Future Funk, Vaporwave, and Chillsynth - Oh my! Stratford Ct., Business Casual, and First Class Collective have all released astounding compilation albums within the last month, quickly selling out their physical copies. It's easy to tell why, as these three fantastic labels are on the
Another stunning chillsynth release has slid by, almost criminally under the radar. DavZ's sophomore album "Exotic Spaces" was released all the way back in January via the Midwest Collective, and somehow at the time of this writing, there are still a few tapes left! DavZ is
System96 has a new double re-release on Eyewitness Records! The criminally chill "Emotion" and "Memories" were originally released in a bundle, but very quickly sold out. Now they're back in two sets of pre-orders so everyone will have a better chance at snagging these impressively
Retrowave is, at its core, a sentimental genre of music. Artists use nostalgia as a brush, painting with sounds of our collective past to bring about wistful feelings in their fans. In spite of dealing with ghosts of our past - it is rare that
Clyde Shelton is storming into the scene with his first full-length release, "Spending Spirit." This radical album dropped back in October via the brand new Polychora Records. Since then, it has flown mostly under the radar, in spite of being a flat-out astounding release. This well crafted
ADMO's astounding debut LP "Zero Wave" is being released on wax the first time! Originally released on February 25, 2019, "Zero Wave" is the first iteration of ADMO's iconic chillsynth sound. "Zero Wave" still has strong elements of standard synthwave, but in this release we can also
The Beginning of ChillSynth Way back in 2015 I had just left college, moved to Cleveland, and started writing about synth music
The desert dwelling Caspro has released yet another exceptional album, "Making Waves." This release is a truly great piece of chilled out synth that will have you grooving through the night until the sunrise! "Making Waves" just recently hit its crowdfunding goal for an independent record
The fantastic chillsynth/chillwave producer Hotel Pools is back again with yet another astounding album, "Still," out now on Stratford Ct. Hotel Pools has quickly risen to become a stand-out chillsynth/chillwave artists, with “Still” selling out physical media quite quickly. (Not even your humble editor was able
VIQ's latest album "COASTLINE" (Out now via the fantastic chillsynth label Stratford Ct.) is making waves - perfect for you beach getaway this summer. Although this album is very similar to Tycho's 2011 masterpiece "Dive," "COASTLINE" brings something to the table that even Tycho was missing
The UK based ADMO is still fresh to the chillsynth scene - but in 2019 he was brand-spanking new. Two of his first EP's were particularly fantastic - "77" and "Atlantic Drift" - popping up in two of our weekly top 5 playlists on their
Hello Meteor is back with "Night Supply," a beautiful deluge of chilled-out dreamwave that caught our attention back in May. As the world feels like it crumbles around us, this relaxed release is just what the doctor ordered! The aptly named "Night Supply" is filled with