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80s style synth-pop/electro synth/cyberpunk music

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Aβydoς

Banned
Near Dark is beautiful, but I think I'll need to listen to it more times. Dance With The Dead clicked with me more (and had more songs). Still amazing anyway.
 
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Beef

Member
Noisepurge said:
and i'm organizing a bigger live event of some of these badass artists here in Helsinki:

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https://www.facebook.com/discohelsinki
https://www.facebook.com/events/653520608070125/
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Wow, what a line up. Would kill to see Waveshaper live, do they perform in the states at all? Strong poster work btw, looks great.
 
metareferential

metareferential

Member
Near Dark is fucking amazing. It could be my favourite DWTD album.

That's one hello of a playlist with Out of Body / Into the Abyss / Near Dark.
 
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Admiral Woofington

Member
I really want to download/buy some some of the better song selections in this genre/group. I don't suppose you guys have a comprehensive list of a 'best of' or something similar that the community has agreed that you can point me to do you? Having listened to electro music in a while, really want to get back into it but a lot of the shit in clubs makes me feel like an old timer when I still listen to older Armin, Benny, and similar.

I already have Hotline Miami OST and Kavinsky albums but I'd love to have more songs to listen to.
 
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Noisepurge

Member
Admiral Woofington said:
I really want to download/buy some some of the better song selections in this genre/group. I don't suppose you guys have a comprehensive list of a 'best of' or something similar that the community has agreed that you can point me to do you? Having listened to electro music in a while, really want to get back into it but a lot of the shit in clubs makes me feel like an old timer when I still listen to older Armin, Benny, and similar.

I already have Hotline Miami OST and Kavinsky albums but I'd love to have more songs to listen to.
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not really, but you can peruse what i have bought myself, i dont buy any bad ones :D
http://bandcamp.com/noisepurge

and on that note, i could make a "current top 10 albums" list even to entertain myself, others should do similar ones :D
 
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shuri

Banned
Can this Dance with the Dead release be bought in physical format? I would LOVE to own this on vinyl. It's a shame that most of those releases are digital only! I want physical too!
 
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Admiral Woofington

Member
BMO = GOAT said:
Haha, same here! First time i came in this thread i left with a lot of music to buy. When i came back, there was a crater in my wallet xD
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the upside is that two of the first on the list were Dance with the Dead and Lazerhawk. Those two hurt my wallet the most. Since I bought albums, not single songs. Already building my playlist on my music list.
 
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C4EMGEN

Member
Just finished listening to this for the fourth time, still get goosebumps all over:

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Listen here.

It's a fourteen minute continuous mix of Varien and 7 Minutes Dead's new EP 'Mirai Sekai' and one of the best pieces of electronic music I've heard in quite some time.
A melodic mid-tempo journey through a variety of styles (such as 80's synth, VGM, epic film score) that is somehow cohesive throughout. Very impressive and definitely worth a listen!
 
metareferential

metareferential

Member
Noisepurge said:
public service announcement,

Perturbator Glow in the Dark vinyls, T-shirts and signed posters go on sale in 10 minutes from this post. 3PM UK-time or so. edit: (vinyls and signed posters sold out)
They will be sold out in like 15 minutes flat. Shirts might be on-order basis so they should not run out as they make the amount of shirts ordered.

Eurostore:
http://www.blood-music.com/store-eu/

USA:
http://www.blood-music.com/store-us/

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I managed to buy two copies of the 3d-anaglyph vinyls, I was late to the glow-in-the-dark party, sadly.
 
SJRB

SJRB

Gold Member
Perturbator is turning into quite the rockstar, isn't he?

Limited edition signed posters, haha.
 
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NotTheGuyYouKill

Member
The Dance with the Dead people have released three albums in one year. Wow. When's the next one? I've only listened to DWTD for the last few days and I'm not getting tired of it, and I want more.

Can anyone recommend any other albums/artists with a similar vibe to DWTD? There's something about DWTD that scratches an itch I didn't know I had.
 
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Skiptastic

Member
NotTheGuyYouKill said:
The Dance with the Dead people have released three albums in one year. Wow. When's the next one? I've only listened to DWTD for the last few days and I'm not getting tired of it, and I want more.

Can anyone recommend any other albums/artists with a similar vibe to DWTD? There's something about DWTD that scratches an itch I didn't know I had.
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Carpenter Brut has a similar high octane, dark 80s vibe, in my opinion. Not the same but similar. Brut and DWTD are the two things I listen to the most, these days.
 
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AcridMeat

Banned
NotTheGuyYouKill said:
The Dance with the Dead people have released three albums in one year. Wow. When's the next one? I've only listened to DWTD for the last few days and I'm not getting tired of it, and I want more.
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I was just going to post that I've been listening to Dance with the Dead all of yesterday for the first time and it really is great. One of the tracks made me go back to Miami Nights 1984, but they aren't entirely the same. I just love that song.
 
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mr jones

Ethnicity is not a race!
Wow. I think I've found a new genre that I want to listen to.

Hell, I want to start MAKING music like this.
 
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NotTheGuyYouKill

Member
Skiptastic said:
Carpenter Brut has a similar high octane, dark 80s vibe, in my opinion. Not the same but similar. Brut and DWTD are the two things I listen to the most, these days.
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Noisepurge said:
https://lematos.bandcamp.com/album/join-us
https://lazerhawk.bandcamp.com/album/skull-and-shark
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AcridMeat said:
I was just going to post that I've been listening to Dance with the Dead all of yesterday for the first time and it really is great. One of the tracks made me go back to Miami Nights 1984, but they aren't entirely the same. I just love that song.
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Thanks for posting these guys, I'll check them out.

Listening to Carpenter Brut right now.

mr jones said:
Wow. I think I've found a new genre that I want to listen to.

Hell, I want to start MAKING music like this.
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So do I! Dance with the Dead has given me more motivation to practice with my guitar in the last three days than I had in the previous six months.
 
Dice//

Dice//

Banned
As much as I like it, anyone have recommendations that sound the same, but slightly less 80's? Or something a bit more 'cheerful' or 'upbeat' sounding at the very least?
 
SJRB

SJRB

Gold Member
Dice// said:
As much as I like it, anyone have recommendations that sound the same, but slightly less 80's? Or something a bit more 'cheerful' or 'upbeat' sounding at the very least?
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Le Cassette might be something for you. Check out Left to Our Own Devices, it's still very "eighties" but rather uplifting. Lots of vocals too.


The "eighties" sound is pretty fundamental to the genre though, no matter how you slice it.
 
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AcridMeat

Banned
Dice// said:
As much as I like it, anyone have recommendations that sound the same, but slightly less 80's? Or something a bit more 'cheerful' or 'upbeat' sounding at the very least?
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Not at all this genre but since you don't want something eighties sounding and upbeat, try Serph. Very upbeat, that particular album is quite fun.
 
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