astral tales – NewRetroWave – Stay Retro! | Live The 80's Dream! https://newretrowave.com Stay Retro Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:46:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 https://newretrowave.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-10906530_846941002018082_8508920941385779369_n-1-32x32.jpg astral tales – NewRetroWave – Stay Retro! | Live The 80's Dream! https://newretrowave.com 32 32 Astral Tales – The Last Resplendent https://newretrowave.com/2020/02/07/astral-tales-the-last-resplendent/ https://newretrowave.com/2020/02/07/astral-tales-the-last-resplendent/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:46:53 +0000 https://newretrowave.com/?p=29244 “The Last Resplendent” is the latest album from the awesome cinematic retrosynth producer Astral Tales!

“The Last Resplendent” signals the end to the Red Iris Saga – with Red Iris being a character introduced through Astral Tales work back in 2016 with “Landing” and continued on “Raytracers,” the fantastic “Seafari.”

The aptly named Astral Tales tells a tale through each cinematic album with well produced synth that would make the perfect motion picture soundtrack. Although the tone of the albums change, a general storyline becomes clear through the track titles and easter eggs – as well as their amazing album art.

“The Last Resplendent” is a close to the saga, and as such features some large battles and struggles through intense blend of synthrock, cybersynth, and darksynth –  but in the end  it feels more wistful and lachrymose than previous releases, with the closing track featuring a beautiful yet mournful saxophone solo – a wonderful goodbye to the Red Iris Saga from Astral Tales.

Grab a listen here now!

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10. Sellorekt/LA Dreams – Shadow Voices
by Sellorekt/LA Dreams

9. Carbon Killer – Carbon Inc
by Jay Jackson

8. Lucy In Disguise – Unknown Frequency
by Fvckrender
7. Mitch Murder – Hardwired
by Junkboy
6. Deadlife – Variation on the Resolve
by SKEOR
5. DJ Ten – Trinity
by Fab Ciraolo 
4. Astral Tales – Seafari
By Magdalena Radziej
3. Hollywood Burns – Invaders
by View from the Coffin

2. The Midnight – Kids
by Aaron Campbell

Honorable Mention:
Microchip Terror – Illegal Experiments
by Microchip Terror

Honorable Mention:
Neoslave – Messiah
By : Andrew Tremblay 

1. Carpentur Brut – Leather Teeth
By Jesse Daubertes & Adrien Havet

]]> https://newretrowave.com/2018/12/21/top-ten-retrowave-album-covers-of-2018/feed/ 0 Slvmber – Water Beds EP https://newretrowave.com/2018/11/29/slvmber-water-beds-ep/ https://newretrowave.com/2018/11/29/slvmber-water-beds-ep/#respond Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:22:45 +0000 https://newretrowave.com/?p=25078 Crashing into your earbuds like cool coastal waves is Slvmber “Water Beds” – one the best EP’s I’ve had the privilege of listening to in the past few months.

Pumping straight from the California based artist Slvmber, “Water Beds” updates Slvmber’s crisp sound he introduced with the Hypersleep EP back in 2016. (Which, coincidentally, made our top 10 EP list for the year!) This new soundscape is awash in colorful synths and staccato basslines that punctuate important moments of each track – creating an interesting take on the synthwave genre reminiscent of a few select Com Truise tracks.

Listen here!

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