 Some reviewers classified Fantasy Black Channel into the British New Rave genre and musical scene . Others claimed that they could hear impressions of Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry and musician Gary Numan in the recording . Pitchfork Media 's Adam Moerder commented that it contains several New Rave compositions which are aesthetically dubious . Chris Baynes of PopMatters claimed that the band members " wear their influences pretty much inked onto their sleeves " , but concluded that the album is exciting and excitable in equal measure . According to Late of the Pier , comparisons to Klaxons and New Rave are the results of lazy journalism , especially for a scene the band has never been in . Eastgate has explained that musical influences are often subconscious , even though the band members tried not to listen to anything but their own work while recording the album . Nick Mitchell of The Skinny pointed out that the record is " an unrestrained , unclassifiable , unexpectedly triumphant romp through blaring influences and genres , from the 70s camp rock of Queen and Bowie to the primitive electronics of Gary Numan , with echoes of 90s computer games and snatches of modern house " . 
