This year's list was hard. So many artists released amazing albums this year, it was almost physically painful trying to rank them. Because of this, we have a tie for #2 - and several honorable mentions. Please take a moment to listen to all of them
EDIT: Thanks to a lot of work from the community, most of the stolen tracks have been removed. Hopefully, the Shazam will be taken down soon too. Great job everyone! Overnight, a grand drama has developed in the synth scene. The darksynth / electro producer CYBERTHING!
From the tumultuous political nightmares to the unexpected stock market takeovers, this first month into 2021 certainly wasn't the first breath of fresh air we had been naively hoping for. With all of its frantic twists and turns, History has not been keeping still lately
Top 10 Retrowave Tracks of 2020 Top 10 Synthwave Tracks of 2020 10. Droid Bishop - "End Game" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AHp1wIfLfw 9. Yota – “The Vibe” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D22_7avctvc 8. Clyde Shelton – “Spending Spirit” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIidaazE7ao 7. The Midnight – “America Online” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzex-nN2yM0 6. W O L F C L U B – “Electrify” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU6Rd_ogic4 5. TOKYO ROSE – “TYRAEL” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJHUw52LNIs 4. Florida
The extraordinary darksynth album "AKUMA" from ALEX & Tokyo Rose is back on wax after three years. Great news for everyone who missed the first run! The classic demon girl is back, repressed for a new limited edition vinyl. This "SUNGOD" edition features alternative album art
The third and final installment of the epic Magnatron trilogy is almost here folks! Dropping next Friday, July 24th, "Magnatron III" is jam-packed with absolute fire tracks from some of the best hand-picked artists in the retro synthwave scene. Just listening to the gleaming production of
After the fantastic synth release The Chase: Last Run, and two fiendishly successful darksynth albums (Akuma & Akuma II), Tokyo Rose has decided to depart from retrosynth. He made the announcement last Friday, and released a farewell to synth - a righteous collab with Pylot and Essenger
After debuting at #5 on the Billboard Electronic Album Chart, Akuma II is back with a new life in an alternate version, not from Alex and Tokyo Rose – but instead featuring remixes from some very heavy hitters in retrosynth music. This set of absolutely killer
(Very) Honorable Mentions Peter Zimmermann - Through The Night (Part 1) THROUGH THE NIGHT (PART I) by Peter Zimmermann Florida Skyline – The Green Tapes The Green Tapes by Florida Skyline Arcade High - New Impressions New Impressions by Arcade High Megadrive - 199XAD 199XAD by Mega Drive Billy Mays Band - Introspection Introspection by
Honorable Mentions: Carpenter Brut - Blood Machines (The only reason this isn't #1 is because it technically isn't a music video, and it's currently not available to stream. Check out the website here to see it when it becomes publicly available!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLHhr8Xc4AM Jack Stauber - Baby Hotline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbTj2M3vmts Confrontational – Happy
Featuring original tracks from artists Tokyo Rose, Power Glove, Alex, Waveshaper, Morgan Willis, and many more - the "In Search of Darkness (Original Documentary Soundtrack)" is much more than your average film score. With some of the top artists in the darksynth, cyberpunk, and synthwave
Welcome wavers to the second NewRetroWave Weekly Selection! Every week on Friday afternoon we will be bringing you five of our favorite recent synth tracks. From outrun to darksynth, we have your weekend covered with our Weekly Selection! Check out our first picks below, in no
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