Vektroid – Tahiti Tv
“Tahiti TV” sounds like it seeped out of a VHS tape and rendezvoused with a group of analog synthesizers and early drum machines. Vektroid employs all the textures and tones that chillwave fans clamor for to a near point of indulgence, rather than the Com Truise style starkness. I can’t even say that I feel that this is throwback, but rather...
Smooth as Chrome – An Interview with Sweden’s Mitch Murder
Diversity is the keyword of the Swedish design scene. Emotional values are now reckoned to be as important as function in Swedish craftsmanship and design in general. Everything is tested and retested, both aesthetic norms and traditional ways of working.
Radiohead – Reckoner (Synthpop Re-work)
If "Creep" is the disabled ramp, "Reckoner" is that button you push that makes doors open.
Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars
This video is what GTA: Vice City would look like if it were made in 1993. The song is what GTA: Vice City would sound like if Bag Raiders formed in 2002.
The Cars – Blue Tip
There are few bands that have such a strong association with a particular decade, but still sound so fresh. In those desperate times that you have to listen to the radio, a Cars song is always a victory. They were able to take new wave, punk, and rock, and roll it into an infectious, pop friendly package in a way...
Indie Rock in the 80s? DUH!
If you are as old as I am, you may remember it being may called “Alternative” or “College Music,” before the indie rockers were offended by those terms because of their wide usage in popular culture.
Celebrity Guest Top 5 Songs of the 80s
Some of our favorite artist and industry figures took the time to participate in Synconation’s 80s week by providing their Top 5 Songs of the 80s. Enjoy! Tesla Boy 1. The Smiths – “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” on The Queen Is Dead from 1986 2. The Cure – “Lullaby” on Disintegration from 1989 3....
EPMD – I’m Housin’
I love EPMD, and their 1988 debut album, Strictly Business, is one of my top favorites. This is the album, my friends, that gave us those classic quotable verses you can still hear getting snuck into hip-hop tracks to this day, from “Beam me up, Scotty / I control your body / I’m as deadly as...
“We Built This City” – A Look at the Tools That Made the 80s
Really, who could possibly care THAT much about where a drum beat came from or why a synthesizer would be so sought after and worth thousands of dollars?
Prince – Little Red Corvette
There’s not a whole lot I can say to illuminate you any further on Prince. It’s a majority consensus that this guy is a genius. And with the help of Charlie Murphy, we know that he kills it at hoops too. He simply had to be included in a song of the day for our 80s week, it was just...
Inside Jokes about the 80s and Daniel Johnston
When I said Johnston didn’t identify with the 80s, that was me just getting my foot in the themed door so my editor would pass this article. The reality is, I doubt Johnston would’ve felt comfortable with any era.
’80s Rock Fashion
I remember the ‘80s as an awkward pre-teen, forging my own style while preparing myself for the social onslaught of high school. There were failed attempts at perfectly crispy bangs, for which I apologize to the ozone. And there were fashion choices that were just as important as the songs I listened to, both becoming part of...
