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
Vaporwave/Future Funk producer Karate King (spelt in Japanese Kanji as 空手王) has finally completed his IKARI mixtape trilogy. First unveiled to the world in December of 2017, the IKARI-蒸気波LP (tr: Vaporwave LP) series are an anthology of vintage funky sample-based tracks tinted with the existential
Synth enthusiasts looking to seep deeper still into the ever-expanding, seemingly infinite depths of retrofuturistic microgenres, No Problema Tapes just reached through to us with yet another multidimensional portal into sonic bliss. Grid Failure by British artist CRYOSAUNA is comprised of 9 ominous cyberpunk soundscapes
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
With memories of concert halls and live performances slowly but surely slipping away into our nostalgic collective unconscious, UK Vaporwave duo Donor Lens have hammered the final nail in the coffin with an album on which live music meets it's A E S T H
Synth-fam, it’s that time of year. The end of 2020 is nigh. We’re leaving it behind on a high note and looking back on the community we’ve built together. We all love our die-hard classics, our fan favorites, and trustworthy Go-To’s that we set on
City Pop fans are being treated to an early Christmas this year. Mariya Takeuchi’s viral hit ‘Plastic Love’ is finally available for streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. Listed amongst 41 other tracks on a compilation album titled Expression (originally released in 2008), this new addition
The German italo disco synth king Peter Zimmermann dropped the deliciously authentic retro “Through the Night (Part 1)” way back in early December, and quickly jumped to the top of our honorable mentions when it came time for our Top Ten Albums of 2019. Using old
Modesto California based Nitewind is out now with his magnificent "Nite Tapes" - an achievement of chillsynth from a project only over a year old. But don't let that fool you - Nitewind is no stranger to production. Formerly known as Amiga Forest, he's been
NEWS!!! Cinco de Mayo (5/5/19) @ A Novel Idea bookstore (Philly). 1726 E Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148 "I will be back in Philadelphia, PA hosting a Delirium Tremens reading in support of the NEW Hainesville album "Natural City" dropping this year. That's right I will be reading