SynthCity is a column, that will feature 5 recent electronic gems, that belong to synthwave, retrowave, darksynth, dreamwave or even vaporwave genres. Get prepared for a space-time journey, and for better results, unbury your rusty AMIGA-500 or AKAI from the cellar…. Press play on tape!
Artist: John Carpenter
Track: Skeleton
Press Quotes: The ‘maestro’ is back and ‘Skeleton’ is among the best tunes from his recently released album on Sacred Bones Records…
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Artist: Zak Vortex
Track: Snatcher
Press Quotes: A dark synthwave song ideal for blasting out of your car speakers or listening to whilst you are playing retro video games.
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Artist: Heptagon Heaven
Track: Ghosted
Press Quotes: A synthwave journey with the neon lights on!
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Artist: Munny Torx
Track: 13 Hours
Press Quotes: The debut track by Munny Torx is full of neon synthpop melodics straight outta 198X…
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Artist: AI Accident
Track: Beach Drive
Press Quotes: A vintage 80s instrumental monster melodic tune that will guide you out to your daydream garage where you start your shiny red colored Ferrari and gear up towards that beautiful seaside road a late August afternoon, steering wheel fingertrumming.
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***Make sure to follow our best in synthwave/ retrowave/ dreamwave/ vaporwave/ outrun & beyond…Spotify playlist, not to miss a gem!
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Curated by: Christos Doukakis