Behind Rhumba Club is British musician Tom Falle, who was born on the island of Jersey in the English Channel and is now based in London. His sound blends synth-pop, Euro-disco and Italo-disco. Think Pet Shop Boys and Modern Talking, with a touch of the more contemporary Blood Orange, analogue synths and queer culture. The result is music with one foot in the ’80s and the other in today’s club scene, without taking itself too seriously.
Rhumba Club also has an unexpected connection to the Czech film scene. Tom Falle composed the original score for Kluci to vidí jinak než holky, the new film by Czech director David Ondříček, now showing in Czech cinemas. It all started at a Patrick Wolf concert in Prague, where Rhumba Club was the support act and caught Ondříček’s attention. Tom later gave him a copy of his album HONCHO, and the director went on to commission him to compose the film’s soundtrack. Not bad for one concert encounter. Now all that’s left is to convince Ostrava that the ’80s never ended. That shouldn’t be a problem.