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Acryl Madness goes full Cyberpunk on ‘RYU’

Robin Ono — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:00:56 +0000

Having emerged onto the Retrowave scene in 2018, Russian producer Acryl Madness has quickly proven himself as one of the most talented Darksynth newcomers of the current moment through a hefty handful of powerful releases.

Less than a year since the collaborative album with Starfounder, the madness has returned to haunt and thrill whoever dares cross paths with it.

RYU dives further down the Cyberpunk rabbit hole all the while adding some softer sound textures and ambiences to a blaring destructive sound.

Songs like ‘Ghosts of New-Tokyo’ and ‘Kill_em_all’ sees the artist push the east-Asian influences one notch further all the while keeping energy levels to an all-time high. Neophytes best be warned: it gets loud.

Acryl Madness ‘RYU’ is out now on Bandcamp and Spotify.

Favorite Tracks : Kill_em_all, City Of the Damned

Lost Engineer – Odyssey

Robin Ono — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 20:41:37 +0000

From Mother Russia with love comes the latest great chapter in Sci-fi Synth soundtracks.

With its action-packed tracks blending nostalgic Synthwave vibes with a healthy balance of modern touches borrowed from EDM and Dubstep, Odyssey by Lost Engineer has hit the retrowave scene with the unmistakable flair of a seasoned producer.

Every track flows impeccably with an irresistible momentum and will dazzle you with its immersive sound design and slick dance grooves.

If this first album is anything to go by, it’s that young producer Maxim Shipp from Saratov Russia has a bright musical future ahead of him.

Favorite tracks : Vaquum, Equinox

Lost Engineer ‘Odyssey’ is out now on Spotify and Bandcamp

Lips \ Steel – an Acryl Madness/Starfounder collab

Robin Ono — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:00:28 +0000

No more than 4 months since dropping his crushing Kaidan, Russia’s Acryl Madness returns with a brand new collaborative album with Starfounder. Lips \ Steel is draped in apocalyptic sci-fi vibes, with Starfounder most often laying out the ambience to the sonic scene through which Acryl Madness wreaks pure dark synth havoc.

With a few solo tracks by each producer, a few collaboration tracks and a couple of remixes of one another’s tracks, the two artists have managed to lay down a solid, coherent set of tracks whilst freely exploring the different collaborative configurations.

Lips \ Steel by Acryl Madness, Starfounder

Lips \ Steel is out now on Bandcamp via Neon Retro Records

Maniac Lover – Vaccine

Andrew Zistler — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 23:32:19 +0000

The Moscow based Maniac Lover has released another sensation album album, “Vaccine.” Expertly blending elements of industrial, darksynth and retrowave, “Vaccine” is a tense, morose, and wonderfully atmospheric delve into darker territory. Each track builds upon the previous – revealing a well crafted soundscape that even Lovecraft would be proud of.

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