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The Crucifix – Psychopunk 2165

Robin Ono — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 19:35:14 +0000

From Russia with synths comes a fresh, young producer on his way to shake the retrowave scene. 22-year-old Saint-Petersburg-based artist The Crucifix has just released his sophomore full-length Psychopunk 2165, a cyberpunk neo-noir concept record blending the chaos and violent side of retrofuturistic sci-fi-themed darksynth with the melodrama of gothic neoclassical arrangements. Though the young producer wears his influences on his sleeve, the record delivers an impressive, action-packed experience with a lot of youthful charm and passion.

The Crucifix ‘Psychopunk 2165’ is out now on Bandcamp and Spotify.

Grimbeard – Pure Acid Hell

Robin Ono — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 19:30:01 +0000

San Diego-based producer Grimbeard has finished 2022 off with a mean, dirty full-length debut record to sink your rabid senses into. Pure Acid Hell delivers a hefty dose of industrial rock that will thrill any fan of old-school Nitzer Ebb or Nine Inch Nails. It’s grimy, catchy and tainted with the irresistible charm of old-fashionned goth club nights. So come join the rats’ feast and indulge in the sounds of Pure Acid Hell.

Pure Acid Hell by Grimbeard

Grimbeard ‘Pure Acid Hell’ is out now via Bandcamp and Spotify

Nmesh teases 2023 releases with new single

Robin Ono — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 16:59:35 +0000

Louisville’s Vaporwave MVP has sent through his best wishes for the coming year by dropping a couple of tracks.

Glitchy, funky and drenched in 80s’ corporate culture kitsch, ‘On the Telephone’ will have you dancing then drooling all over the living room floor as your friends call for an ambulance. Chasing down the sounds of that sweet after-work drink gone off the rails, ‘Preferred Stock’ feels like a dosed-up trip across the city night, lit by the ambulance warning lights flaring across the neon-paved landscape.

Tagged onto the release is the announcement of an upcoming EP and Album for the coming year, and we couldn’t be more chuffed to hear what Nmesh has in store for us.

On The Telephone / Preferred Stock by Nmesh

Nmesh ‘On the Telephone/Preferred Stock’ is out now on bandcamp.

Starfounder – Vengeance III

Robin Ono — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 19:17:28 +0000

Russia’s own Starfounder has topped the tail-end of 2022 with the third instalment in the Vengeance series. A moodier addition to the series, Vengeace III is marked by a sense of awe and menace that will keep you on edge throughout its ten tracks

Vengeance III by Starfounder

Favorite tracks : Purgatory, Gray Man

Starfounder is out now via Bandcamp.

LeBrock returns with ‘See Me’

Robin Ono — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:06:38 +0000

Peterborough’s double threat is back in business. LeBrock has delivered yet another epic 80s’ power ballad to sing, scream, cry and dance your heart out to. Supercharged with the action and drama of a classic 80s movie theme song, ‘See Me’ packs a mighty punch to the feels and has us boiling with excitement and anticipation for a possible full length release to come.

‘See Me’ is out now via Bandcamp and Spotify

Swordfall debuts ‘Nobody Knows Nobody Fears’

Robin Ono — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:23:21 +0000

From ashes, he has risen once again. Swordfall’s debut marks the return and a new beginning for the French producer formerly known as Yx, whose trilogy of releases caught our attention back in 2017. Nobody Knows Nobody Fears pushes Yx’s sound into radically new territory. Swordfall fuses elements of Darkwave and Symphonic extreme metal, coated in dark fantasy and cosmic horror.

Swordfall ‘Nobody Knows Nobody Fears’ is out now via Bandcamp and Spotify.

Sunglasses Kid drops new single ‘Running Late’

Robin Ono — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:50:43 +0000

Old habits die hard. London’s coolest kid in school is back in class with a new single dedicated to all of you flaky people out there. ‘Running Late’ is an upbeat, funky number to set the mood as you rush through your morning commute.

Running Late is out now via Bandcamp and Spotify.

Sierra drops animated video for ‘Gone’

Robin Ono — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:06:33 +0000

Back from an extensive North American tour supporting the rollermobster Carpenter Brut, Darkwave’s rising star Sierra has dropped a gorgeous animated music video for the title track to her second record GONE.

Directed by Thomas Landrein and art director Jonas Genevaz, ‘Gone’ follows an armed resistance group through a number of apocalyptic views of the French capital being torn asunder by armed forces. Visceral and grandiose, Sierra’s tribute to France’s brilliant animators serves as yet another urgent reminder to dive back into the artist’s stellar back catalogue.

As for you European Synth-heads out there, be on the lookout for upcoming tour dates, as Sierra will be resuming the Leather Terror tour with Carpenter Brut next week for a series of European shows.

Tour date tickets are available here.

Check out Sierra on Spotify, Bandcamp and all major Streaming platforms.

Corrupt Save – Ethernet Café

Robin Ono — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 15:00:49 +0000

Arizona-based producer Corrupt Save has kicked off September 2022 with what could very well be every Vaporwave year-end list-topper. Released via the unmatched Business Casual label, Ethernet Café is a saccharine sweet, glitchy slice of hypnagogic bliss, muzak for the place good files go when they’re emptied out of the bin. Fragments of eighties pop hooks are looped and repurposed in this digitally rendered no man’s land from which your senses cannot escape from, having lost all ties to its once human origins. Ethernet music is soul music for computers in a world where technology will have finally severed ties with its imperfect creators.

Favorite tracks : Homepage, Downtown, Lonely Heart

Corrupt Save ‘Ethernet Cafe’ is out now via Bandcamp.

Timecop1983 – Multiverse

Robin Ono — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:00:52 +0000

Eindhoven’s finest is back in the game! Over a year after Faded Touch, Timecop1983 is striking back with a fully instrumental EP of awe-inspiring, pristine-produced Synthwave. As the title suggests, Multiverse spans far and wide across worlds, dragging you into the darkest, deepest plains of existence. Once again, Timecop1983’s distorted synths yield truly electrifying results whilst lulling us into a state of sensory bliss. Not a single track is wasted on this brief comeback release and not a single second is spared to hook you into an endless loop of replays. You’ve been warned…

Favorite tracks : Escaping the Void, Signals

Timecop1983 ‘Multiverse’ is out now via Bandcamp.

A.L.I.S.O.N & Hotel Pools team up on ‘Ultrasound’

Robin Ono — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:00:32 +0000

Portland-based producer Ben Braun (aka Hotel Pools) has once again teamed up with French Synthwave producer A.L.I.S.O.N for a brand new full-length record.

Expanding upon the sounds of their self-released 2020 single ‘Lunar’, Ultrasound is a vivid portrait of sonic serenity delivered with true passion oozing out of every track.

Favorite tracks : Lifted, Spiral, Murmurs

A.L.I.S.O.N & Hotel Pools ‘Ultrasound’ is out now via Bandcamp.

Lucy In Disguise drops 4th album ‘Distorted Memories’

Robin Ono — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:00:36 +0000

It’s time to tune back into cyberspace and let your thoughts bleed into the infinite ocean of data. Lucy In Disguise’s latest full-length is a bittersweet foray into the nostalgia-drenched textures of retrosynth psychedelia. Whether you’re new to the Californian producer’s extensive discography or a hardcore aficionado of his retro dreamscapes, ‘Distorted Memories’ is sure to flood your senses and have you diving back into the back catalog of one of Retrowave’s finest household names.

Favorite tracks : Night Owls (feat. Tima), Wavelengths, 5 AM

Lucy in Disguise ‘Distorted Memories’ is out now via Bandcamp.