The Synthwave Primer: Recent Episodes
Chef_Tom
The Synthwave Primer is an introduction (some say indoctrination) to the growing and evolving Synthwave music genre. Based on what started life as a Spotify playlist, and hosted by some of the creators of the NEON RetroFest.
Welcome to The Synthwave Primer - Episode 5.
In this week's episode we're taking a breather and enjoying some instrumental tracks, for an episode I call Retrowave..
Inspired by synth heavy instrumentals like those of Composer/Director John Carpenter, and also more modern electronic music, Retrowave is that pure, distilled nostalgia, without having to worry about "did I hear those lyrics right?" or misinterpreting what is trying to be conveyed. It's the raw emotional power of music.
Next episode we take a look at movie soundtracks, both real and imagined.
Welcome to The Synthwave Primer - Episode 4.
In this week's episode we're taking our delve down the dark, winding path of Darksynth.
Based in the horror/slasher flicks of the 1980s, this style draws heavily on what made those movies stand out. Minor keys, creepy melodies, driving guitars, if these don't bring back memories of Michael Meyers, Jason Voorhes, or Freddy Kruger, I don't know what will.
Next episode we take a turn back to the lighter side with Retrowave (instrumental synthwave).
Welcome to The Synthwave Primer - Episode 3.
In this week's episode we're taking our delve into the style of Futuresynth, (or Futurepop).
Based in the music and movies of the 1980s, this style draws heavily on what made the great tracks of the era stand out, and distills it down.
Next episode we take a deep dive into Darksynth.
Welcome to The Synthwave Primer - Episode 2.
In this week's episode we're taking our first delve into the styles within Synthwave. For our first style, we will be looking at one of my personal favorites, Outrun.
Categorized by driving baselines and melodies, it's the kind of music you'd be listening to as you drove down the Pacific Coast Highway with the pedal to the floor.
Next episode we take a deep dive into Synthpop.
Welcome to the Sythwave Primer - Episode 1.
In this episode, you will get an quick introduction to five of the major styles of Synthwave. We will cover Synthpop, Retrowave, Outrun, Darksynth, and Soundtracks.
You can also listen to this playlist on Spotify: https://goo.gl/wmCxtm
Next episode we take a deep dive into Outrun.