Firstly, I apologise for the wait for this installment of Retro Motors. As it happens I have been shoveling money like coal into a furnace into my 944, which has meant that my life has turned into the cycle of work, sleep, repeat, whilst stealing
New Arcades - Into The Skyline The lights go out slowly, the crowd holds their breath. The musicians get ready in the dark, fingers hovering over the synthesizer, guitar feedback reverberating, the singer enters the stage, grabs the microphone, the spotlight goes pure white, blistering neon,
Few artists in the scene can make a release feel like an event the way that The Midnight can. Since the band’s debut with 2014’s excellent EP Days of Thunder, the duo comprised of Tim McEwen and Tyler Lyle has carved out a unique space
80s Stallone - Quantum Leap Nobody sleeps when 80’s Stallone is awake. His driving pulsating synths bathe you in their melodics, a cathode blue maelstrom of sound. The rich humming of a television with no television, through to the past then back again. Power chords of
Vivid neon lights dance over burnt clay brick walls, studded leather, and an array of sunglasses that gleam like mirrors catching the sun. Body heat steam rises to mix with an artificial fog, the warm fervor falling like a hush over the crowd. The music
Protector 101 - Protect The Innocent For those of you who grew up with Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Russel Protector 101 delivers a muscular sound of menacing synthwave. A neon street full of danger and excitement. A crimson highway racing chrome bumper to chrome bumber, riding in
Miami based producer Mystvries is out now with his first single “Never Know”. His soundcloud showcases an some awesome retro lean with remixes of "Miami Nightdrive" and "Warm Colours." In a press release it was stated that "Never Know" was meant to evoke the film Drive we
The fresh darkwave act Indradevi are set to release their sophomore album "Idols" on June 12th. Ahead of it's release is a devilish new music video! The creators of Indradevi, Barong and Rangda, mix together Cambodian, retro, industrial and D&B influences to create an intense, ominous
Some concept cars are a bit like the items for sale on Chinese wholesale mega sites. In the photo you see a sleek, well designed garment or gadget. It looks like a world beater but upon arrival, it turns out it couldn’t beat and egg. I
Mitch Murder Feat. Kristine - Feel The Air Mitch Murder brings together a collection dancefloor grooves injected with retro influences, sliced-diced and transposed into 80’s sound set. All elements shuffling and fighting for prominence amongst the neon grid. A rising washed out arp fills most of the
Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, Robert Parker counts as one of the heavyweight veterans from the Synthwave scene. Having started as a producer in the 1990s’, the Synth wizard set foot on the retro music scene in 2009 as a well-versed songwriter and has been relentless
Music is entertainment, but entertainment is also art. Art is capable of reaching to us at the individual level and eliciting emotions in a way that doesn’t seem too dissimilar from magic. But one of the most important things that art can do is create