#Synthscapes

[ladycharles]

My new single Child of the Night is out now! (streaming embed below video)

It's a wild bit of proggy indie disco for fans of Of Montreal, MGMT, David Bowie, Franz Ferdinand, Late of the Pier and more

Hope you enjoy 💖💖💖

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[mysticalblizzardcolor]

Listen/purchase: Synthscapes - Vol. 2 by synth4ever

Brain Music 

It's amazing how this music has the power to heal and transform any and all distress from one's consciousness.

[zzzwiw]

Follow the link "More about this app" to learn more about the app, download the PDF description (also built-in the app) and watch the video demos and tutorials.

[blackchantilly]

Tagged by @rivetgoth to do my URL as song titles! Like in an acrostic way. Hold on, because once I start talking about music it's hard for me to shut up!

B - "Breathe" by Night Sins - One of my favorites of theirs. The new single has reminded me that I was obsessed with them throughout 2022 and part of 2023. Their music is pretty derivative, in the best way -- many of their songs sound like they were perhaps based on certain classic goth-adjacent songs. This one makes me think of "This Time of Night" by New Order.

L - "Life Itself" by Glass Animals - We first heard this song live in 2016, maybe a week or two after it was released. The show was fantastic. Their second album hadn't come out just yet (let alone "Heat Waves"!) and so nearly all of the songs we heard were from their first album, which I WORE OUT in 2014. But this song made an immediate impression. Somehow everyone in the audience apart from us already knew all the words, lol. I remember hearing everyone sing along and asking Brock, "What is this song and how does everyone know it?" but dancing like an idiot anyway. Eight years later I'm still not tired of it.

A - "Atlas Air" by Massive Attack - I have been trying to convince people that this album (Heligoland) had good songs on it, and I've been using this as a prime example. It's a perfect slow burn at nearly eight minutes long. I love the Middle Eastern influences that echo the subject matter and the explosive payoff of the outro.

C - "Cowgirl" by Underworld - A club classic for a reason! I have other favorite Underworld songs nowadays, but this one always goes over really well on the dance floor. Another excellent slow burn. Such good vibes and everyone loves it. You probably know it from Hackers, lol.

K - "Komboloy" by A-Head - I guess this is an X Marks the Pedwalk side project? I've only ever heard it in clubs in OKC, but it's another one that always gets people on the dance floor. My best friend heard it in my car one time and said the vocalist "woke up and decided to sound like a monster from the Labyrinth." I can't deny it.

C - "Close (to the Edit)" by the Art of Noise - I will die on the hill of referring to this song as EBM, lol. I first heard this on VH1 Classic and mostly remembered it because of the weird video. Heard it at a club in Tulsa a few years ago and was reminded that the song is also super cool. Later I found out it was also huge in '80s breakdancing circles, which is interesting to me with all the car sputtering, chainsaw noises, and the heavier beat.

H - "Happy up Here" by Royksopp - This is what the inside of my head sounds like when I'm staring off into space.

A - "Alive in the Night" by Sacred Skin - I love how danceable this band is, which is why it's funny that this is my second favorite of their songs. It is not danceable. It's like a goth power pop ballad. But the chorus gives me major goosebumps and I'll be damned if I can resist singing along in the car. Has one of my favorite bridges, too!

N - "New Decision" by Manufacture - A new favorite! IT'S SO CATCHY. I want this to be a club hit, but alas, it's 33 years old and that has not happened yet to my knowledge. I only heard it because I heard a couple of songs by this band and decided on a whim to listen to their two albums. Synthpop from the '90s is so tragically overlooked.

T - "True Colours" by Kite - One of my spring 2022 songs which means it's sometimes a little hard to listen to -- I was in the middle of a major crisis at the time, and the song is sad enough as it is. But this is my favorite example of Kite's DENSE synthscapes and brooding vibes. Listen when you're feeling wistful but like in a depressed way, lol.

I - "Iris" by TR/ST - Actually my favorite song by them! Now that I think of it, it's not dissimilar to the last song as it has the really thick-sounding synths, slow pulsating beat, and kind of bittersweet vibe. I WILL attempt to dance to it if I hear it played out (which has happened exactly once) even though it's like 90 bpm.

L - "L'appel du Vide" by Actors - I generally like them, but this song in particular is SO catchy and upbeat despite the darker lyrics. It is always getting stuck in my head. When people ask for examples of good newer post-punk I usually direct them to this song in particular.

L - "Land of Rape and Honey" by Ministry - This is one I've passively liked for a while, but then one of our local DJs started playing it semi-regularly and I remembered it existed and how much I enjoyed it. I've been listening to it a lot this spring. This is slightly on the heavier side of what I would normally listen to, but I adore the mechanical beat and the creatively used string sample. Also I appreciate that it's clearly a dance song and not as rock-oriented as some of the other songs on this album.

Y - "Young" by the Soft Moon - Still really sad about this guy dying. What a loss for the goth/industrial scene. This was one of my very favorites on this album; it really showcased his fusion of the post-punk and industrial genres. The slow, menacing beat is really effective.

I don't usually tag people on these, so if you want to do it then consider yourself tagged!

[testure-1988]

I had no idea Bandcamp did a write-up on Jim Kirkwood! He absolutely deserves it.

[eartapas]

"Phoenix," MarMar's electronic masterwork, lights up the airwaves with throbbing beats and fascinating synthscapes that take listeners to a euphoric dimension. The powerful sound and addictive energy of the music create an exciting environment that begs to be danced to. MarMar's mesmerizing vocals give an extra dimension of emotional depth, flawlessly blending with the electronic sounds to create an immersive auditory experience. With its soaring melodies and captivating hooks, "Phoenix" demonstrates MarMar's ability to create electronic music that transcends boundaries and captures the imagination. The song sounds like a breath of fresh air.

[gandalfsbignaturals]

tagged by @telltaletypist to list some albums ive been enjoying lately! ive been relistening to a lot of my favorites lately so im excited to talk about them.

Formentera by Metric

metric has been a favorite of mine since high school, and their recent album formentera is *amazing.* the first track, doomscroller, is a 10-minute lament about the times we live in, and all of the tracks feel like they perfectly capture the feeling of trying to keep going when it feels like the world is crumbling around us.

favorite track: All Comes Crashing

Decades by 4mat

this is probably one of my favorite chiptune albums of all time. decades is a journey through a melancholy, dreamlike synthscape. its hard to describe why i love this album so much, but it really tickles something in me.

favorite track: Break Up

Random Access Memories by Daft Punk

i dont need to tell you why this album fucks severely. it stands on its own as the final studio album from the legendary pioneers of french house, and it channels disco, electronica, and funk into a delightful journey from start to finish. if you havent, i highly recommend looking up the bonus tracks for this one--one of them was a japanese exclusive, and i heard it for the first time a few weeks ago. if contact was their big sendoff, horizon is their last transmission, played by a distant, drifting satellite, bound for the stars.

favorite track: Giorgio by Morodor

The First Sound of Future Past by Astrophysics

this is a cover album and one of my favorite pieces of synthwave culture that currently exists. astrophysics is excellent at what they do and their skills are on full display in this cover album featuring the one and only hatsune miku on vocals! if you like vocaloid or synthwave or electronic music in general, i highly recommend giving this one a shot.

favorite track: Miku's Bizarre Love Triangle

Love, Death, Immortality by the Glitch Mob

this album came out while i was in high school and it slaps just as hard now as it did then. the glitch mobs crunchy sound design, chugging beats, and explosive drops are as impactful as they are exciting. i love this album dearly, and for those of you who, like me, really enjoy the robot rock era of daft punk, this album will have you headbanging in a way you didnt think edm could.

favorite track: Skytoucher

i tried not to have any artist repeats on here... if i hadnt it probably wouldve been all daft punk and metric lmao. anyway you should definitely check out all of these albums because they slap incredibly hard!!!

tagging uhhhh @scoliosiswidowmaker @facelessoldgargoyle @pinkandgay @eyes-like-pilot-lights @modawful

[briancolley]

just a glimpse into last night’s synthscape over the 1954 original Godzilla film @theartbase . humbled by the efforts of @jinkshq & @tuesday.adventure as they created a full length 90 minute work of art, no intermission! this once in a lifetime experience could have been easily reimagined for a space holding thousands anywhere around the world, and I felt lucky to be part of it. more to come, but just had to share. “Planet Eater: The Godzilla Show” featuring works by myself and @andrewrobertsgray is on exhibition through October 28. See link in my bio for more info. Thank you! 🎥 🍿 👹 #sundaymorningmodular #planeteater #godzilla #modularsynth #roaringforkvalley #movienight (at The Art Base) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjsosycuUS4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[weisskalt]

It is our pleasure to present the final and fourth part of 𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 — 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘷: a continuation of intergenerational global psychedelic mayhem.

The featured tracks vary from drug-fuelled sitar into dreamy vocals merging with analogue synthscapes to the cold scrape of arcane splintered bones juxtaposed against impulsive feel-good music.

There is rhythm in ritual from the coral below. A mystique in the myth and folklore of the East as smoke rises from the valley with guitar-driven tales of scorched earth.

The spectrum of musicians range from fully fledged professionals, to bedroom artists, to the intentionally underground from AU, UK, BE, US, CL, TW and FR.

Artwork by Robin Gnista (SWE).

[ladycharles]

This Friday my new song shall drop, presave here

And here's some of my older music if you haven't heard 💖

[mysticalblizzardcolor]

Through the Ether

Through the Ether ~Synth4Ever

https://youtu.be/ViyWSC0f0VQ?si=iEChPj9fIQHZbZAk via @YouTube 

[cyberianpunks]

a compendium of post-industrial sounds to benefit the ORAM organization

Thank you @justmakesuresheeatsthemouse @angsttruesquare @bloodlustritual @illustratedtourniquet @uncomfortable-electronics 

[zzzwiw]

Each GlitchScaper generator can act as a gated effect. Using all six GlitchScaper generators as gated effects, you can create quite complex patterns. For example from internet radio. This demo: GlitchScaper, Ström, Elastic Drums, AUM apps.

[noneofthisisreal]

Four brand-new tracks off of the new EP "Life Runs Like A Faucet" on side A, with the previous demo and remixes by Atlanta's own Viadante on side B. The new EP, of course, has all the indelible marks of a cooped-up singer-songwriter on a steady diet of Duster and Daniel Johnston: sparse, acoustic guitars against warm synthscapes, brief breaks of ambient noise, and short-lived but infectious melodies. And yet, it manages to escape easy categorization.