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

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vikki

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Skiptastic said:
Testing a theory: did most of the people in this thread own/favor the SNES or the Genesis/Mega Drive?
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Owned the Genesis, but favor the SNES. SNES has Kirby, Zelda, Earthbound, Mario World, Chrono Trigger, Megaman X, and a better controller for Street Fighter 2. Genesis has Sonic, Eternal Champions, Kid Chameleon, Altered Beast, Road Rash, and Vector Man. I liked both, I loved playing Kid Chameleon, I never beat it, but looking back I definitely like SNES more. Genesis has superior music though.
 
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DerZuhälter

Member
Anybody got a good spotify playlist for this type of music? Fell in love with it and fell out of love for rap in the last few years...
 
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Skiptastic

Member
vikki said:
Owned the Genesis, but favor the SNES. SNES has Kirby, Zelda, Earthbound, Mario World, Chrono Trigger, Megaman X, and a better controller for Street Fighter 2. Genesis has Sonic, Eternal Champions, Kid Chameleon, Altered Beast, Road Rash, and Vector Man. I liked both, I loved playing Kid Chameleon, I never beat it, but looking back I definitely like SNES more. Genesis has superior music though.
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Heh, that was my theory. I owned a Genesis (got my SNES afterwards) and I feel like this kind of music harkens back to the Genesis sound. But that may just be me...
 
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Noisepurge

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Nite Sprite's Strut Remix Compilation just came out, has remixes from
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including Perturbator, Mitch Murder and Betamaxx



http://dxseven.bandcamp.com/album/strut-remix-compilation
 
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Extra Sauce

Member
Fjordson said:
First album = amazing. First single from second album = great. Second album as a whole = disappointing I thought.
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I respectfully disagree, really dig the second album.

Tokubetsu said:
I liked his second album a lot more than his first. I love songs like Run My Heart and I Don't Care.
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Cool. Mirror in the Dark is my fave. I have a musical orgasm at 2:28 every time.

edit: Also, I echo TUROK's sentiment regarding Oblivion. That track skyrocketed near the top of my most played songs in iTunes after I saw the movie.
 
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TFlat

Member
Anybody ever heard of Memorex?

http://vimeo.com/55006097

50 minutes of 80's influenced synth stuff from various artists mashed together with a shitload of VHS era adverts/commercials. Super interesting/nostalgic even if you don't like the music.

Also I'd recommend VHS head, loads of 80's/VHS era themed stuff with a glitchy edge to it. Has one of the very few albums where I actually like all the songs (that's extremely rare for me).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT5CbiwMsKU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us1N-GlsYZY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFI3OFsDUJM
 
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Reeks

Member
So the following are selected songs from my go-to playlist. Enjoy,




December Sunset – LexiconDon - Keenhouse Remix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnnQOsxAM7I

Anoraak feat. Sally Shapiro - Don't Be Afraid (Alternative Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7zu7HaJVHI

College feat. Minitel Rose - The Energy Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1cONoRIa6Y

DVAS - Eternity (Beyond Forever)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiBE7yK52dE

Nightwaves - Fascination (Keenhouse remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGuDd6RPX3c

Dvas - Forever (Justin Faust Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIoFpljvhGw

Minitel Rose - Hundred Years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNqOvMUwhRg

Electric Youth - Lying Still
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAqynFS24jM

M4, Part I (DVAS Macho Remix) - Faunts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpboa2hVMHM

Sally Shapiro - Miracle (Tesla Boy Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkvBw-k0H1M

Housse De Racket - Oh Yeah! (Keenhouse Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NtsAzZt4mA

Kelis - Scream (Russ Chimes club mix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ0jxLVnbaA

College - Secret Diary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYQLqsshQLA

Loose Shus - Taurus (Keenhouse Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjmMFn4rC6Q

College - Teenage Color Vs Sailing (Feat. Electric Youth)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQHzpzK6n0A

Foreigner - Urgent (DVAS Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arhUb0k4enk

DatA - Rapture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_iwT9XNPc8

DatA - Skywriter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhtqfsWNahM

Private - My Secret Lover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UadiCPaVHUU

Holy Ghost! - Static On The Wire (RAC Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ToEIo7CLc

Snake Eyes (Wallpaper Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y79jaxAMPdY
 
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vikki

Member
Visit the weekly segment 'Suicide Sundaes' on Earmilk. It is not exclusively Cyberpunk, but a majority of it is and there is a lot of free music too.
 
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ShaneB

Member
Wolfe said:
Just in case it hasn't been mentioned yet you should check out NewRetroWave and Maniac Synth on YouTube, they're both compilation channels for this exact kind of stuff.
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Pointing this out as well. Absolutely terrific selection of music.
 
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vikki

Member
Ken Masters said:
Opinions on College - Heritage?
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It has some nice tracks and some mediocre ones, but overall it is pretty awesome. I am a major sucker for tracks like Une Ville Silencieuse, but that's just my taste. I think College does well to capture that somewhat magical fantasy vibe at the same time keep it in the 80's synth/cyberpunk genre. Not unlike Pacific!, I guess.

Not that Empire of the Sun belongs in this genre specifically, but they do a good job at creating a futuristic fantasy world in their videos that fits with the music. It does remind me a bit of the 80's Synth/Cyberpunk stuff and they actually have some songs that are this genre, like 'Without You'.
 
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Bodacious

Banned
alr1ght said:
You could listen to some 80s music.
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It's funny, I was around back in the 80's, and none of us were really 'listening' to music like this. It was being shoved in our faces all the time on television and cheesy pop videos, but we didn't like it. Listening to Kavinsky makes me feel like I'm watching a Miami Vice episode. Part of me wonders how/why this "80's style" music ever became a thing, and part of me really, really loves it.
 
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umop_3pisdn

Member
These two generally make me think 'cyber-punk', but it's more on the cold, dystopian, or even kind of predatory side of that I guess. And it's from the early 90's if that makes a difference.
 
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Noisepurge

Member
So, this small indie title called GTA5 came out, and goddamn it has a Tangerine Dream soundtrack!

Check out tracks like North Yankton Memories, No Happy Endings and You Forget a Thousand Things for some excellent retrowave :D

Easily available on Spotify:

http://open.spotify.com/track/4Rqxtl1vUNoEjOntqRRLzm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MKvsXA94Zk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArA3bkumvoI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2Rmw6nWHyo

Oh, Eddie Murphy's Party all the Time is also on one of the radio stations!

http://open.spotify.com/track/6N5DRCQUSXT1qQqmqsO92B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9pxgv6NTps

Mirror FM and Space FM in general contain a lot of good tracks, i'm pretty sure one of these was supposed to be that Kavinsky FM that got cancelled.
 
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rachste

Member
Estate is one of my all time favorite bands. they're a part of Mullet Records (same label Tesla Boy is under).

couple o' Estate songs:
In The Red: http://vimeo.com/8447900
Nuclear City: http://vimeo.com/15368103

to get a great taste of all the awesome artists on Mullet Records, check out All Aboard the Mulletship Vol 1 and 2. these compilations are how I discovered Casio Social Club and DATO. <3

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Vol 1: https://play.spotify.com/album/7yihp3AhHt1lna3oFLmTTL

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Vol 2: https://play.spotify.com/album/6WMzgP6EFpqbxP6Yo0cf7D
 
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Fjordson

Member
rachste said:
Estate is one of my all time favorite bands. they're a part of Mullet Records (same label Tesla Boy is under).

couple o' Estate songs:
In The Red: http://vimeo.com/8447900
Nuclear City: http://vimeo.com/15368103

to get a great taste of all the awesome artists on Mullet Records, check out All Aboard the Mulletship Vol 1 and 2. these compilations are how I discovered Casio Social Club and DATO. <3

6r3cyoR.jpg

Vol 1: https://play.spotify.com/album/7yihp3AhHt1lna3oFLmTTL

ha1pxFm.jpg

Vol 2: https://play.spotify.com/album/6WMzgP6EFpqbxP6Yo0cf7D
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These seem pretty great.

Thankfully Rdio has both of them on there, listening to volume 1 right now.
 
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