The Motion Epic’s West Coast Dreams is straight out of the ‘80s, with a dash of synthwave for good measure. The idea of The Motion Epic was born of frustration back in October 2017 at which time Pat DiMeo had been playing in bands that never seemed to blossom. On the brink of moving on … Read more
OFFICIAL NOTICE A new musical genre has emerged. It goes by the name “meowave” and originates from none other than the: It is rare that I sit down to listen to the entire discography of an artist. It is even more rare in the modern age during which an endless abyss of music awaits at … Read more
On Time Navigators, Cosmo Cocktail delivers a summery, dreamy album that is just as fit for an intergalactic voyage through space as it is a summer drive along a grassy country road underneath big, blue skies. Either way, you’ll want to insert your cassette and press play. The duality of the mood Cosmo Cocktail creates … Read more
Glitch Black pushes the boundaries of cyberpunk, dark synth, and industrial sounds of synth into a category-less fusion on Mechanical Perfection. It is a stand out release. the electroscape connected with the artist to learn more about the story of Glitch Black, an apparition torn from the frayed fabric of the universe only to arrive here … Read more
Polytaem is hitting the synthwave scene with her debut release, Anno Domini, July 10, 2020 on Electric Dream Records. Anno Domini is better known as A.D. which is Latin for in the year of the lord. Polytaem told the electroscape Anno Domini contrasts the idea of today with yesterday, just as A.D. contrasts with before … Read more
In 1982, British punk rocker Jason Priest slid his black leather jacket over his shoulders and headed to New York City. He landed a brand new record deal and spent a decade of debauchery. Jason mustered up the will to get sober, moved back to London, and set out to write Is Missing, a collection … Read more
When you slide Sunset Love on blood red vinyl from its outer sleeve, lay it on the platter, and set the stylus down on the spinning wax, Absolute Valentine sets a mood. The beats and catchy synth melodies are the focal point of this album. The songs are built around emotional flow. They build you … Read more
There is no better title for this story than the title of Heatwave’s album itself – Echoes of a New Dawn. An echo of a new dawn reads like the sound of something to come and evokes the feeling of the rippling wave of time sucking us into the future. But the true story behind the … Read more
I have been listening to music with electronic-based elements for a few decades, but I only became interested in synthwave and related genres in 2017. It seems like the more albums and artists I discover, the faster I run through them and so, as usual, when I learned of Thunderbird by Night Runner I was … Read more
It was an ordinary workday. I sat at my desk, opened my email and, as usual, hoped for anything interesting to come my way. As luck would have it, a good friend of mine had sent me a link with a simple message attached – “you’re going to love this.” The link brought me to … Read more