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: Will Know
Track: Floating Waves
Press Quotes: Hip Hop, Glitch-Hop, House and Electronica blended together in a deeply emotional, upbeat instrumental that sounds like it could be the soundtrack to a deep space trip.
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Artist: Palm Lakes
Track: Falling In Love Again
Press Quotes: A warm reverb with silky sax and synths, and “Top Gun” loaded on the video player!
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Artist: Pfeffermouse
Track: Space Disco
Press Quotes: Glenn Park is a mixture of cinematic synth soundscapes (Stranger Things, John Carpenter, Drive) and 80’s ballad vocals.
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Artist: Bertrand Dosne
Track: Sasha, do you remember 1985?
Press Quotes: Pretty chilling and nostalgic music, that will make you embark on a musical journey at the frontier of rock and electro!
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Artist: SJ Porter
Track: Evil Android
Press Quotes: A cinematic synthwave track and a retro dubstep tune destined for repeated listening!
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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