Synth/Retro wave

[S100HP]

tigerkoi said:

For those The Midnight fans, in case you’ve missed it, another track is out:

America 2 - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-AT3HC_9JYQ

They released “Lost Boy” only a few weeks back; great that they seem to be dripfeeding new material out like this.

All signs point to a new album coming out soon!

https://earmilk.com/2018/08/06/the-midnight-provid...

Love that. What a great song.

[tigerkoi]

S100HP said:

Love that. What a great song.

Ain’t it just?
I don’t think it’s quite the cracker that “Lost Boy” is but I’m already expecting demanding a new track out for September!

[tigerkoi]

Another remix by the The Midnight, and quite in the vein of the rest of their original output.

The Night Game - The Outfield (The Midnight remix)

https://youtu.be/1OkGjbelaD8

[S100HP]

More

[tigerkoi]

S100HP said:

More

Just had a listen...
Is it me or did I find that a bit of “filler” compared to their usual range.
Underwhelmed, surprisingly!

[Zad]

I hadn't heard of Carpenter Brut until recently, but I seem to be playing Leather Teeth quite a lot while gaming. It would have been an absolutely epic track for the old Top Gear to feature in one of their classic films. Ah the good old days!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xoxUEKb0os

You can certainly hear the Jarre influence, I hope he continues to drift away from dubstep towards the 80s sound. Shame the recordings have so much level compression on them though. Some tracks do sound like they are from ITV or BBC test cards in 1983 - and that's not a bad thing!

[S100HP]

tigerkoi said:

Just had a listen...
Is it me or did I find that a bit of “filler” compared to their usual range.
Underwhelmed, surprisingly!

Tomorrow the album comes out...excited much

[S100HP]

S100HP said:

Tomorrow the album comes out...excited much

Oh it's so good. Heavy on 80s nostalgia with samples from adverts and TV shows. Very impressed.

[Hub]

New to the Midnight, but their new album sounds pretty good - concise with a good mix of proper songs and instrumentals. The songs are decent modern pop music with the retro twist rather than being completely pastiche.

Lost Boy is a contender for the misheard lyrics thread though ..."I was an ahole when I met you..."

Where should I go next?

[XFRFred]

When i ask Alexa to play Retrowave or Synth wave, she doesn't understand.
Do you have to specifically ask her to play a named album for this genre of music?

[tigerkoi]

Hub said:

New to the Midnight, but their new album sounds pretty good - concise with a good mix of proper songs and instrumentals. The songs are decent modern pop music with the retro twist rather than being completely pastiche.

Lost Boy is a contender for the misheard lyrics thread though ..."I was an ahole when I met you..."

Where should I go next?

Have you looked up St Lucia?
Start with his first album “When the Night”.

I love the Midnight, but St Lucia was first. Listening to “Closer to This” whilst lazing around a beach in Bermuda. Unbeatable.

I’d say St Lucia are better ‘musicians’ and they’ve definitely looked to broaden the ground they cover over subsequent albums. But the purity of their tropical pop, beachside bar cool comes out most on the early stuff. Saying that they released their latest album only a few weeks ago - Hyperion. On first past I thought the whole album top grade.

“Tokyo”. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4z5cgAdnYcU

I think the Midnight are naturally hitting the sides of where they can go with their current sound. St Lucia decided to evolve as the synth wave scene is fluid one. It might be the switch up you’re looking for, if unaware of already.

[S100HP]

Did anyone get tickets to see The Midnight in London?

More to the point, does anyone have one for sale?

[TVR_Steve]

S100HP said:

Did anyone get tickets to see The Midnight in London?

More to the point, does anyone have one for sale?

I feel very lucky, tickets for both The Midnight and FM-84, the latter who are supported by Timecop1983!

Nothing to sell, though, sorry!

[tobinen]

I strumbled across ELFL today

My highlights

Eyes To See it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgQm_7vvLfs

Memory Drive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdn_R0W7-Oo

Others also worth a listen

[Funk]

I've been really into The Midnight since I stumbled across them last year. The problem I have is that, to my ears at least, they're the best of the genre currently - nothing else seems to measure up and I find myself thinking, "This is OK....but The Midnight is better..."

[tobinen]

I checked their Madrid date out of interest - also sold out

[mackie1]

Recent Gunship track is pretty fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OWNULA5zrg

Scandroid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seFyXfoiYDw

[Freakuk]

Love this thread... pretty much all of them are on soundcloud, added a few on the train this morning and lost myself for 30 minutes or so.

[TVR_Steve]

Off to see FM-84 tonight

[tigerkoi]

TVR_Steve said:

Off to see FM-84 tonight

Excellent! “Neon Sunrise” is outstanding.