Synthwave-Retrowave # 80s Neon music thread

slinch · Mar 3, 2018

DWtD posted this:

Vinyls. Are. Coming. GET EXCITED.

Get ready to get your OUT OF BODY, NEAR DARK, and B-SIDES: VOLUME 1 on!!!!!!

AHA-Lambda · Mar 3, 2018

slinch said:
Less than 16 GBP with free shipping: https://www.dodax.de/de-de/musik-cd...enter-brut-leather-teeth-vinyl-dpJ76FN88R79P/

I've bought from them a ton, sometimes it takes a few weeks to arrive, but they have some insane prices.

I take it they deliver to the UK no problems?

Praxis · Mar 3, 2018

New Carpenter Brut album is amazing.

PC98_Audi · Mar 3, 2018

Dunno if this was posted yet, but Toco Toco made a short documentary about Satellite Young

Emi Kusano is the singer of the band Satellite Young, a "synthwave" music unit strongly inspired by the 80s, which she discovered through old music, clips and videos. We will follow her to Marubell-Do, a sanctuary of old photos of idols, singers and other celebrities, that still shoots 80s style photos to this day, before going to Harajuku and its iconic Boutique Takenoko, symbol of Japanese fashion and its "takenoko-zoku" fashion tribe. We will discover more about Kusano's vision of a "retro-future", a past vision of the future she is trying to recreate through her universe, combined to modern technology, and how it drives our lifestyle. Our last stop will be in the traditional district of Noge, in Yokohama, where we will head to Oeuf, a bar that features everyday performances ranging from juggling, pole dancing to tightrope walking.

They also announced there will be a Satellite Young anime releasing on Youtube March 14th.

retroman · Mar 3, 2018

Listening to Plaisance's new album right now. Sounds very laid-back and soothing so far!

Tracklist:

1.PAPA / Every day is a new dawn
2.LIMA / Archipels Virtuels
3.ALPHA / Vague de Synthèse
4.INDIA / Couleur Corail
5.SIERRA / Happy-go-lucky
6.ALPHA / Exocet (He's a fly fish!)
7.NOVEMBER / Voodoo
8.CHARLIE / Pink Silk Ocean
9.ECHO / One last dance

Bandcamp link: https://plaisance.bandcamp.com/

slinch · Mar 3, 2018

AHA-Lambda said:
I take it they deliver to the UK no problems?

Cannot say from experience as I'm not in UK, but I haven't heard of anyone saying otherwise. At the bottom of the page you can find their sites for different countries, but you can order from any of them. Prices often vary quite a bit between them, so I always order from whichever site has the lowest price on what I'm after. Haven't had a problem yet.

Mariachi507 · Mar 3, 2018

Hey everybody, I'm a huge synthwave fan, or at least I might be. I love the period from the 80's where synth's were reigning supreme in film music. Stuff like Tangerine Dream, Brad Fiedel, and most importantly John Carpenter. Carpenter is probably my favorite movie director and from his film scores to his recent albums I love his music as well. Outside of that though, I'm fairly new to the genre.

A name I see repeated from just the past few pages is Carpenter Brut, so I'm going to check them out. If anybody could direct me towards some other artists that have that Carpenter-like vibe I would really appreciate it. I'm fairly open minded though, so I'll take any recommendations really.

Thanks.

Deleted member 2317 · Mar 3, 2018

Leather Teeth is fun! I can see why people wouldn't like the vocals, but I'm down.

Fjordson said:
This isn't really in step with all the aggressive stuff that gets posted here, but the new Onra album is too smooth. Lots of great late 80's beats.https://onra.bandcamp.com/album/nobody-has-to-know-2

This is sooooo good. Turns out my wife has been listening to them for years, never knew. "Grade A chill."

Dan-o · Mar 4, 2018

slinch said:
DWtD posted this:

Can't wait for these! Really hoping they're reasonably priced.

MisterX · Mar 4, 2018

Mariachi507 said:
Hey everybody, I'm a huge synthwave fan, or at least I might be. I love the period from the 80's where synth's were reigning supreme in film music. Stuff like Tangerine Dream, Brad Fiedel, and most importantly John Carpenter. Carpenter is probably my favorite movie director and from his film scores to his recent albums I love his music as well. Outside of that though, I'm fairly new to the genre.

A name I see repeated from just the past few pages is Carpenter Brut, so I'm going to check them out. If anybody could direct me towards some other artists that have that Carpenter-like vibe I would really appreciate it. I'm fairly open minded though, so I'll take any recommendations really.

Thanks.

try Perturbator's older albums

cj_iwakura · Mar 4, 2018

Audi said:
Dunno if this was posted yet, but Toco Toco made a short documentary about Satellite Young

They also announced there will be a Satellite Young anime releasing on Youtube March 14th.

I'd never even heard of the group before this, but I have now. I love Toco Toco.

Here's one of their vids, too:

Her outlook on retro-futurism is pretty cool.

dapperbandit · Mar 5, 2018

retroman said:
Listening to Plaisance's new album right now. Sounds very laid-back and soothing so far!

Tracklist:

1.PAPA / Every day is a new dawn
2.LIMA / Archipels Virtuels
3.ALPHA / Vague de Synthèse
4.INDIA / Couleur Corail
5.SIERRA / Happy-go-lucky
6.ALPHA / Exocet (He's a fly fish!)
7.NOVEMBER / Voodoo
8.CHARLIE / Pink Silk Ocean
9.ECHO / One last dance

Bandcamp link: https://plaisance.bandcamp.com/

Damn, beat me to it!

I thought I might be the only fan of Plaisance, and was intending to come here and spread the good word. He's the Grand Daddy of "Beach Synth" in my book, listening to his stuff is like going on holiday for me.

PC98_Audi · Mar 5, 2018

cj_iwakura said:
I'd never even heard of the group before this, but I have now. I love Toco Toco.

Here's one of their vids, too:

Her outlook on retro-futurism is pretty cool.

Check out Sniper Rouge, it's one of my favorites and Mitch Murder teams up with them

AHA-Lambda · Mar 5, 2018

Urgh, Blood Music's no refund policy is complete bollocks >_<

I could give them some wiggle room when they were small but engaged so directly with their fans, but they ain't so small anymore

Deleted member 10416 · Mar 6, 2018

Mariachi507 said:
Hey everybody, I'm a huge synthwave fan, or at least I might be. I love the period from the 80's where synth's were reigning supreme in film music. Stuff like Tangerine Dream, Brad Fiedel, and most importantly John Carpenter. Carpenter is probably my favorite movie director and from his film scores to his recent albums I love his music as well. Outside of that though, I'm fairly new to the genre.

A name I see repeated from just the past few pages is Carpenter Brut, so I'm going to check them out. If anybody could direct me towards some other artists that have that Carpenter-like vibe I would really appreciate it. I'm fairly open minded though, so I'll take any recommendations really.

Thanks.

On the more atmospheric horror side, I think you would dig Nightcrawler.

I do that kind of stuff too sometimes (warning, shameless self promo): https://brutalresonance.bandcamp.com/track/hell-on-wheels

Mariachi507 · Mar 6, 2018

Neurochasm said:
On the more atmospheric horror side, I think you would dig Nightcrawler.

I do that kind of stuff too sometimes (warning, shameless self promo): https://brutalresonance.bandcamp.com/track/hell-on-wheels

Mister0079 said:
try Perturbator's older albums

Awesome, thanks for the recommendations. I've listened to Carpenter Brut's Trilogy a few times in the past few days. The last EP included has my favorite songs thus far. Invasion A.D. Is incredible.

Rehynn · Mar 8, 2018

Saw Carpenter Brut in Budapest last night, 5th show of the tour.
Great performance, fantastic live remixes of songs (Brut has definitely stepped up his musicianship and plays a 4-synth rig), cool visuals. The new songs work very well live. Don't miss them if they're playing near you.

Also, a heads-up for vinyl collectors: They're selling a limited tour edition LP (only 600 copies) in pink(-ish purple), with a bonus guitar pick.

Deleted member 2317 · Mar 8, 2018

Here are two albums that lean closer to trance or nu-disco (lol sub-genres get great names)

Le Matos - Join Us
Tonebox - Nocturn

Dr. Caroll · Mar 9, 2018

GUNSHIP have released a new track and video based on Ready Player One.

Tankard · Mar 9, 2018

Dr. Caroll said:
GUNSHIP have released a new track and video based on Ready Player One.

Finally!

Fake edit. Song is ok.

Dave_6 · Mar 9, 2018

I really like it. Cool video as usual with them and new Gunship is a good thing.

Dr. Caroll · Mar 9, 2018

Dave_6 said:
I really like it. Cool video as usual with them and new Gunship is a good thing.

It's really interesting because it's a super tight, no-fat adaptation of Ready Player One using pixel art. The upcoming Ready Player One movie could very well be great, but even if it crashes and burns, GUNSHIP and their collaborators have made a pretty darn good adaptation.

Deleted member 10416 · Mar 10, 2018

afternoon delight said:
Here are two albums that lean closer to trance or nu-disco (lol sub-genres get great names)
Le Matos - Join Us

This might be my all time favorite Synthwave album. Every track is fantastic, no filler. 8 minute songs pass by like nothing.

NIN90 · Mar 11, 2018

Saw Carpenter Brut in Berlin last night and the venue was practically on fire, especially in the latter part of the set.
Probably gonna see them in Leipzig in two weeks too.

Jazzkokehead · Mar 11, 2018

NIN90 said:
Saw Carpenter Brut in Berlin last night and the venue was practically on fire, especially in the latter part of the set.
Probably gonna see them in Leipzig in two weeks too.

Ha, Dictator and I were both there as well - it was a brutal show. We were right up front, so I can only hope that videos of me dancing like an idiot somehow make their way to YouTube. I ache like hell today from all that jumping around, though.

cognizant · Mar 11, 2018

Haven't heard the new Brut yet, but last week I was rotating all of The Midnight's albums. Also started listening to Mega Drive - 198XAD.

Love this genre and how artists keep finding new ways to interpret it. Also appreciate the constant suggestions in this thread, I've added a bunch to my Albums To Listen To playlist on Spotify.

Any suggestions for moody female vocals? I already listen to the usual suspects, (Perturbator, Alex, etc, etc) so think outside the box, thanks!

Fedeuy · Mar 11, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aELbc4mcGlI

Well i dont know why its showing the link like this..
But its an exellent retrowave stream.

Dan-o · Mar 11, 2018

Neurochasm said:
This might be my all time favorite Synthwave album. Every track is fantastic, no filler. 8 minute songs pass by like nothing.

Thirded. I bought this one at the recommendation of a (former place) member (who doesn't seem to post here). I love it so much.

nnex · Mar 11, 2018

Synthwave Bundle 11 has been up on groupees for a few days. https://groupees.com/synth11

$1.50 tier
- Street Cleaner - Revenger
- Powernerd - NERD POWER
- Compilerbau - Trickster's Paradise
- Gregorio Franco - War Machine
- Quixotic - Palms EP
- Gregorio Franco - THE DARK BEYOND

$3.00 tier
- CONFRONTATIONAL - THE BURNING DAWN
- Meteor - Inner Demon
- Timecop1983 - Lovers EP - PART II
- Quixotic - Apology EP
- Daniel Deluxe - Instruments of Retribution

GonXtreme · Mar 11, 2018

I've made two synthwave tracks, inspired by decades of collecting, analyzing and listening to 80's Eurodisco/Italodisco.

Hope you guys enjoy them:

PS: Both tracks done entirely with Roland Juno 60 and LinnDrum.

Shane · Mar 16, 2018

Guts Of Thor said:
Glad you like it! Been listening to these guys since last year and am happy to have found them. Harbor is such a great tune.

Yeah, it's a terrific album, I hope other people have checked it out too. Still gets regular play for me.

Album from NINA is finally out!

https://ninasounduk.bandcamp.com/

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slinch · Mar 16, 2018

KalBalboa · Mar 16, 2018

I'm about to drive from Boston to NYC to catch The Midnight.

Anybody going?

ohabs · Mar 16, 2018

We just saw them in Chicago last night. Travelled from Cincinnati area. It was a really great time, hope you enjoy it!

Blitzhex · Mar 16, 2018

Shane said:
Yeah, it's a terrific album, I hope other people have checked it out too. Still gets regular play for me.

Album from NINA is finally out!

https://ninasounduk.bandcamp.com/

Sleepwalking and It Kills Me are so awesome. It's up on spotify as well.

Napalmjam · Mar 21, 2018

New Gost album, massive fan of his work but not digging this at all :( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bukLGsawUs&t=1s

AHA-Lambda · Mar 21, 2018

Yeah, me neither :/

Darn my foolishness preordering sight unseen >_<
BM's policy is bollocks.

White Glint · Mar 21, 2018

I think it's easily his best album yet. Can't wait to get it for real so I can blast it in my car.

Shane · Mar 21, 2018

Lots of big synth sound, but I guess it's more appropriate to post about this in a Pop/Indie Rock thread, but... the debut album from Fickle Friends is awesome. Sure some people here will enjoy it.

Scousefury · Mar 22, 2018

Seeing Carpenter Brut in Manchester tonight, can't friggin wait!

Mr Delabee · Mar 22, 2018

I know the feeling, I'm off to see CB tomorrow in London.
Have only heard the live album and have stayed spoiler free of Instagram/youtube clips of the new tour, as long as I get to see Le Perv live I will die a happy man.

NIN90 · Mar 22, 2018

You guys are in for a treat. CB was amazing in Berlin two weeks ago. Still debating if I'm gonna see them again in Leipzig next week.

White Glint · Mar 22, 2018

It's up

https://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/possessor

cognizant · Mar 22, 2018

KalBalboa said:
I'm about to drive from Boston to NYC to catch The Midnight.

Anybody going?

I've been playing Sunset on repeat for two weeks. The song's stuck in my head, so now I'm irritated by it lol. Would make a great karaoke track though, right?

EDIT: holy shitballs that music video. Nostalgia rush in my veins, got a bit teary eyed.

MattDoza · Mar 22, 2018

White Glint said:
It's up

https://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/possessor

Came to post this. Going in now.

eosos · Mar 22, 2018

Oh just discovered this thread. Some great artists in here I haven't heard of before!

Tankard · Mar 22, 2018

Napalmjam said:
New Gost album, massive fan of his work but not digging this at all :( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bukLGsawUs&t=1s

I liked Sigil, 16 a.m and Malum though.
I embrace this experimentation... kinda.

Noisepurge · Mar 22, 2018

Napalmjam said:
New Gost album, massive fan of his work but not digging this at all :( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bukLGsawUs&t=1s

i've been listening to it for a couple months now (pre-release copy) and it's grown on me. The Prowler especially is one of his best.

adamYUKI · Mar 22, 2018

KalBalboa said:
I'm about to drive from Boston to NYC to catch The Midnight.

Anybody going?

You're so lucky! Love this song, and I hope I can see them sometime soon.

Blitzhex · Mar 22, 2018

The new Gost album sounds pretty cool, but at the same time it sounds like something that could be used to torture guantanamo inmates.
I like the death metal drums. Could have been pulled off a lot better though.

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