Listen to Rare Soviet Underground New Wave from the ’80s
Zero: Two demos from cult '80s Soviet Union New Wave band Kofe released by Other Voices.
Review: Matthew Dear in the Gloam on “Modafinil Blues”
Evoking David Bowie & Iggy Pop in Berlin, Modafinil Blues is a milepost on the way to the next Matthew Dear album, painted in surreal colors.
Beta Evers/Spatial Relation: Split 12″ EP
Split EP featuring three tracks from the fascinating Beta Evers ranging from proto-acid to dirging new wave.
Magnus International: Julienne
The perfect blend of melody, rhythm, dancefloor sensibility and mental acuity from Magnus International's Synths of Jupiter EP.
Soul Clap Edit of Benjamin Ball’s I Just Keep Dancing on Wax
Soul Clap's choice remix from the South African '80s synth-disco project Boogie Breakdown gets served up.
Anthony Nicholson Releases Night-clubb-ing on Bandcamp
Anthony Nicholson releases a record of twitchy, synth-driven dance that owes much to House Music's Italo, New Wave and Krautrock roots.
Roman: P A L M S
Fragments of songs, or fragments of songs mixed up, manipulated, fucked with on Roman's P A L M S album from Colosseum Records.
Tycho featuring Beacon: See
The new version of "See," after debuting at Coachella, should be regarded as the definitive version of this beautiful track.
Marvel83′ Releases Roller Coaster EP
Spectacular retro vibes that get better and better with every Marvel 83' release.
Various: Midwest Collective Vol 7
Enduring a sad hiatus, one of the best synthwave labels returns with a new compilation for 2017.
IndiGhost: Dreamwalker Part II
IndiGhost's entire discography is immersive as all hell and a joy to splash around in.
Nightcrawler: Blood Rage
Uniquely cinematic, even in a genre that mainlines OSTs and makes them up when it's convenient, Blood Rage is a tantilizing glimpse at Nightcrawler's forthcoming LP.
Retouch: Light Years LP
Retouch is a(nother) Russian savant I've found on Bandcamp, inhabiting a world of what you might dub "progressive retro-futurism" if every word in that phrase didn't contradict every other one.
Unit Black Flight: Evocations
If John Carpenter made a record for Plus-8, it might have sounded a bit like Evocations from Unit Black Flight.
Com Truise: Memory
A tantalizing taste of Iteration, Com Truise's forthcoming LP, Memory nears perfection.
Marvel83′: Downtown Sunset EP
In less than three months, Marvel83' has released five EPs of glistening, groovy synth-heavy records that sound like they fell off the soundtrack of Cobra, or at least Drive.
Moog Brings Back to Life the Pioneering Synthesizer IIIc
Moog, the company, is steeped in music history - largely because they invented much of it. And keep bringing it back to life, like the Synthesizer IIIc.
The Northern Lights: Caroline EP
The Northern Lights is apparently just a guy, making soundtracks and music in search of a movie best suited for his soundtracks.
Time Travel: Synthwave Singles
A stupefying collection of candied hooks and grooves and music for people who like to drive fast and die young.
Carpenter Brut: Night Stalker
Released in support of the upcoming synthwave documentary The Rise of the Synths.
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