Coming straight from the silver screen is "Film" - Orax's fourth release on NRW. After chugging into our top 10 list of the year with "Tearwave" back in 2018, we've come to expect a lot from this producer - and "Film" delivers! Orax's signature sound includes
"Waves of Hope" is a remarkable new compilation album from 24 different indie synth artists. This pay-what-you-want release is donating 100% of the proceeds to fund the creation of protective face shields - which are then donated (not sold) to healthcare and emergency workers. This project is
Welcome back, loyal set of eyes. For this third expedition down memory lanes, we are honoured by the presence of our guest Mecha Maiko. known to many as Hayley Stewart, the former voice behind Dead Astronauts. Having just dropped a new music video for ‘Phones’
Wolf Club is back this past month with two radical white-hot new synthpop singles, "All We Live For," and "Rebels." Both of these tracks are pumped full of their signature up-tempo, retro synthpop, highly vocal sound that earned them a top spot in our Top 10
A long time ago, when I first started writing about video games for NRW, I did an article about the amazing music written for the Genesis/Mega Drive and talked about how much I like sounds of the YM2616 chip that system uses. I still listen
The astounding french producter AWITW (A Walk In The Woods) released "Looking Back," a truly beautiful album - back in February of this year. Even though it's been some time now, we simply had to feature this amazing blend of chillsynth, dreamwave, and synthwave. Leaning on
Welcome back, recidivist retrophagists! We hope you’ve enjoyed our first taste of Memory Lanes and we’re thrilled to have you coming back for more. We’re just getting started, and we’ve got a lot more in store for you. For those who haven’t caught up with
Times are tough. Daily life as we have always known has come to a halt. Doctors around the world are risking their lives, fighting the heroic battle against COVID-19. Schools are closed. Stores are closed. Offices are closed. And you’re at home, trying to make
After the fantastic synth release The Chase: Last Run, and two fiendishly successful darksynth albums (Akuma & Akuma II), Tokyo Rose has decided to depart from retrosynth. He made the announcement last Friday, and released a farewell to synth - a righteous collab with Pylot and Essenger
Just released - Carpenter Brut's stunning OST for BLOOD MACHINES! This original soundtrack has all the intensity of Carpenter Brut's signature darksynth style that fans know and love. However, being an OST, we also get to hear a variety of orchestral overtones usually not so forward
The vigilante of synth, Street Cleaner, is back
After slamming to the top of last year's best album list with his debut album, "Thanks in Advance", Ollie Wride is back in action with Jessie Frye in the white-hot lovesick single "Malibu Broken!" This collaboration features Ollies' signature upbeat synth-pop style, drenched in beautiful vocals