14 votes

Synthwave

Posted by Shneebs (edited )
Tags: synthwave, outrun, ask.recommendations

In a bit of a synthwave haze at the moment and craving some more, does anyone have any good artists?

Current list:

Fm84
Gunship
Freeweights
September87
Timecop1983
Dance with the dead
Lebrock
Scandroid
Droid Bishop
Turbo Knight
Neon nox
GOST
Pertubator
0edit
Dav Dralleon
Dynatron
Power Glove
Lazerhawk
Magic Sword
Starcadian

21 comments

  1. [4]
    Amarok
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    I got you. Dig into GnomeSlice's collection on bandcamp. He's one of listentothis' mods, our resident electro guru and he's huge into outrun and related styles. I guarantee you'll find more albums...

    I got you. Dig into GnomeSlice's collection on bandcamp. He's one of listentothis' mods, our resident electro guru and he's huge into outrun and related styles. I guarantee you'll find more albums you'll enjoy in there than you can afford to buy. :)

    Also be sure to check out /r/outrun on reddit and /r/vaporwave on reddit. Both have pretty extensive archives at this point, you could spend weeks cratedigging there. Probably worth a look at /r/synthwave as well.

    For myself I'll recommend Starcadian. Hands down my favorite of the retro-80s electronic crowd. His debut LP Sunset Blood is truly outstanding start to finish. He's got some pretty kickass music videos too.

    9 votes
    1. [3]
      Shneebs
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      Wow, that GnomeSlice collection is really something even if not all synthwave and I'm loving it. What genre would you even call this, electro funk? Didn't think to check the vaporwave subreddit so...

      Wow, that GnomeSlice collection is really something even if not all synthwave and I'm loving it. What genre would you even call this, electro funk?

      Didn't think to check the vaporwave subreddit so will have a browse. Funny you say about Starcadian, Famvs (Alternate Version) popped up on my spotify discover playlist and was instantly added, will check him out.

      2 votes
      1. [2]
        Amarok
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        I'd call it funky synthwave with a splash of disco and some trip-hop influences. Good stuff by any name. Starcadian is my spirit animal. I was largely ignoring the synthwave scene until that album...

        I'd call it funky synthwave with a splash of disco and some trip-hop influences. Good stuff by any name.

        Starcadian is my spirit animal. I was largely ignoring the synthwave scene until that album landed in my lap and reminded me that I love that sort of music, and had simply forgotten about it.

        1 vote
        1. Shneebs
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          Just want to say thank you for the starcadian suggestion, I went and looked for some live shows and found this Live boat gig with some awesome acts, thank you.

          Just want to say thank you for the starcadian suggestion, I went and looked for some live shows and found this

          Live boat gig with some awesome acts, thank you.

          1 vote
  2. drannex
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    Master Boot Record (by far my favorite) // Keygen Church GOST Pertubator 0edit (not really synthwave, but more nostalgia-wave) Dav Dralleon Dynatron Power Glove Lazerhawk Magic Sword

    Master Boot Record (by far my favorite) // Keygen Church
    GOST
    Pertubator
    0edit (not really synthwave, but more nostalgia-wave)
    Dav Dralleon
    Dynatron
    Power Glove
    Lazerhawk
    Magic Sword

    6 votes
  3. [2]
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    1. Shneebs
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      Went and saw Carpenter Brut in London end of last year, it was some awesome stuff, very much on the heavier side of things.

      Went and saw Carpenter Brut in London end of last year, it was some awesome stuff, very much on the heavier side of things.

  4. Deimos
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    This was a great article from last year that goes through a ton of synthwave artists in different sub-genres: https://ironskullet.com/2018/03/01/what-is-synthwave-2018-edition/ I'd highly...

    This was a great article from last year that goes through a ton of synthwave artists in different sub-genres: https://ironskullet.com/2018/03/01/what-is-synthwave-2018-edition/

    I'd highly recommend taking a look through that and see if you find any new ones. It looks like he also put out a Top 10 Synthwave Albums of 2018 article that I haven't looked at yet.

    4 votes
  5. [2]
    luxpir
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    Some good mixes by Asthenic on YT/Soundcloud - all artists given in the video descriptions, with links to their Soundcloud pages. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZyXa4H06Ws3Pwom9cYEdDA...

    Some good mixes by Asthenic on YT/Soundcloud - all artists given in the video descriptions, with links to their Soundcloud pages.

    2 votes
    1. Shneebs
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      Thanks, there's some good mixes there, easy to skip through and just find that sound you know you're going to like.

      Thanks, there's some good mixes there, easy to skip through and just find that sound you know you're going to like.

  6. primordial-soup
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    If you are looking for a Spotify playlist, I typically listen from this one (644 hrs). This one (17 hrs) is also good, featuring more obscure artists and updating more frequently. I've also been...

    If you are looking for a Spotify playlist, I typically listen from this one (644 hrs).

    This one (17 hrs) is also good, featuring more obscure artists and updating more frequently.

    I've also been enjoying Jam2go recently. I'm not sure his work is synthwave, but it's certainly a similar genre.

    2 votes
  8. LetsTalkUFOs
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    It's a podcast and not an artist perse, but I really enjoy Beyond Synth with Andy Last.

    It's a podcast and not an artist perse, but I really enjoy Beyond Synth with Andy Last.

    1 vote
  9. knocklessmonster
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    Com Truise and Mitch Murder (who did the music for Kung Fury) are suspciously absent. Com Truise was my introduction to synthwave, and actually is the dude I compare everybody else against, to be...

    Com Truise and Mitch Murder (who did the music for Kung Fury) are suspciously absent.

    Com Truise was my introduction to synthwave, and actually is the dude I compare everybody else against, to be honest.

    1 vote
  10. [4]
    GONz4LED
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    Late to the thread but I prefer some Perturbator for me, although it's on the heavier side of things.

    Late to the thread but I prefer some Perturbator for me, although it's on the heavier side of things.

    1 vote
    1. [3]
      asoftbird
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      "Late" isn't really a thing here, since comments bump threads that are up to 7 days old l believe.

      "Late" isn't really a thing here, since comments bump threads that are up to 7 days old l believe.

      1 vote
      1. Algernon_Asimov
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        Comments bump threads that are up to forever old.* There's a thread which got bumped yesterday after being inactive for nearly 6 months. Necro-posting works on Tildes. * The visibility of a bumped...

        Comments bump threads that are up to forever old.* There's a thread which got bumped yesterday after being inactive for nearly 6 months. Necro-posting works on Tildes.

        * The visibility of a bumped thread does depend on each user's personal sorting preference, though.

        1 vote
      2. GONz4LED
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        That reminded me of the old forums circa 2000s. Good times =)

        That reminded me of the old forums circa 2000s. Good times =)

        1 vote
  13. asoftbird
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    Not entirely sure if it's explicitly synthwave, but l find that some of The Algorithm's songs fit the theme. Bit metally though.

    Not entirely sure if it's explicitly synthwave, but l find that some of The Algorithm's songs fit the theme. Bit metally though.

  14. what
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    I don’t listen to much synthwave but you might like F.O.O.L; I recommend his semi-recent Highway EP or Showdown.

    I don’t listen to much synthwave but you might like F.O.O.L; I recommend his semi-recent Highway EP or Showdown.