With Perfect Crime, Enrico Fierro, under his alias Milord, releases a record on the Italian label Periodica Records that authentically captures the synth sound of the 1980s. The four tracks sound light and summery. Nostalgic synth lines run throughout the record, while sparse lyrics weave unobtrusively into the soundscape. The songs are composed with a clear love for a past era and a strong attention to detail. Street soul meets house, textured synthesizers meet subtle new wave elements.
“Living In The City,” the opener, begins with a police siren over which percussion and 80s synth sounds gradually unfold. Then a saxophone sets in. The track takes the listener on a journey through time and radiates a precisely arranged sound that hardly feels like it was released in 2026. The words “Living in the City” alternate with the saxophone, carried by the driving bassline. The song feels effortless and gives off a summery vibe, like driving into a big city at sunset on a hot summer day during a road trip.
On “To The Music”, upbeat percussion meets a dynamic bassline. Synthesizers, xylophone, saxophone, harmonica, and even a whistle interlock seamlessly. The music sounds nostalgic and fresh at the same time. Milord delivers feel-good tracks that make you move automatically.Perfect Crime makes a past era atmospherically tangible. Somewhere between synth-pop, street soul, and house, it creates a soundscape that feels nostalgic without remaining stuck in the past.
Perfect Crime
