LGHTNNG – Nights change days EP
Released on October 16th, ‘Nights change days’ is the brand new EP from LGNTNNG and boy are we super psyched that NRW Records have the pleasure of releasing this one.
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Confrontational – A Dance Of Shadows
Confrontational has done it again with a monolithic, spooky album that’s perfect for October. A Dance Of Shadows is heavy
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Duett – Borderline (2015)
“Borderline” is Duett’s second full length release, captained by UK based producer Ben Macklin and featuring some outright stellar vocals from Stewart Lockwood. Each song is a shining example of production perfection, crafted with light and often glamorous crystalline synthesizers.
CONFRONTATIONAL BRINGS THE DARKNESS FOR YOUR EARS
As fall starts, the scene gears up to get a little darker. We are very pleased to share a very special exclusive for your ears from CONFRONTATIONAL featuring vocals from Cody Carpenter.
MOONBEAM CITY MAY BE A WIN FOR THE RETRO SCENE!
OKAY OKAY GUYS, WE HEARD YOU. FOR THOSE WHO DON’T ALREADY KNOW FEAST YOUR EYES ON THIS! WOAH!! But seriously…How
SYNTHWAVE CONTINUES TO GIVE BACK!
LETS DO OUR PART TO GIVE BACK WHEN WE CAN FOLKS.
This album will be a charity one. All proceeds will be going to helping a mall girl named Maya with a very rare cancer.
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DYNATRON – Aeternus
After multiple listens of DYNATRON’s latest album, Aeternus, the first word that pops in my mind to describe the album is not one which describes atmosphere or tone. Instead, it is the word meticulous. More than anything, Aeternus is a meticulous album. The attention to detail that Jeppe Hasseriis displays is impressive, and is (even beyond the crisp production) the primary reason that this album works so well.
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Vector Hold – Night Marauder
Night Marauder is the brand new album by Vector Hold aka Peter Brian Rice. The Californian has returned to compose, arrange, mix and master a 14 track collection of beautifully compelling songs. The record which was officially released on 21st July and is available now via Aphasia Records.
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GUNSHIP – GUNSHIP
GUNSHIP, a.k.a. Dan Haigh & Alex Westaway & Alex Gingell, love for all things “80s sound” is evident in every note on the album, but instead of another exercise in style we got something more.
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KRISTINE – KRISTINE
Lyrically, Kristine is preoccupied with summer love, lovers lost and burning desire. It mixes nicely with the musical arrangements. Musical arrangements are actually more sparsely decorated with synth riffs than you would expect with a lot of guitar present.
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SWAGBOT – Butterflies & Barbiturates
Why has it been the best summer for synthwave album releases? Seriously. Butterflies & Barbiturates by SWAGBOT makes my job as a reviewer so easy. The album is, first and foremost, strange. The songs are all varied wonderfully while still maintaining a consistent sound, but that sound challenges genre classification. “demons in the dressing room” has new wave all over it, “natural high” contains many elements from chiptune music, “laying in the rain” has such an odd and forceful beat, and “perspective” feels similar to Crystal Castles. In fact, that is probably the closest anchor I can even compare Butterflies & Barbiturates too. Think Crystal Castles meets synthwave.
The First Official Magnatron Music Video is Here!
Yes folks. Here is the first of many visual treats. Directed by Mykola Dosenko, who has also worked with Major Lazer, Snoop Lion (:p), Kanye West and more. Feast your eyes on the introduction of Magnatron