Hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, Mono Memory is a brand new face in the synth and retro wave scene. But don’t let that freshness fool you – it’s clear upon first listen that Mono Memory is no stranger to music production. His debut EP, “’85,” is only a few months old it already seems as though it’s turning heads.
What are your thoughts on this track? Taken from the Dreamrider album.
Constellations was a remarkable and interesting release in the mixed bag that was late 2014 synthwave. It managed to stand out as an interesting gem and serious Album of the Year contender and snagged the 10 spot in our Top 10 Albums of 2014 list.
For an artist with near-complete anonymity, Trevor Something is able to generate a substantial amount of hype. Between his recent
Code Elektro is back with his sophomore album, “WOLF”. This highly anticipated release is a largely down-tempo, ethereal concept album inspired by cyberpunk style science fiction and the Scandinavian countryside.
A few months ago, while on the phone with T.S., the founder of NRW, I was talking about certain trends
As one can imagine, Derime has listened to a monumental amount of synthwave in his career – and this experience is clearly shown in “Police Heartbreaker”.
Within about a minute of the first track it becomes abundantly clear that Locus, the debut album by Badlands, is something special.
Lets face it : synthwave, like any genre, has a tendency to become repetitive. Many Producers get stuck in retro stereotypes to the point of cliche, and tend to repeat the same themes, again and again.
Witness the greatness of Robert Parker in his new upcoming album: Crystal City
Occams Laser claims the intention of creating “sounds which take you back to a post-apocalyptic version of the 80s where
Dark synthwave is booming, even spawning a couple of small specialized live festivals in Europe. Perturbator, Carpenter Brut, all enjoy cult status and are very often a starting point for all the newcomers to synthwave.