Retrowave & Synthwave Music - Review & Commentary

[Mister Obvious]

Let's just take something random from their channel that I think LOOKS like it would suck, like even for as great as they are in general...



I have it playing on normal speed and I'm not disgusted yet.

Hmmm, kiiinda hate it, but at the same time it's like 1000 times so much better than the shit they were playing on that synthwave stream from ThePrimeThanatos.

[Mister Obvious]

But yeah it's surprisingly not terrible, in my opinion.

In fact, I feel like some of these songs I might've even edited myself.

That's how non-bad and almost decently good I feel like they are.

[Mister Obvious]

11:00 TBH I would even go so far as to call this song good.

[Mister Obvious]

"Enjoyable" at the least.

[Mister Obvious]

13:00 okay, it is good.

[Guest]

I enjoyed watching Miami Vice sometimes.

I do as well...sometimes. Very very very sometimes. Actually once and it was within the last year. 

I never thought the show was great; it seemed too feminine and contrived. The guys weren't guys, 

the actors..ooof It was part of what shaped fashion for a while though. 

I liked an even goofier show from the 80's, Knight Rider. 

"Uvuli" was one of my favorite synth artists EVER. I'm not sure if you can find him now, it was pretty underground.

[Mister Obvious]

Paul Parker - Desire



I get "Styxhexenhammer666" vibes out of this song and this guy's singing style.

Lmfao.

This song sounds almost exactly like retrowave, but it's legitimately retro.

Some things would be different if it were actually retrowave.

[Mister Obvious]

It's one of the most retrowave REAL retro songs I've ever heard, LOL!

[Mister Obvious]

Paul Parker - Ready Or Not

[Mister Obvious]

Lol like yeah, I understand it's not retrowave...

But I just dunno what else to do with it, lmfaolol.

[Master Oblivious]

Paul Parker - Ready Or Not

Cool mustache guy. Now you just need a pink bathing suit. Lose the fedora though please. It's going to clash.

[Marmel]

Cool mustache guy. Now you just need a pink bathing suit. Lose the fedora though please. It's going to clash.

There are plenty of options...

[Master Oblivious]

There are plenty of options...

Indeed. 

[Mister Obvious]

[Marmel]

Apart from anchoring itself in corporate jingle land around the 40-min mark and having to cut it short with approx. 9 mins to go, this album is truly superb. Minus the extra stroke of genius it’s not defective at all. Worth a listen.

[Marmel]

Lesson learnt. Never cut it short. Go as long as you can possibly go. Always the student.

[Mister Obvious]

Yeah it definitely wasn't perfect but I loved the "detective theme" with the songs having that genre atmosphere... they did a great job.

[Mister Obvious]

Tracklist
0:06 Mareux-The Perfect Girl
2:04 Villa Nah-Envelope
4:04 Adam Fielding-Wildfire
5:54 Clan Of Xymox- Stranger
8:04 Ferdinand Cärclash - Whets Cocaine
10:14
12:14 Pastel Ghost-Shadows
14:30 Dormir - In Pursuit (Buzz Kull Remix)
16:38 Schwefelgelb- Wie die Köpfe
19:03
21:03 Parade Ground-Gold Rush
23:18 Boy Harsher- Lust
25:28 Criss Source-Hugs n Kisses
27:48 WestBam-Götterstrasse No1
30:19
32:18 La Scaltra-Nightmares
34:23 Minuit Machine-Battles
37:06 Psyche-Unveiling The Secret
39:14 The Neon Judgement-Too cold to Breathe
41:46 Cold Colors - Memories on a Screen
43:32 Frische Farbe-Oh Oh Boys
45:43 Malaria!- Kaltes Klares Wasser
47:00 Ultravox-We Came to Dance
49:18 IKON-Fall Apart
51:27 Tifaret-Lara
53:38 The KVB- Always Then
55:51 Skinny Puppy- Assimilate

[Mister Obvious]

0:00 -  Perturbator- I Am The Night
04:48 - Dance With The Dead- Nightmare on Elm Street Theme
08:00 - Dance With The Dead- Mask
11:08 - Cluster Buster- The Bodycount Continues
13:25 - Mega Drive- Maniac
19:13 - Power Glove- Motorcycle Cop
21:46 - Dakarius- Night of the Sociopath
24:16 - Compilerbau- Death in Space
26:13 - Raydar- Trick R Treat
29:09 - Dance With The Dead- Dressed to Kill
31:01 - Compilerbau- Dark Forces
33:37 - Jon of the Shred- Camp Terror
38:25 - Perturbator- Creature
40:56 - Atom Force- Creeps
43:52 - KFDDA- The Culling of the Droids
46:04 - Jon of the Shred- Mutant Devolution
48:20 - Tokyo Rose - Sacrifice (Daniel Deluxe Remix)
54:44 - Tonebox - The Chase
56:22 - Mega Drive - Geist
1:00:13 - Ethan Red - Midnight Terror
1:04:20 - ALEX - Black Magic
1:05:58 - Tokyo Rose - Blood Oath Feat. WVLFPAKT
1:07:35 - Maximum Overdrive - That Fucking Nobody is John Wick
1:12:23 - Justin Geer - Mega Nova
1:15:33 - Johnny Ola - Alien Attack #2
1:18:26 - POLYTÆM - Leather Apron
1:21:56 - NATHAN DANDY - NATHAN DANDY
1:25:08 - ALEX - Occult II
1:27:45 - The Outrider - Ragnarok
1:30:56 - Solar Storm - Dream Hacker
1:34:29 - Grave Slayer - Hyper Alloy
1:35:05  - Daniel Deluxe - Star Eater (Starfounder Remix)
1:39:37 - Super Awesome - Suspiria
1:42:49 - The Starfighter - The Exorcism Theme (Re-Work)
1:45:40 - Garth Knight - Cyber War
1:46:40  - Slvmber - Garbage Day
1:48:13 - Volkor X - Masked Death
1:55:17 - DANCE WITH THE DEAD - Skeletons in the Attic
2:00:25 - Cluster Buster - Rise of the Demons
2:03:57 - GosT - Nascency Non Paradisi
2:05:55 - DANCE WITH THE DEAD - Paint it Black
2:09:05 - Darkstronaut - Space Satan Arcade
2:11:11 - Alex - Paradise (Absolute Valentine Remix)
2:13:13 - Power Glove - Power Core
2:14:48 - Sonic Mayhem - Futureland (feat. Power Glove)
2:19:56 - Denovomutans - Wasteland
2:25:25 - Magic Sword - In The Face Of Evil (Street Fever Remix)
2:28:57 - ABIIISMO - FUTURE CASTELO
2:29:53 - Kick Puncher - Mansion Pt. ll
2:32:52 - Megadrive - Video Stalker
2:36:37 - Absolute Valentine - In The 42nd Street
2:37:01 - Street Fever - Dispose
2:40:09 - Niky Nine - Exhausted Divinity
2:43:40 - Nathan Dandy - Queens of the Underground
2:47:28 - Celldweller - The Possibilities of Purpose
2:54:13 - Neon Overdrive - Blood and Diesel
2:57:24 - Raydar - Satan
2:59:40 - M.A.D.E.S - Awakening (Absolute Valentine Remix)
3:02:52 - Garth Knight - Creepshow Theme
3:04:32 - Elevn - Seven Trumpets
3:08:56 - Gost - Ripper
3:10:53 - Carpenter Brut - Le Perv
3:15:40 - Perturbator - Satanic Rites
3:19:12 - Dan Terminus - Avalanche
3:22:04 - Occams Laser - Flagellation
3:28:30 - DANCE WITH THE DEAD - Out Of Body
3:30:25 - Megahit - Fear
3:33:20 - ForeignBlade - Ghost Patrol
3:36:44 - Flash Arnold - The Outbreak
3:37:19 - The Power Walker - Submarine Snow
3:45:10 - Irving Force - Population Control Unit- MK-12
3:47:48 - The Hunt - Unface
3:51:08 - Cluster Buster - They Are Alive (feat. Jon of the Shred)
3:56:05 - Mega Drive - Haunted (Hunted)
3:58:37 - Hymne - Synthesizer
4:00:56 - Assalm - Rivera (Andreas Rund Remix)
4:02:45 - DANCE WITH THE DEAD - Invader
4:06:37 - Lazerpunk! - Nightcrawler
4:10:50 - Carpenter Brut - Hang'em All
4:15:53 - CASTROE - The Call Final
4:20:46 - Mitch Murder - Of Below
4:25:18 - Jack Maniak - Code 403
4:29:03 - Anachronist - Somnolence
4:34:30 - VHS Glitch - Unleashed In The Dark
4:38:44 - Street Fever - Touch
4:41:01 - ZOMBIENICK - CREEPER
4:44:25 - Lazerpunk - Digital Demon Feat. Daniel Deluxe
4:47:00 - PERTURBATOR - Souls At Zero (Feat. Astronoid)
4:53:42 - Rated R - Deadly Perversions
4:55:20 - Cluster Buster - Threshold Into Terror
5:00:45 - Carpenter Brut - Invasion A.D.
5:04:57 - Perturbator - Tactical Precision Disarray
5:10:05 - VHS Glitch - Clandestine Lab
5:14:33 - Carpenter Brut - Leather Teeth
5:15:22 - OGRE - Never Come Back
5:18:25 - Oscillian - Showdown at Outpost 31
5:20:56 - VHS Glitch - ROBOROR
5:24:28 - Carpenter Brut - Escape from Midwich Valley
5:29:16 - Thunder Porpoise - Tempus Fugit
5:29:31 - Glitter Wasteland - Cold War (Nightcrawler Remix)
5:33:46 - Absolute Valentine - Light In The Dark
5:36:25 - Kick Puncher - Resolution
5:39:00 - Niky Nine - Exhausted Divinity
5:42:44 - Speed Machine - Confrontation
5:46:17 - The Encounter - Behemoth IV
5:51:04 - Raydar - Satan
5:53:17 - Future Fate - Midnight Haze
5:57:29 - Nightcrawler - Blood Rage
6:00:01 - VHS Glitch - Jaw Breaker
6:03:00 - Raydar - Full Moon
6:05:50 - LAZERPUNK - POWER
6:08:01 - Raydar - The Gathering
6:09:37 - Daniel Deluxe - Instruments Of Retribution
6:12:50 - Tonebox - Implosion
6:14:46 - Toxxify - Eternal Sacrifice
6:18:37 - DANCE WITH THE DEAD - Eyes of Madness
6:25:00 - Kick Puncher - Night Ritual (Red Herring)
6:28:06 - Isidor -Wave Rider
6:30:08 - Mega Drive - Crimewave 2
6:33:20 - Tonebox- Launch Disintegration
6:38:00 - ALEX - Occult
6:42:00 - Tonebox- Celestial breakdown
6:43:37 - Toxxify- Cyborg Chase

[Mister Obvious]

Infiltrator - Daniel Deluxe