France may fill its heart with pride, for its preponderance in the Synthwave scene can hardly be disputed. Whether or not one considers Nantes’ Valerie Collective to be pioneers of the Synthwave genre, the fact remains that its active members were precursors to what now
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
The most perceptive Parisians will have perhaps noticed an ever-growing sensation tingling their ears and fingertips. A blue incandescent moon has recently been sighted above the French skies, casting its neon glow upon the city streets, filling the air with its static electricity. The Synthheads’
Justice, fantasy, the perfect love for the perfect cop; such are the qualities that shape the vision and sounds of Johann Derime’s Synthtastic sound. The producer from Marseille has left his imprint on the retro music scene as a household artist in the Synthwave genre
Yoru 夜 Skylines Eerie epic full track cinematic sketches, ominous sequences dark with hard undertones of retro inspired arps. The basslines primed for a cinematic driven journey, poppy and punchy tweaked out synth-lines which have a harrowing analogue quality. The melodies aggravating in dystopian drones, tense dark and unearthly,
The Bad Dreamers – Who You Run To Sunrises, skylines, everything you want from a familiar-beautiful pop inspired synthwave while at the same time exploring the darker elements of the genre. The song conjures up all the appropriate nostalgic images of an 80’s nightclub; the club down
Stellar Dreams - Valkyrie A young woman racing through caught up in schemes beyond time and pursued by a murderous robot from the future… Like the soundtrack of The Terminator remastered from the original tapes, from the electric beat of Tech Noir to the mechanical thundering of
Turbo Knight - Mirrorverse A small town in America once again finds itself embroiled in inter-dimensional war… A Stranger Things-esque arpeggiator shifts and moves in the twilight with lush polyphony, detuned chords, glassy FM keys, chunky basslines, scattered amongst the dark synthscape. Too borrow an image or two
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
Delos - Trace Decay Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release. The floor melting bass sounds, full of shredding growls has the texture of a razor, with an epic lead line blistering through the stratosphere, rising like an expanding horizon. Trace Decay is full of mind exploding arps, twisted FX, outrageous
Adult Swim, long celebrated for their famous taste in music from bumps to show soundtracks, has released a smashing new synthwave compilation, “Fever Dreams” “Fever Dreams” is an eclectic mix featuring some of the biggest names in synth such as Com Truise, Lazerhawk, Gost, Carpenter Brut,