HBO
Image credit: HBO As anyone tapped into the digital grapevine knows, HBO’s new drama series The Idol has been a hot topic in the press of late. With The Weeknd starring as the crazed self-help guru and cult leader Tedros and Lily-Rose Depp as the stardom-seeking lead, the show made its debut on the 4th [Continue]
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The Little Mermaid, Disney
Image credit: Disney Disney has put a contemporary spin on their classic animation The Little Little Mermaid. Originally written by Hans Christian Andersen, the fairy tale has resurfaced, and this time with a twist. Now reimagined, The Little Mermaid is a musical adaptation featuring singer-songwriter Halle Bailey as Ariel, the little mermaid herself. The major [Continue]
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Sicilian musician Orofino shared his debut single, ‘Amsterdam’ featuring La Comitiva via Life and Death Records on the 26th of May. The original will be accompanied by a remix treatment by prominent Italian electronic dance DJ, producer, label head DJ Tennis slated for release on the 2nd of June. Orofino’s first offering was inspired by [Continue]
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Das Mörtal, Gesaffelstein, Vitalic, Daniel Deluxe, Absolute Valentine
Image credit: Ariana Molly Over the years, Das Mörtal has become somewhat of a regular fixture here at Synthian. In 2020, we covered two of his releases, namely the video for his single ‘It Comes’ and his album Miami Beach Witches. Earlier this year, we interviewed the electronic act, and now we present to you, [Continue]
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Image credit: nss (zakkubalan) After Ryuichi Sakamoto’s passing on the 28th of March, his management shared a rather eerie playlist that the 71-year-old curated before losing his ongoing battle with cancer. Titled Funeral, the playlist contains 33 tracks by the likes of collaborator alva noto, French pianist Erik Satie (who makes a number of appearances [Continue]
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SoundCloud
As musicians know, the audience is everything. As such, SoundCloud is in the process of launching an innovative new feature on SoundCloud for Artists that will enable creators to make direct contact with key members of their audience. Called ‘Fans’, the feature was built to help artists forge stronger bonds with their die-hard fans. Still [Continue]
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Dreamkid
Image credit: Marcus Maschwitz @marcusmaschwitz Just type S.y.n.t.h.w.a.v.e into the search bar of your favourite social media platform, and you will notice that one name continually emerges. With shocking pink hair emblematic of the ‘80s-inspired sci-fi genre, Dreamkid delivers his nostalgic synth-driven productions in a format well suited to the current video-focus social media space, [Continue]
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Color Theory
Image credit: artist Twitter @colortheory Brian Hazard has curated his favourite Synthwave tracks for the month of April, which he has shared via his Apple podcast Synthwave Top 10. Each month, the musician takes the time to find new gems and compile them in a Spotify playlist, Vocal Synthwave Retrowave, which he adds to on [Continue]
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KAVINSKY
Image via Facebook @KavinskyOfficial KAVINSKY will be performing live at Colours of Ostrava on Thursday 20 July 2023. Said to be the largest international music event to take place in the Czech Republic, the 4-day festival will host a number of heavyweight acts from around the globe, including an impressive list of headliners: OneRepublic, Ellie [Continue]
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Image credit: Lofi Girl YouTube Channel Known for their ever-popular Youtube live stream, lofi hip hop radio, French channel and label Lofi Girl has launched something new and exciting. Listeners can now immerse themselves in their favourite first-person shooter or RPG game while jamming to the nostalgic tones of synthwave. Lofi Girl launched synthwave radio [Continue]
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