Riding the neon pulse of the synthwave underground: The Mystic Underground turn up the tempo and ferocity with their dance-floor-destined NYC electropop clarion call, while Michael HERTER delivers a digital frontier of cyberpunk soundscapes fusing analog textures and retro-futuristic 8-bit grit. Fused offer bubblegum futurism wrapped in razor wire with their analogue-edged electropop ode to machine-age glamour, and Stan Stewart crafts ten sparse, hopeful pieces teetering on the edge of ambient. Joe Faniel brings headbop-worthy IDM and dance from Tasmania, and Demiurgo conjure digital ghosts and synthetic dreams through IDM, glitch and retrowave on their celebrated anniversary edition.

Synthwave releases

Khaen with Electronics by Von Helfenstein cover art

“The Isan region of Thailand has given the world the wonders of the khaen. The khaen’s bamboo-driven drones and pentatonic harmonies are a natural partner of the modular synth.”

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