The original form of synthwave has become a barren wasteland of disposable audio, but the caliber of music being produced at the edges of the genre today is higher than ever
Thanks for this. I basically stumbled upon Gunship by accident awhile back, and this article is going to help form a fantastic curated playlist of all the stuff I've missed.
Thanks for this. I basically stumbled upon Gunship by accident awhile back, and this article is going to help form a fantastic curated playlist of all the stuff I've missed.
If you use Spotify, definitely check out Iron Skullet's playlists, he has multiple ones that he curates for different sub-genres: https://ironskullet.com/synthwave-playlists/ (and even if you...
If you use Spotify, definitely check out Iron Skullet's playlists, he has multiple ones that he curates for different sub-genres: https://ironskullet.com/synthwave-playlists/ (and even if you don't use Spotify you could just look at them and see what artists are on them)
I have to say I've tried several times to get into it but I don't find much to love there. It just sounds a bit too simplistic and stale. I guess I've been spoiled by AFX's Analords...
I have to say I've tried several times to get into it but I don't find much to love there. It just sounds a bit too simplistic and stale. I guess I've been spoiled by AFX's Analords...
Hey, neat, apparently there was a whole subgenre of music named "Outrun". (I have a collection of "video game music" and somehow never heard of this stuff.)
Hey, neat, apparently there was a whole subgenre of music named "Outrun". (I have a collection of "video game music" and somehow never heard of this stuff.)
Thanks for this. I basically stumbled upon Gunship by accident awhile back, and this article is going to help form a fantastic curated playlist of all the stuff I've missed.
If you use Spotify, definitely check out Iron Skullet's playlists, he has multiple ones that he curates for different sub-genres: https://ironskullet.com/synthwave-playlists/ (and even if you don't use Spotify you could just look at them and see what artists are on them)
This article is also a great one to look through for an overview, and I'm hoping he'll do a 2019 or 2020 update soon: https://ironskullet.com/2018/03/01/what-is-synthwave-2018-edition/
I have to say I've tried several times to get into it but I don't find much to love there. It just sounds a bit too simplistic and stale. I guess I've been spoiled by AFX's Analords...
Hey, neat, apparently there was a whole subgenre of music named "Outrun". (I have a collection of "video game music" and somehow never heard of this stuff.)