This Weeks Must Listen is …
None other than
“Kalax”
with his album
“Metropolis”.
synthwave
New Arcades Give a Solid LIVE Performance!
This is the official music video by New Arcades performing Wherever You Are. (C) 2014 Dean Canty and Adam Sullivan. Directed and Edited by Tom Wright. Shot by Electric Sheep.
An EPIC Find! Presenting: Turbo Kid (2015)
This is an official selection at Sundance 2015. In a post-apocalyptic future a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl. From horror masterminds Ant Timpson (The ABCs Of Death 1 & 2, Housebound) and Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun). Directed by RKSS.
KILLER INSTINCT – EPONYMOUS EP
A friend clued me in to this EP over social media. Killer Instinct is apparently one person, “J.H.,” and they describe Killer Instinct as “retro dark synth inspired by cult horror movies.” That description held allure for me, but upon listening to the EP, I was fully hooked. It definitely holds true to the above quote.
Pixel Art Continues to WIN!
Check out this EPIC visual teaser from Waveshaper for his SOLAR DRIFTER EP. Releasing in Feb on Rad Rush Records.
The Power Glove takes it to the NEXT LEVEL!
This animator by the name Dillon Markey uses the Power Glove to not only streamline his stop-motion animations, but to also connect the world to how essential Power Glove is. Watch and enjoy! Expect to see this in robot Chicken!
GUNSHIP Drops an EPIC New Video For The Scene!
The music has a theatrical quality, as with most music associated with members Alex Westaway and Dan Haigh. That’s all I’m going to say about their previous musical endeavors.
Album Reviews
Panda P.I. – Victim of Technology
Panda P.I. is a relative newcomer to the retrowave scene. He released a few EPs last year, and was even featured on the soundtrack of an indie video game, “A Half Genie Mermaid Adventure,” but “Victim of Technology” is Panda’s first effort at a full length album.
Ten of the Best Synthwave Collabs in 2014
It’s actually been quite a good year in terms of joint efforts in synth. I didn’t rank them on purpose as I felt they are quite different in terms of production approaches and general vibe.
10 Most Influential Moments in 2014
Neo-noir is and has been back in its prime with both urban and rural settings, neon lights, lens flares, bad people doing bad things and dangerous women turning the gears in a f’d up amoral world of vice and anti-social behavior.
Top 10 Best Retrowave Albums of 2014
YOU HAVE ALL WAITED PATIENTLY FOR THE BIGGEST LIST OF THE YEAR, AND WE NOW HAVE IT HERE.
Top 10 Best Retrowave Album Covers of 2014
Top 10 Best Retrowave Album Covers of 2014