“Artifact” is the latest bombshell album from the Swedish synth-wizard Waveshaper – and one of the best releases we've heard yet this year. Marking an evolution in the signature Waveshaper sound, “Artifact” may well be some of Waveshaper's best work yet! Well known in the synth
Futurecop! Voltrana Futurcop!’s dreamy sonics flash back to the 80’s melodic-pop-soundtrack-soundscape of your retro dreams. It’s as if they have wandered into a garage sale littered with retro gear from the 80’s, picked up as many authentic retro machines as they can carry and then set about
Michael Oakley has returned the spotlight with the release of his first full length album, “Introspect!” Each track on this record is steeped in authentic nostalgia – just bleeding pure retro sounds from start to neon finish. It was just over a year and a half ago
Back in 2018 we listed The Bad Dreamers as our number 1 top newcomer to retrosynth when it came time to do lists. Even though it’s been months since its release, their breakout debut album “Songs About People Including Myself” is still continually making waves
The one and only DEADLIFE has returned in spectacular fashion, releasing his fourth and perhaps most experimental darksynth album, “Orphan.” DEADLIFE’s darksynth banger “Bionic Chrysalis,” was a breakout hit, and many lauded him as a new darksynth producer akin to Perturbator, Dan Terminus, and Gost. Then, after
Synth and Soul Collide in Ride Moonraccoon and Gryff were both artists with strong showings in 2018, so seeing the two collaborate on Ride should be a delight to any fan of the genre. Swedish-based Moonraccoon’s style has always been a fine balance between the cinematic
The UK based synth cyberbiker PYLOT is back in glorious action with his sophomore EP, “Solai.” This dazzling EP is a stunning testament to production perfection – but there’s more here than what meets the ear! PYLOT is than just fantastic synthwave – it’s a narrative
If there’s one thing that Turbo Knight’s The Citadel EP demonstrates a mastery of, its depth. Findland-based Turbo Knight's January 2019 release has four new tracks and three remixes and each track has a real sense of space that lends itself to headphones and larger speakers.
TIMECOP1983 - Night Drive Night Drive contains the dynamic characteristics of ocean waves, dark melodics, cinematic textures, riving analogue bass riffs and ephemeral arpeggios, twinkling, glowing then burning like distant stars
Scandroid has always had a flair for the dramatic. The Darkness and the Light is, in itself, an operatic undertaking. It will consist of two EPs released over the span of a few months that operate as companion works. Scandroid adds his flair to the
The retro rock synth wizard of darkness, Meteor, has released his fourth all new full-length album, “White Crows!” Hailing from Medellin Columbia, Meteor, aka Jorge Reyes has returned with fantastic bravado in this latest release, pushing the boundaries of his already decent production skills and
Moonraccoon’s 2017 debut Sunset City saw the Swedish producer craft 10 pulsing and infectious songs, many of which featuring collaborators like emotional crooner Thunder Porpoise or the synth shredder Straplocked. While those collaborative tracks were fantastic, it was on album midpoint “Midnight Cruise” that Moonraccoon