It has been an honor to watch the synthwave genre grow and evolve over the past few years. We are continually astounded by the sonic innovation our community shows - and 2023 has been no different! There's a touch of every subgenre of synth in
Portland-based producer Ben Braun (aka Hotel Pools) has once again teamed up with French Synthwave producer A.L.I.S.O.N for a brand new full-length record. Expanding upon the sounds of their self-released 2020 single ‘Lunar’, Ultrasound is a vivid portrait of sonic serenity delivered with true passion oozing
The album of the summer is here! Hotel Pools' 4th full-length album "Palmscapes" just dropped a couple of hours ago via Stratford Ct. Perhaps the best work from Hotel Pools yet, I'm pleased to report that "Palmscapes" is absolutely white-hot chilled-out fire! Hailing from Portland, Hotel
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
Top 10 Retrowave Albums of 2020 Top 10 Synthwave Albums of 2020 10. Clyde Shelton - Spending Spirit 9. Dan Terminus - Last Call For All Passengers 8. A.L.I.S.O.N - Éternité 7. Droid Bishop - Music 6. Hotel Pools - Still 5. The Midnight - Monsters 4. Various Artists - Magnatron III 3. W
The Beginning of ChillSynth Way back in 2015 I had just left college, moved to Cleveland, and started writing about synth music
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
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Welcome wavers to NewRetroWave Weekly Selection! Friday afternoons mean one thing - the NRW Weekly Selection. We're striving to bring you the best of the best. From outrun to darksynth, we have your weekend covered! Check out who hit our top spots this week: Memoryy - No Time Like