Comments on: THE STATE OF THE RETRO SCENE

By: maciguZ

maciguZ — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:36:44 +0000

I hope that the new retro scene remain the way it is. I fear that the greater the exposure to lead to greater commercialization and diminish the quality of the music.

By: MutteringUrchin

MutteringUrchin — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 09:41:38 +0000

Oddly, the mainstream pop 'scene', while professing minor 80s aesthetics, never really revived it audibly up until around 2012, before moving onto an early 90s vibe.

The late and mid 90s were a phenomena where the type of music created therein cannot be revived, for the very fact that it didn't go out of fashion (Alt Rock, Trance, Dancey House). Alt Rock(1)* (Garage/Indie Rock) grew well into the 2000s, up until 2006. And Trance mellowed out until 2006, becoming Trouse: the Housey Trance(2)* EDM you still occasionally hear.

Only recently have a few true old school, New Wave type tracks poked through. But it's coupled with early 90s sounds and very Trance-like. You won't hear Tesla Boy or Penguin Prison on the mainstream radio, for example, ever.

(1)*The Libertines, Babyshambles, Art Brut, Kaiser Chiefs.
(2)* Early Gaga era, LMFAO, Calvin Harris era, David Guetta era, etc.

By: Rache

Rache — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 00:48:11 +0000

I can't talk for the artists, but as a dancer, I'm taking it to the park with my boombox and taking it to the street. I just hope everyone makes money, has fun, and keeps finding the motivation to keep this alive, because the music scene seriously sucked until this movement popped up.

By: George Lum

George Lum — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:32:37 +0000

It's time to conquer. Nothing last's forever, everything evolves. It already is and will be a soundtrack community. In my opinion there is no downside to gaining exposure. The best thing to do is to give a lasting impact when the chance is given.