Any day during which a Synthwave forefather decides to resurface is a day worth celebrating. After teasing some fresh new material at his latest shows, Valerie Collective co-founder Maethelvin from Nantes has finally dropped a new EP titled Lost Tapes from Hardware Memories. Comprised of
Dropping by for a top-shelf crash course in European electronic blasts from the past, Maethelvin honoured us with a magnificent deep-dive into the world of 80s electronic music. As the co-conspirator behind the influential Valerie Collective brought us most of what you hear and see
France may fill its heart with pride, for its preponderance in the Synthwave scene can hardly be disputed. Whether or not one considers Nantes’ Valerie Collective to be pioneers of the Synthwave genre, the fact remains that its active members were precursors to what now