Sequencers locked and new wave hearts racing: Song for a Gorgeous Blonde's Avlägsna förmögenheter peers into "distant fortunes" with lush orchestration balancing hopefulness and trepidation. The Mystic Underground's We Could Be Fugitives cranks the tempo to dancefloor-ferocity, while SOFT RIOT's Crux channels early '80s DIY synth spirit through minimalist darkwave and EBM. Melbourne's Modern Ideas crafts cinematic garage synthpop where "plastic dreams and electric romance meet machines humming with human desire," and Chris of Wilderness's Weeks Like Worms dives into sonically dense, paranoid electronics sampled from live instruments with an off-kilter, panopticon-poking edge.

New Wave releases

Let's Pretend! by Pete Rafle, Songsmith cover art

“This EP includes PRSongsmith's smash hit song 'Frog Sex Party.' Isn't that enough? ❤️🐸❤️”

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Kernfamilie II by Kernfamilie cover art

“Synth-driven melodies, dystopian soundscapes, and retro-futurism merge with lyrics describing an even more unsettling future.”

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