in the 2011 Canadian independent film Hobo with a Shotgun and the track "Vengeance" in the 2012 film The ABCs of Death. Their first extended play, the four-track EP 1 (a.k.a. So Bad), was released in January, 2012. Tracks have appeared in various artists' compilation albums.[5][6]

Career

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The duo provided the soundtrack to Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (2013), which is a 1980s-influenced retro-futuristic video game.[7] Michael Langley of CraveOnline described that Dean Evans of Ubisoft contacted the group and asked if they would create the soundtrack to the game.[7][8] The group notes that the direction for their work on the soundtrack was based on succinct instructions: "Okay guys, three words, Purple Lazer Beams".[4]

Since releasing their second EP, EPII, in 2015 the duo has scored the Blood Dragon themed iteration of the Trials video game series, Trials of the Blood Dragon which was released in June 2016 by Ubisoft.[9]

On May 17, 2019, the duo released their third album, titled "Playback". The album was self-released on digital platforms, with a vinyl print being distributed by Electronic Purification Records.[10]

The duo is featured in the 2019 documentary film The Rise of the Synths, which explores the origins and growth of the Synthwave genre, appearing alongside various other composers from the scene, including John Carpenter, who also stars and narrates.

On October 19, 2020, Power Glove debuted on independent music label Monstercat with Mercenary, in collaboration with music producer F.O.O.L, featured in Mercenary EP.

Discography

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Albums

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Year Title Notes
2019 Playback
2021 2043: Volume 1

EPs

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Year Title Notes
2012 EP 1
2015 EP II
2019 Throwback

Singles

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Year Title Record label
2012 Street Desire [11] NewRetroWave
Hot For Destiny [12]
2017 Fatal Affair [13] Lakeshore Records
2019 Phantasy [14] NewRetroWave
2020 Aeon (featuring Pylot) [15]
Brain Jack [16] Self release
Feel It (Music from the Netflix

Original Series High Score) [17]

Maisie Music Publishing
2021 Wolf [18] So Bad

Remixes

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Year Title Original artist(s)
2012 Modern Love KRISTINE
2016 Roller Mobster Carpenter Brut

Original soundtracks

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Live Streams

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  • Digital Mirage 3 (December 2020, self-released)

References

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  1. ^ "GameInformer.com". www.GameInformer.com. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Original Soundtrack Review". Forbes. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ Triple J Unearthed (15 December 2011). "POWER GLOVE". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Power Glove Interview". Retro Synthwave.
  5. ^ "Miami Cannibal Massacre | PLAYMAKER Ent". Playmaker.bandcamp.com. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. ^ "iTunes - Music - Futurecop! Presents We Are the Future by Various Artists". Itunes.apple.com. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b Langley, Michael. "FarCry 3 Blood Dragon Scores Original Soundtrack". CraveOnline. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. ^ Aziz, Hamza (4 November 2013). "Good news: There will be a Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon OST". Destructoid. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Trials of the Blood Dragon (Original Game Soundtrack) by Power Glove on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  10. ^ "PREMIERE: POWER GLOVE'S HIGH-OCTANE 'CLUTCH'". Vehlinggo. 9 May 2019.
  11. ^ Power Glove - Street Desire, 19 July 2012, retrieved 15 February 2024
  12. ^ Power Glove - Hot For Destiny, 23 August 2012, retrieved 15 February 2024
  13. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/11253863-Various-The-Rise-Of-The-Synths-The-Official-Companion-Album [bare URL]
  14. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/14252710-Various-In-Search-Of-Darkness-Original-Documentary-Soundtrack [bare URL]
  15. ^ Aeon - Single by Power Glove & Pylot on Apple Music, 22 June 2020, retrieved 15 February 2024
  16. ^ Brain Jack - Single by Power Glove on Apple Music, 4 September 2020, retrieved 15 February 2024
  17. ^ Feel It (Music from the Netflix Original Series "High Score") - Single by Power Glove on Apple Music, 16 October 2020, retrieved 15 February 2024
  18. ^ Wolf - Single by Power Glove on Apple Music, 7 May 2021, retrieved 15 February 2024
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