Real name: Promenade Cinema

Effective period / Period of releases: 2018

Members: Emma Barson, Dorian Cramm

Promenade Cinema (UK) invokes 'danceable darkwave' with memorable hooks and opulent melodies, striking a perfect balance between brooding synthwave, euphoric electro-pop and emotional synthetic orchestration.

'DARK DESIGNS' (2023), follows the critically acclaimed 2020 album 'EXIT GUIDES', and 2018 debut 'LIVING GHOSTS', featuring singles 'Spellbound' & 'On Video', both of which were featured in numerous 'Best of’ blogs and features.

DARK DESIGNS (2023) https://promenadecinema.bandcamp.com/album/dark-designs

EXIT GUIDES (2020): https://promenadecinema.bandcamp.com/album/exit-guides // https://youtu.be/Y2olfNbw3Kg

LIVING GHOSTS (2018): https://promenadecinema.bandcamp.com/album/living-ghosts


“Criminally overlooked so far” - TheBloggingGoth


“A stately rhythm sparkles with a mass of synths and Emma’s vocals soar over it all, and it all sounds so effortless, as if they could knock out a song this brilliant anytime they liked.” - AModelOfControl.com


“'Two incredible albums of intricate storytelling and gorgeous synth work have made English duo Promenade Cinema one of the best modern synthpop bands in the world.” - SynthpopFanatic.com


“There’s a good reason why they keep creeping up the bill at festivals – mark my words, they’re going to be huge!” - EpitomeOfEpic