Retrowave & Synthwave Music - Review & Commentary

[Guest]

EVERYTHING makes you horny after you get home from church

[Mister Obvious]

Lost Nights - Words



This guy from Lost Nights does great retrowave vocal work.

Personally, I’m proud of him... it’s really not an easy thing to do.

The music itself is quite good... a bit too fast in some parts, but with the good vocals, I won’t complain too much.

[Mister Obvious]

You’re always better off opting for slower with retrowave.

Slow, dark, heavy atmosphere is what we aim for.

Weighty, slight echo on the bass percussions.

[Mister Obvious]

It should sound like you traveled back in time with it.

[Mister Obvious]

Brojak 2000 - Hotline Racer



Very well done... no mistakes.

[Mister Obvious]

Gold Fields - Waterfall (Com Truise Remix)



Very nice.

[Mister Obvious]

NICOLAAS - Real Escape (Robert Parker Remix)



Even if they could get away with the style of these male vocals (which they just barely can) the tuning on the part where it echoes "seatbelt" is a total dead giveaway of 21st century pop vocal influence... and that tiny part ruins the whole thing.

As if that wasn't bad judgement enough, the female vocals come in at 2:50 with absolutely no prayer of being legitimate retrowave vocals on any level. It's pure 21st century pop vocal trash.

There are a lot more good male retrowave vocalists out there than females...

And the chick in this song is no exception. Another great retrowave track totally destroyed by vocals.

[Mister Obvious]

OMG...



A channel called "Old World Radio - Boston" is streaming this right now...

Night City FM - Cyberpunk 2077. Wow, this is fucking awwweeessooommme.

[Mister Obvious]

The coolest part about it is that the livestream chat is displayed there on the right in the graphic. I think that is sooo fucking neat.

Wow... whoever put this together did one heck of a job.

[Guest]

Let’s make babies while jamming to some cyberpunk, you can even wear my used long sleeve shirt to really spice things up!

[Mister Obvious]

*sheds a single tear*

That's so beautiful.

[Mister Obvious]

Wolfclub - Electrify



Solid garbage on every level, there is nothing good about this song.

[Mister Obvious]

ThroBak - LA Dreams



Not a single hint of the 21st century in there... that's what I call a good retrowave tune. Whoever made this is the real deal.

[Mister Obvious]

Verona - Life Will Never Be The Same



Could have been so great, alas... it's a failure. The way he says "lover" at the very beginning totally betrays an early 21st century vocal influence. Total letdown.

[Mister Obvious]

Wolfclub - Flame



More sheer and utter garbage from this embarrassment of a pop group trying to pass themselves off as "retrowave"...

A heinous atrocity of biblical proportions, I can't fathom why the "NewRetrowave" channel would allow this steaming pile of trash on their station. The music sucks too. Usually when you get total crap retrowave vocals, they're at least ruining a decent retrowave track, but with Wolfclub... no.

[Mister Obvious]

Atrocious.

[Mister Obvious]

Earmake - "Between Good and Evil"



Excellent 'classic' retrowave tune. Perfectly executed.

[Mister Obvious]

I hate it when retrowave is too fast...

Whoever made this song truly gets it.

[Mister Obvious]

Perfect speed, perfect 'echo' on the percussion... perfect depth. Perfect in general.

[Dark Dick]