Synth/Retro wave

[zygalski]

Hello gents.

I'm fairly new to this genre and have just made what I consider to be a quite spectacular compilation CD.
Every single track is worth a listen if you haven't heard some of these before, especially with a decent paid of headphones

1. Gunship - The Mountain
2. The Midnight - Lost Boy
3. Scandroid - Shout
4. FM-84 - Everything
5. FM-84 - Running in the Night
6. The Midnight - Los Angeles
7. Futurecop! - We Belong
8. Timecop 1983 - On the Run
9. Gunship - Revel in Your Time (Miami Nights 1984 Remix)
10. Scandroid - 2517
11. The Midnight - Endless Summer
12. Gunship - Tech Noir
13. FM-84 - Arcade Summer
14. The Midnight - Sunset
15. Scandroid - Neo Tokyo (Dance with the Dead Remix)
16. Gunship - Fly for Your Life

[S100HP]

New midnight out today. Excellent as usual.

[Funk]

S100HP said:

New midnight out today. Excellent as usual.

Just listening to it on TIDAL now...!

Edit: It's not their best stuff by a long way, found myself skipping several tracks, the first time I've done that on any of their albums. Shame, I'd been really excited to hear it and it's a real disappointment. Endless Summer & Days of Thunder are their best work I reckon.

Edited by Funk on Saturday 11th July 00:32

[zygalski]

It's less retro to me than their other albums.
Still a nice relaxing listen though. Good to have on in the background whilst working.

[zygalski]

I'm really liking Electric Youth - Innerworld

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRi2JdIGxJo

[S100HP]

zygalski said:

I'm really liking Electric Youth - Innerworld

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRi2JdIGxJo

Missed that album. Thanks for recommending.

[Hub]

Yeah, not loving the new Midnight album either. It's a bit long compared to previous efforts and nothing really stands out so far. Maybe the novelty is wearing off. They have tried to do something a bit different with a more modern pop sound/beat on some tracks, but it is a bit dull.

[anonymous-user]

zygalski said:

I'm really liking Electric Youth - Innerworld

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRi2JdIGxJo

Second album “memory” is good too.

[Funk]

Iwantafusca said:

zygalski said:

I'm really liking Electric Youth - Innerworld

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRi2JdIGxJo

Second album “memory” is good too.

Liking Electric Youth too - although TIDAL's saying 'Memory' is their third album (2019)... As well as 'Innerworld' (2014) they also released 'Breathing' (2017).

It was apparently meant to be the soundtrack to a film that never materialised so they made it their second album.


This has also lead me to Mitch Murder - After Hours. Loving it so far, superbly-produced.

Edited by Funk on Tuesday 14th July 22:41

[zygalski]

2nd comp CD done:

1. The Midnight - The Years
2. FM-84 - Let's Talk
3. Gunship - Art3mis & Parzival
4. Electric Youth - We are the Youth
5. Timecop1983 - Static
6. M83 - Midnight City
7. FM-84 - Tears
8. The Midnight - Gloria
9. Gunship - When you Grow Up your Heart Dies
10. Electric Youth - The Best Thing
11. Timecop1983 - Back to You
12. FM-84 - Wild Ones
13. The Midnight - America 2
14. Gunship - Maximum Black
15. Kavinsky - Nightcall

That's it for comp CD lists - I promise!

[zygalski]

All The Midnight albums in one HQ youtube link of lushness:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIN9WWtWSfY

[S100HP]

Did anyone get tickets to see the midnight in London? Really want to go but have nobody else I know who likes synthwave

[ChrisPackit]

S100HP said:

Did anyone get tickets to see the midnight in London? Really want to go but have nobody else I know who likes synthwave

I went watching them in Manchester a couple of years ago and dragged a mate along. Was expecting a fairly quiet affair but the Albert Hall was packed to the rafters! They said over the Mic it was the biggest crowd they'd ever played to. The versatility of Nikki Flores playing guitar, then bass, then singing some songs.... and very pleasant on the eye too! That mate is now obsessed with them more than I am.

C

[Otispunkmeyer]

LDN said:

The genre is getting massive. I love GUNSHIP; ex members of Fightstar... I don’t think they have one bad song; which is an impressive feat (GUNSHIP that is, not Fightstar)

They’re putting out their second album soon. The first album has a trailer, to give you a taste; all officially licensed retro footage too!

https://youtu.be/nZz1Se0Yryw

like a bit of Gunship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmDvV4bjXpQ

this particular video is one for me, its just a bit mesmerising. I makes me feel wistful. For what I don't know, but its a nice feeling.

[James__H]

This genre has a special place in my heart....

A friend's wedding in L.A. in 2015 gave me the opportunity to travel to California, hire a black mustang and cruise the empty canyon roads of Malibu one summer's eve, whilst blasting Kavinsky's Outrun.

Here I stopped for an atmospheric (albeit slightly blurry) photo in Decker Canyon, overlooking the PCH:



I haven't listed to synthwave for a while, but as soon as my 190e 2.3-16 is up and running again, that's all I'll be playing...

Anyone remember New Retro Wave cars on YouTube? I met with the chap who filmed it, I almost had my Mercedes featured until it spun a bearing...

Happy listening synthwave fans

[DodgyGeezer]

mackie1 said:

A selection of heavier/darker stuff:

Dance with the Dead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSVlxT525vo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o03Av-tGTok
DWTD + Scandroid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkgR0SxmMKo
ZETA (with Daniel Tompkins of TesseracT fame):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yuI3ynLI3I

And a bit of stretchy wildcard but I think The Birthday Massacre stray into this category: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJrtoz66pZ0

happened across Dance with the Dead earlier this month and have liked Gunship for quite some time so having just stumbled across this thread and will have to take my time reading/listening to a lot of the stuff mentioned

[ettore]

Ditto!

[Funk]

Another one to add to the list: PRIZM: https://prizmwave.bandcamp.com/

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=wfXf91pj2Kc&...

Bit more 'pop' than the likes of Gunship or Scandroid but very enjoyable.

[DodgyGeezer]

TVR_Steve said:

It's 80's based music with a modern take, quite atmospheric in places and energetic in others.

based on this description I'd hazard a guess that VNV Nation falls nicely into this thread?

[MOBB]

Thought I'd try Gunship based on this thread.

Tech Noir is an epic tune eh?