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Dark synthwave is booming, even spawning a couple of small specialized live festivals in Europe. Perturbator, Carpenter Brut, all enjoy cult status and are very often a starting point for all the newcomers to synthwave.
You didn’t think I was going to spotlight old school cyberpunk films and media without mentioning the contribution of Japanese animation?
The new DANCE WITH THE DEAD ALBUM will be EPIC!
David Bowie passed away January 10th, 2016. The Internet was flooded with touching dedications as newsfeeds were filled with music that touched the individuals posting in some sort of way.
January 30th sees the release of Femmepop's brand new E.P, entitled 'Underground'. Piloted by Irish songstress, Margaret O'Sullivan, this release follows the widely regarded and musical highlight of 2014, 'From a girl who never sleeps'.
You don’t need me to tell you that 2015 was the biggest year in synthwave since Drive came out – just as we expertly predicted somewhere around the end of last year.
A holiday treat from the Hawk!
2015 has been an incredible year for music, and retrowave is no exception. A lot of amazing material has been produced, and interest in the genre has continued to grow.
The NewRetroWave Top 10 Retrowave EP's of 2015 is finally here.
Prepare for greatness
I'm guilty of describing music in terms of hipster mathematics. Death Cab For Cutie + Neutral Milk Hotel = The Decemberists. That sort of thing. Fifteen seconds into "Cast Away", the opening track of Highway Superstar's Endgame, the musical arithmetic was firing away.