I once witnessed someone describe synthwave to an unwitting friend as an entire genre of music based on doing cocaine in Miami in the 1980s. Michael Glover took that inspiration quite literally when ...

This weekend Perturbator released his highly-anticipated fifth studio album, Lustful Sacraments. This is the first album the prolific producer has released in just over three years and it delves ...

Another pair that feature an eclectic mix of synthwave/electronica artists, the [sadly only a pair of] Hotline Miami games are a slightly different breed to Furi. Hotline Miami games are somewhat a ...

Despite its retro fetishism and insular network of artists, the so-called synthwave genre, a future-focused sound undeniably indebted to the pop culture of the Reagan era, is pulsing forward with a ...

KC Killjoy and Kayla Bee of the Fort Lauderdale synthwave band Alpha Quadrant were at a show at Gramps when they brainstormed an idea. “We watched Mystvries play, and we started talking with them,” ...

Music consumption in the 21st century is unrecognisable to previous generations, with huge shifts in the spaces we associate with musical styles and their organic creation. In the ’80s, the places you ...

Awash in ’80s nostalgia, the synthwave scene is all about capturing the feeling of watching a cool karate training montage or driving scene from straight-to-video action films of the era. Two of the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Music consumption in the 21st century is unrecognisable to previous generations, with huge shifts ...