While listening through OGRE’s most recent release, particularly the funky “Job For A Cowboy”, my girlfriend walked by and said something interesting: “Are you listening to 80’s soundtracks again?” This was interesting because as I listened through 195, one word kept popping into my mind. Cinematic. This album is
THESE GUYS OWN! STREETS OF 2043 & NIGHTFORCE NEVER LOOKED SO EPIC! -NRW-
Remember This…? Episode #4: The lost art of VHS or the ways analog has programmed my thinking patterns. It’s that time to Remember This… and continue the stroll down memory lane while examining the current theme loosely revolving around that wonderful black box you had in your
HAPPY HALLOWEEN ENJOY!
Hey Retrolovers, We all have speculated that the Synthwave sound has all the elements to make it into the mainstream. Many of you guys have shown STRONG dislike to this idea ever occurring. Look at the below evidence: The image of top 40 popstar Selena Gomez scared
I was seven years old when I was first exposed to the world (metaworld?) of Final Fantasy. It was a few days after Christmas of 1999 and my cousin had received Final Fantasy VIII as a gift. Being seven in the presence of a teenager meant I had
NOT A BOARD THAT IS POWERED BY HYDRO-POWER OR A FAKE
Use the soundcloud playlist in this Italian Vice article to listen! Void Vision, I will admit, is somewhat of an enigma. I have been able to find out very little about the project, except that it is one girl and some synths. Apparently a few singles have been
Constellations by Dead Astronauts is a cool album. I wish that didn’t sound so clichéd. The release just exudes such a unique vibe and creates such dense atmosphere with what feels like little effort. It manages to skirt retro/synthwave clichés throughout, but subverts them in subtle ways to make
I know, I know. When is a bad time to enjoy music from NRW? Funerals? Even that’s debatable. You don't need me to tell you how to enjoy music, but I’ve broken down the six ways that I enjoy the music from this scene. Writing: I’m a writer
WHERE ARE ALL THESE LISTED SYNTHWAVE ARTISTS?!! 1. STARCAT THIS GUY HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE EARLY 2012!!! WHERE IS HE?! 2. SPACELIME AFTER 2 SUCCESSFUL TRACKS, SPACE LIME VANISHED INTO THIN AIR!!! WHERE IS THIS LIME? 3.AKAHANDSDOWN ONE OF THE YOUNGEST DUDES TO HIT HESE RETROWAVE SCENE. WHERE IS HE?! 4. CHRIS