Music Genre
Late Drifter – Harbor Ride (Spotify)
Late Drifter invite us to his Harbor Ride, a synthwave anthem with nostalgic feeling and a warm sax. A ride that will make you daydream and remember all the good moments you had, setting goals for tomorrow.
Skyepaint – Where the Heart Is (Spotify)
Where the Heart Is is the first single for 2020 from Australian synthpop songwriter/producer Skyepaint.
The song encapsulates the idea of home, and the ways in which our individual sense of home develops as we endure life's peaks and valleys. Heartfelt lyrics and shimmering retro synths blend together seamlessly in this song to evoke feelings of hopefulness, contentment and bittersweet nostalgia.
MindMassage, Rosa – Sailing Away (Spotify)
Sailing Away' ft. ROSA; is drenched in electrifying melodies, soulful harmonies and splintered synth pads. Written in Turkey watching the boats sailing at sunset; we want to take you with us on this sonic journey
Jeremy Cullen – Flooded City (From Doomsday Vault Original Game Soundtrack) (Spotify)
Flooded City' is the main theme from the environmentally-themed science fiction puzzle game Doomsday Vault (available on Apple Arcade): 'Earth’s climate has collapsed and your mission is to collect the precious remaining plant life and return it to the safety of the Doomsday Vault.'
The soundtrack is electronic and ambient (and also incorporates themes from Beethoven's 'Tempest' Piano Sonata!)
Mitch Hunt, Noah – No Stars Tonight (Spotify)
Swedish singer-songwriter Noah joins forces with producer Mitch Hunt in this 80's inspired song well suited for road trips and summer nights.
Neil Friedlander – Love Is a Ripple on a Lake (Spotify)
“'Love is a Ripple on a Lake’ is a song about letting go and moving on. I was holding onto the pain of the past for so long that it was starting to make me forget myself. Deep down though, a voice of truth was guiding me. I had to be truly alone to know it, but love will see you through.”
Aviv Meshulam produces the track with a gentle touch. Draped over a bass line reminiscent of a 50’s groove, the steady percussions, Japanese-inspired synths, and beachy electric guitars give it an atmosphere of laid-back 80’s warmth. The song is an alt-pop meditation, with Neil’s voice coolly navigating the calmness and at other times soaring breakthrough of realisation.
They/Live – Dreamer (Spotify)
“Dreamer,” the new single from They/Live’s upcoming album, is a song about trying to make art and find connection and beauty while living in a dystopia. How does one survive? How does one sustain love? “So I go in deeper than I ever have before, here we are the dreamers but they wove us into war.” One goes deeper.
Houston – Do You Believe (Spotify)
This new Houston single is a mix between synthwave/retrowave sounds of today & some 80s yacht rock
Dynamite Stranger – Splinters (Spotify)
Splinters, kicks in with some super wide, face-melting fuzz bass and a classic square wave arpeggiator. What's that? Two arpeggiators?! A play out between the two arps dancing around one another, adding musical flair. The track has an apt finality in its melody and finally after we get the sample ring out "We were so lost and then it happened, I never saw her again." the track drops to the last dance and we finish the track. Emotional, Powerful and Captivating to say the least.
64 Rockets – Ruhleben (Spotify)
This retrowave track is inspired by frequent trips on U-Bahn, Berlin's rapid transit system, in particular, the famous U2 line that starts in Pankow and runs through the city to the Ruhleben terminal station.