Capgras' Delusion: The delusion that family, friends and others have been replaced by imposters. Frustrated as some retroheads may be at seeing their supposedly niche newsfeed flooded by “mainstream pop artist” The Weeknd, it seems like the Toronto artist intends to extend his stay in your discussion boards. Having shot his way to superstardom with a series of
Ready for yet another big release to rock your year-end season? How about a brand new album from Detroit’s very own Synth hero? You’ve heard that right, Phaserland is back in town and back in business with his 5th full-length record. Heart Plaza sees Phaserland
It’s time to pick up your receivers, retroheads! Sellorekt/LA Dreams’s on line one and is demanding that you check out his latest album Cherry Vice, an album drenched in commodified office-space romance. With his efficient blend of Synthwave and officewave pastiche aesthetics, Sellorekt shows us
Illinois producer John Mint has been keeping it coming since the start of the pandemic. Last week marked the release date of Infotainment, a groovy tribute to VHS-era electronic music that comes no more than three months since his sophomore album Business Logic. If you like
Sferro is back in dramatic fashion with the release of "Emotion Engine!" Out now on Business Casual, "Emotion Engine" is a delightful blend of synthwave, future funk, nu disco, and vaporwave that plucks you from your chair and deposits you in early cyberspace. This exquisite blend of
Need an extension on your summer break? London’s Duett has got you covered with their new record ‘Leisure’, an effervescent output of good vibes delivered with a vapory veneer. On what may be his most accomplished record to date, Ben Macklin delivers a funky, chilled
We don't often feature Vaporwave here at NRW, but this release is simply too good to pass up! Out now via Business Casual, 3D BLAST's latest release, "Here to Stay" is a truly groovy and uplifting mix of vaporwave, futurefunk, and plunderphonics featuring samples from
The album of the summer is here! Hotel Pools' 4th full-length album "Palmscapes" just dropped a couple of hours ago via Stratford Ct. Perhaps the best work from Hotel Pools yet, I'm pleased to report that "Palmscapes" is absolutely white-hot chilled-out fire! Hailing from Portland, Hotel
Future Funk, Vaporwave, and Chillsynth - Oh my! Stratford Ct., Business Casual, and First Class Collective have all released astounding compilation albums within the last month, quickly selling out their physical copies. It's easy to tell why, as these three fantastic labels are on the
It wasn’t any earlier than February 8th that London Dreampunk label Dream Catalogue had announced the end of their 7-year run, effective as of February 23rd. Yet here we are, a mere 5 weeks later, with news that the British label is back in business
This month of March will have been a seemingly quiet one to many casual listeners and fans of bandcamp electronic music. Whilst many patiently await the imminent release of Perturbator’s enigmatic new album, the retrowave found itself in a near-dormant state this month, as though
Brace yourselves, retroheads, it’s that time of the month again. In yet another unwelcome and unexpected turn of events, February of 2021 will sadly have gone by bearing the mark of a grand musical chapter laid to rest. Electronic music’s masked superheroes will have retired