Synthesizers surge and shimmer: SOFT RIOT's Crux channels the early '80s DIY synth spirit into a masterful full-length of post-punk, darkwave, EBM and Italo — "disquieting and melodic all at the same time." Modern Ideas' This Is How It Hurts brings Melbourne garage synth-pop that's "dramatic, theatrical, and cinematic" with Depeche Mode and New Order in its DNA. Paixomenos' Victory Parade prowls the Greek underground with dark synthwave and dungeon-synth shadows, while Fixed Expression's An Unclear Path urges you to embrace your pain across a post-industrial synth album.

Synth releases

Moons Over Draugr (Psytrance 160bpm) by Mombi Yuleman cover art

“With this EP, we venture into faster and more aggressive psytrance territory than ever before as we explore these zombie worlds in one of the most inhospitable areas of the galaxy.”