Distag Records has issued a limited-edition cassette of Amour – the 2017 album by French darkwave duo from Reims Le Futur Facile. The album feature 8 minimal dark synth / post-punk tracks by Eric Futur (synthesizers, vocals, drum machine) and Nicolas Easy ( bass, synthesizers, vocals, drum machine). Amour by Le Futur Facile Read more →
Wild Insane renders a portrait of 21st century intoxication where we yearn for 80s melodies and a break from post-traumatic stress. It has been almost two years since Vandal Moon released Teenage Daydream Conspiracy merging a stylized 80s synth-sound with a blend of dark neo-psychedelia and dream pop – now Blake Voss (vocals, guitars, synthesizers and principal songwriter) is joined by Jeremy Einsiedler (drum machines and synthesizers)… Read more →
Ahead of their third album Fire! Fire! Fire! due out on April 23rd via the Swiss Dark Nights record label, Italian post-punk / darkwave band Geometric Vision have release a new high-quality limited edition vinyl EP Apocalypse Queen on Oráculo Records featuring four tracks off the new album specially remastered by Eric Van Wonterghem. Apocalypse Queen by Geometric Vision Read more →
There is a new remix out today of Vandal Moon’s first single “Baby Sounds” off the new album Wild Insane due April 20th. Vandal Moon has recorded new guitar and bass parts specifically for this track while FM Attack who is a literal legend in the synthwave scene, and continues to break ground with this new blend of post-punk, darkwave and new wave… Read more →
Ash Code have released a second edition of their 2016 album Posthuman on the Swiss Dark Nights label via Bandcamp this time including 4 bonus track remixed by Delphine Coma, ORAX, Electrogenic and Emerson Dracon. The new pressing will be limited to 1,000 CDs and is also available as a digital download. The band is also working on a new LP to… Read more →
The five piece Amsterdam-based darkwave / postpunk band Silent Runners have released their 11-track debut album The Directory, two years after their initial self-titled Silent Runners EP (2015). The album featuring a classic 80s synth sound is self-recorded and produced by the band in their own studio. Mastering was done at Metropolis Mastering (UK) by Andy ‘Hippy’ Baldwin, who also worked with… Read more →
Chicago trio Replicant who produce 80s inspired synthwave with a sound that can be described as illustrating the musical landscape of a dystopian tomorrow have a new 4-track release The Reckoning that can be downloaded for free via Bandcamp – also have a look at their music videos including several live performances on their Youtube channel. The Reckoning by Replicant Read more →
Greatest Synths is a new collection of tracks from Spanish minimal-synth/cold-wave duo Synths Versus Me compiling their three albums Auferstehung, Tormento, and Sex/Body/Touch onto a 31-track twin-cassette release as well as a digital download via Bandcamp from InClub Records. The cassette ships on or around June30th. Synths Vs Me – Greatest Synths by InClub Records Read more →
French synthwave / darkwave musician H ø R D has released two new remixes of tracks from the Futures EP. “F&L “by Volcan and “Skin Tense” by Second Spectre are now available via Bandamp as name-your-price downloads. Futures – remix by H ø R D Read more →
UK-based Minimal Synth / Coldwave and Post-Punk label Peripheral Minimal is proud to present: Synthetiqué: A French Synthwave Compilation 1982-2016. Almost a year in the making, with tracks having been mislaid or buried underneath piles of original demos, then reconstructed and remastered! This compilation aims to highlight the core elements of French Synth-Pop from its earliest incarnation to newer acts influenced… Read more →
