Synthwave song suggestions, please!

[Mischief Maker]

In case I haven't made it clear already, I really like the movie Turbo Kid. Especially the soundtrack. I recently discovered the proper name for the genre of its music, which I had just been calling "80s synth" is actually called "synthwave."

Now I want more.

Can anyone here knowledgeable about the genre suggest some of the essential tracks for a newb like myself to pick up? (Note that I already have the Drive soundtrack)

This is the kind of music I'm talking about.

[Durandal]

Hotline Miami and Hotline Miami 2 are good entry points to many synthwave musicians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKD-MVfC9Ag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEFcpyy_vq8

[EmperorIng]

When I was really into synthwave in my early college years, Laserdance was easily my favorite.

Fear
Endless Dream
Goody's Return

I guess a related genre is Italo Disco?

[Xyga]

Youtube is overflowing with those, check the NewRetroWave channel for instance, search artists from the Rosso Corsa label too: http://rossocorsarecords.com/artists/, and several other in the same style will naturally show in the suggestions.

Don't tell me you haven't seen Kung Fury yet ?

Also: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... ilit=synth

[FinalBaton]

Check out stuff from french artist College and prepare to have your mind blown away

Especially the EP Teenage Color and the LP Secret Diary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDDFtoy ... o_qPvwv8H6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXdO5mw ... QgpN400bEy

[Jon]

Check out stuff from french artist College and prepare to have your mind blown away

I'll second this recommendation. The Heritage and Northern Council LP's are also excellent even if they don't quite reach the peaks of the two that you mentioned. Guy really needs to make some new music already!

Pilotpriest has been one of my favorite electronic artist for awhile now:
https://pilotpriest.bandcamp.com/track/archive-seven-2
https://pilotpriest.bandcamp.com/track/ ... -goodbye-2

[GaijinPunch]

Check out this unofficial release of a track from Lost after Dark. I found it after foraging through a bunch of comments on a John Hughes Megamix video on Facebook.

Some others (no links)
Com Truise
Computer Magic
Some Crystal Castles songs will easily qualify (Vanished and Air War are great) but half the time Alice Glass is screaming which I wouldn't recommend
Grimes should get an honorable mention at least.
Mexico by Gus Gus also dope.

Check out stuff from french artist College and prepare to have your mind blown away

I'll second this recommendation. The Heritage and Northern Council LP's are also excellent even if they don't quite reach the peaks of the two that you mentioned. Guy really needs to make some new music already!

He's good live too

College 03 (BW) by gaijin_punch, on Flickr

[Immryr]

this might be slightly different to what you're after, but great all the same.

Xeno and oaklander - saracen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8gHtXxih9s

[FinalBaton]

this might be slightly different to what you're after, but great all the same.

Xeno and oaklander - saracen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8gHtXxih9s

I like them!

big fan of post-punk/cold-wave/goth here

[Bitter Almonds]

I didn't even know that's what they call it now. I thought that was just New Wave with synths. Anyway, the song you posted sounded a little bit like something Giorgio Moroder would've produced in the late 70s or even something Cerrone would've recorded in the early 80s as plain ol' Disco.

Telex - "Moskow Diskow"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1x9JK4YNv90

Giorgio Moroder - "The Chase"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8

Cerrone - "Panic"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xlOhlia8SkI


You might even wanna go further into the Smooth Jazz section and check out Paul Hardcastle. He did a buncha instrumentals that hit some of those same notes.

"Rain Forest"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yKTAJkVFvCI

Or you could go the other way and look for more obscure junk...

Section 25 - "Looking From A Hilltop"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JUJARoQ_1y8

Greg Vandike - "Clone"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bxF0dAsNFoo

The Durutti Column - "Neon"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A4MKvZ8ZEGg


I also second the suggestion to look into Italo Disco, which is choke-full of HI-NRG, sugary beats

[Obiwanshinobi]

Disco commando? Rather politically incorrect, but they are like The Who of Disco Polo and I find the voice job here pretty operatic at heart.
Although my most sincere response would be The Story So Far by Divine.

[chempop]

Feel free to check out who I follow on soundcloud.

https://soundcloud.com/chempop

A lot of what I discover is thanks to:

https://www.youtube.com/user/NewRetroWave

When I'm a little more with it, I'll make a top ten favorite artists for you, there is A SHIT TON of this music, a lot of it is good, a lot is so-so, and a lot is superb. Half the fun of course is finding the best stuff for yourself.

[chempop]

Just go on YT and check out my second link above. You'll be set.

Then check out: https://www.youtube.com/user/LuigiDonatello

My favorite synthwave artists/songs JUST TO NAME A FEW LOL

https://soundcloud.com/kalax/kalax-golden-sky

https://soundcloud.com/sellorekt

https://soundcloud.com/kristineofficial

https://soundcloud.com/miami-nights-1984

https://soundcloud.com/le-cassette

https://soundcloud.com/robertparkerofficial

https://soundcloud.com/daataa

https://soundcloud.com/droidbishop

https://soundcloud.com/fearcity

https://soundcloud.com/killstarr

https://soundcloud.com/fm-attack

https://soundcloud.com/starforce

https://soundcloud.com/trevorsomething/summer-love

[Mischief Maker]

Thank you for all the suggestions, everybody!

I was so busy listening I forgot to say thanks!

[ELabit]

I like listening to the real stuff from the 80s. Italo Disco was where the style really started. They play tons of it on my favorite streaming station Intergalactic FM
https://intergalacticfm.com/intergalactic_classix.php

[Bitter Almonds]

And you can also look up ZYX Records. They will have all the Italo Disco you could ever want

[MOSQUITO FIGHTER]

Protip: Check out my synthwave YouTube playlist.

http://youtu.be/hugowO0sSrM?list=PLgnU4 ... PtAMXd5__9

[Immryr]

I like listening to the real stuff from the 80s. Italo Disco was where the style really started. They play tons of it on my favorite streaming station Intergalactic FM
https://intergalacticfm.com/intergalactic_classix.php

my friend does a show on intergalactic fm, the magic waves one. it's on tonight at 8!



Here's a classic italo tune. https://youtu.be/zDV_dBYp4h0

[chempop]

Nice playlist Mosquito Fighter! Love Trevor Something, GosT, Ogre, Powerglove.. all that stuff is ace.
Midnight and Absinth3 are great too!!

It's a shame the ManiacSynth station got taken down, I wonder what the story with that was.

[ELabit]

I like listening to the real stuff from the 80s. Italo Disco was where the style really started. They play tons of it on my favorite streaming station Intergalactic FM
https://intergalacticfm.com/intergalactic_classix.php

my friend does a show on intergalactic fm, the magic waves one. it's on tonight at 8!



Here's a classic italo tune. https://youtu.be/zDV_dBYp4h0

Awesome! I love the Magic Waves sets and everything from moustache records. Next time I go to Europe I hope to make it to one of their parties

[hearto]

No Perturbator?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGqeyQhBPMI
and maybe Lazerhawk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyZQUEMZlCU

[Immryr]

again, probably not "synthwave" or whatever but the band Happy Meals from Glasgow are pretty great. synthy, disco-y, melancholy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7tHtbaQN7s

[CIT]

Le Cassette - Left to Our Own Device
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzJmFt4iKK8

In my opinion this is the best synthwave album released so far. But it's with vocals, so it might not be your thing if you're more into the whole cinematic soundscape thing.

Droid Bishop's "Beyond the Blue" is another favorite of mine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVuZ-a9kjKc

I also recommend the "Beyond Synth" Podcast if you want to get a bit deeper into the whole synthwave thing.

[soprano1]

CIT, i'm pretty hooked on Beyond Synth too, Andy Last is a great host and has a nice voice.
Synthetix Sundays is another great show as well, almost 5 hours of great music.

https://soundcloud.com/beyond-synth
https://soundcloud.com/immclovin33

[louisg]

Shameless plug here, but I'm part of a synthwave/retrowave band called Delorean Overdrive:
https://deloreanoverdrive.bandcamp.com/
http://www.deloreanoverdrive.com/

For modern stuff, I also really loved the Opolopo album Voltage Controlled Feelings, though it veers more towards synthfunk

[soprano1]

Shameless plug here, but I'm part of a synthwave/retrowave band called Delorean Overdrive:
https://deloreanoverdrive.bandcamp.com/
http://www.deloreanoverdrive.com/

For modern stuff, I also really loved the Opolopo album Voltage Controlled Feelings, though it veers more towards synthfunk

I liked what i heard.

[Pixel_Outlaw]

I have a few on my MP3 player for the gym on cardio day.

"Escape Velocity" is my goto.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI9aGWbNBOk

You can star in your own 1980's workout montage.
Sometimes it skips into my other folksy stuff like The Dubliners and I lose my drive.

Feels pretty good.