Rolling Synthwave/Retrowave/Outrun 2017 Thread

the timecop 1983 album 'childhood memories' is pretty damn good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT3qf8uW1hg

This is a good one. This stuff makes me feel like I'm 11 years old again.

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

This one's really good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLHlX8A_ReI

Huh, it just hit me that synthwave's a continuation of Italo disco, plus a whole bunch of other stuff.

i found a bunch of this stuff via youtube, appropriately enough. i am a fan of The Midnight in particular.

with the very on-the-nose 80s movie montages and emo-style singing i sort of thought this was a strictly internet-only phenomenon generally. those two things signified pure shut-in to me for some reason. but here's some live footage! people are into this shit!

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

also is it just me or do all these artists have a ton of stuff scattered across a bunch of different youtube accounts? extra confusing and fun.

but here's some live footage! people are into this shit!

yeah US tours by the folks mentioned earlier, are packing the crowds in.
and alongside youtube, the main outlet for this stuff seems to be bandcamp.

other names that have i have enjoyed in last few months : facexhugger, dreddd, elevn, and crockett.

For those compiling your year-end lists, this playlist includes all the available tracks on this thread, organized roughly chronologically in order of mention:

ILM's 2017 Rolling Synthwave-Retrowave-Outrun Thread Spotify Playlist

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nice. thought people had got bored and moved on.

please add

etheral delusions version of 'in the air tonight' to the list.
deadly avenger : the legacy
dreddd : motorcycle

i approach my 5th decade on the planet but in a position to wear either one perturbator t-shirt, oe a choice of 2 gunship t-shirts.
i clearly need to grow the fuck up.

nah, dude that's awesome!

I am trying to listen to more of this stuff but the lazerhawk one is good and almost transcends the genre imho

synthwave vs the festive season :

https://etherealdelusions.bandcamp.com/track/all-i-want-for-christmas

I finally made it to that Xordox album in my listening queue and it's fun and recommended for anyone who likes this stuff, especially the John Carpenter soundtrack + homage fans

Xordox ?

massive vhs glitch bundle for buttons.

https://groupees.com/vhsglitch

currently in process of downloading it all now...

what i have heard i like.

Sweet thank you

i suspect that this whole thing will now dwindle away as there really has not been a definitive crossover act/album.
yeah, advertising execs will suck up a few of the crew, and there will be a lot of AV syncs that will hopefully pay the bills.
but as for a big album that blows the scene up, i think the moment has passed.
i mean, even perturbator has moved on.

loving the VHS Glitch collection that i got via that offer earlier.
best so far is the MORAL DECAY album.

new album by GosT

https://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/possessor

more variety in the sound design, i.e. its not just one solid slab of distorted synth (of course there is a lot of that style, as thats just the way with GosT).
and after i got over the excess of 'garruth', some of its rather bloody good.

I really liked last years Occams Laser album.

i only have Ascension by OL and its very much in the same groove as GosT with a love for over driven synth noise, and yeah, very enjoyable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D__6hwqjZAs

has this been linked to here/elsewhere on ilx? it feels like it belongs here.

channel also has Everybody Wants To Rule The World playing in an empty shopping centre and Don't You (Forget About Me) playing in an empty shopping centre, among others

far out.. there's actually a subgenre of vaporwave called "mallsoft" that aims to recreate such atmospheres

ok, so its just the standard songs playing in an empty shopping mall (urgh, for a uk'r that very phrase ... ) ?
sorry, but, i dont get it.
yeah yeah, zombies etc.
but ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQaH3lh-CA4

meanwhile GUNSHIP are back with new material and i love it ..
hopefully there is a new album as i still listen to their debut on a regular basis.

mallsoft in general makes more sense if you think of it as 'ambient' music or whatever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qut4OjmBS0

01. Welcome 0:00
02. Lobby 4:05
03. Elevator 8:18
04. Restroom 12:16
05. Abandoned 17:17
06. Bookstore 21:52
07. Escalator 26:40
08. 2nd Floor 29:54
09. Food Court 33:59
10. Northwest Plaza 38:06

would buy an album with that track listing (hello john carpenter) !

as for the so called mallsoft genre .. nah.

https://catsystemcorp.bandcamp.com/album/palm-mall

blood music is back in action, and pushing the metal vs synthwave groove hard.
the aforementioned GoST album followed up by the Hollywood Burns, and MASTER BOOT RECORD releases are now up for grabs.
not totally sure re the MBR album as its very metal/vocals at times, but i may succumb.

np: Replicant - The Reckoning. pretty good!

also zoned out to a whole afternoon of 'dungeon synth' which is a whole other thing but adjacent maybe?

link ?
and WTF is "dungeon synth".
sounds awful.
in other news.

this is the best proper synthwave album i have heard in a long time :

https://deadlyavenger.bandcamp.com/album/everyday-is-kill

massive budget production levels as this was made while making crap for high profile tv shows etc.

ok the vocals are a little silly on the vampire tip:

https://open.spotify.com/album/3kSCSwWkDmGUQeImiOiNnc?si=-VjUNR39TkimE7ybr-ifXA

here's a whole channel of dungeon synth stuff

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmm356a5qe1luUsoatAgjA

as with all things bm-related, i have no idea if these guys are nazis! be careful

another impressive bundle for a few quid :

https://groupees.com/synth12

looking forward to hearing quite a few of these albums (scandroid, occams laser, and facexhugger).

https://open.spotify.com/track/7osXqK8lh9HmSyi9LY6yq3?si=-tYOIgKZTr-AYY6fqCBNDw

Advisory Circle - be seeing you

dont have spotify, but isn't Advisory Circle Jon Brooks (aka King of Woolworths) ?

oh, and that bundle I linked to recently, turns out it has Richard X involvement.
one of the albums is by Nina, and it has the Richard X produced track, Beyond Memory on it, which is very lovely electro-pop vs neon sunsets track.
also, the latest facexhugger album, 'sci-fi violence' is a massive step up in sound/production values, so he clearly has learnt a few tricks over the last year.
in fact, of what I have heard so far, (scandroid, gregorio franco, meteor, facexhugger, nina, cloud battalion), its a bloody cracking bundle, even better than the last one.
and there is more to be unlocked should things go to plan.

Enjoying the Midnight today :
https://open.spotify.com/track/51gfE7P4Ewjwjab4Xe9HmC?si=LDSQ7N2YQGKqF-CKlbirvA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wKa7TjVV4

Diggin' this one pretty good

Midnight features on a really good track with Timecop1983.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYh4yxDqpqI

Mellow one from FM-84
https://open.spotify.com/track/1znnwRl4cNhCNCfz7NjtAO?si=N0FngnF4RuqcVrwPyaXV6A

https://mindspringmemories.bandcamp.com/track/a-6

The drop at 12:15 kills

facexhugger has made all his stuff for 'name your price' :

https://facexhugger.bandcamp.com/

also, Carpenter Brut and GOST are coming to a town near me later this year.
I may have to get off my sofa to see this show.
however, I suspect I will look like the taxi service for those in the moshpit.

New Midnight album is a little cheesy and upbeat but I like it
https://open.spotify.com/album/49ItLbfOzgYIVOeIdxxrnn?si=hSMwT6pART2Ip5GsPYU2tQ

looking forward to the forthcoming perturbator 2 volume retrospective release before he moves on from synthwave.
that said, his 'new model' ep from last year was still in the same sonic world albeit with extra bass noise in the mix.

America 2 and Kids(Reprise) on The Midnight album are great!

New Futurecop! album is full of collaborations and sounds really good. Very positive vibes, fresh!
https://open.spotify.com/album/4cEg5mb75YugZ9fZn2P5yn?si=9Z_GuadkQayBXIx05ADI5Q