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
Picture this: Desert Arizona in 1995. Mega Lan was introduced just two years prior. The hype for this new interconnected digital world led to its economic collapse. The value of data to society has skyrocketed. To have data is to have gold. This is the backdrop to Waveshaper’s EP – The Disk Hunter. Front-and-Back Vinyl … Read more
Artist: LukHash (@lukhash)Album: Better Than Reality Label: Time Slave Recordings (@TimeSlaveRec)Release Date: May 24, 2019 I routinely scroll through my Bandcamp feed hoping to find the next synthwave album that will serve as the soundtrack to my life for the next few weeks. I distinctly remember stumbling upon LukHash’s Better Than Reality in late 2019. I … Read more
Artist: Shadows and Mirrors (@ShadowsMirrors) Album: Levels Label: Electric Dream Records (@dream_electric) Release Date: March 28, 2020 It’s 2019 in Rockford, Illinois. Shadows and Mirrors is sitting down to write their latest LP – Levels. the electroscape connected with Shadows and Mirrors to learn about the inspiration for the album. The album was written during a time of loss, death, and anguish. … Read more