[Purplemule74]

Hey folks -

One of my other growing passions is for 'synthwave' music - a very broad term used to describe modern electronic music that sometimes includes a retro 80s flare.

I've been following different websites for the movement and downloading music from time to time; check out some of the following:

Rosso Corsa Records

Telefuture

Future City Records

Telefuture has a pretty sweet LP for 88:88 - a short sci-fi film here:

88:88 LP

...And for those interested in the film, it is posted on Youtube:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgnmtKWvErQ[/video]

[zuko]

This is great, cheers purplemule!

[NathanLurker]

I litterally bought this 88:88 LP two days ago. It's good !

[toosoonjunior]

I recently started following a lot of the synthwave artists, but I hadn't stumbled across this one yet! Great stuff. Order placed!

[djinnocide]

Great short! I liked that credits theme a lot, and thought the atmospheric stuff throughout was good. Well done!

[jdubtxn]

I would say a lot of stuff from the Italians Do It Better label fall under this category. I would recommend checking them out if you haven't.

[Whip Wilson]

[quote=24650]I would say a lot of stuff from the Italians Do It Better label fall under this category. I would recommend checking them out if you haven’t. [/quote]Seconded. The two Symmetry records are top shelf.

[Purplemule74]

@Jdubtxn -

Great suggestion! I checked it out and already love it!

[jdubtxn]

He was originally going to do the soundtrack for Drive.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/161 ... nary-film/

Honestly I like both but I think Symmetry's ideas were a bit better.

[zuko]

Johnny Jewel (Symmetry) has also done the score for Ryan Gosling's Lost River, which got a bashing at Cannes. No sound clips I could find yet.

[Bub]

Ordered. Thanks for the heads up @Purplemule74.

[fluppeco]

I love synthwave, you guys should give the newly OST from 'Cold In July' a listen, it is awesome.

https://soundcloud.com/milanrecords/cos ... ld-in-july

This signature track from Dynatron is killer, the rest is composed by Jeff Grace and is also really excellent
Rights are held by Milan Records who are also represented on this forum.
A vinyl is sadly not in the works, let's get some push going to make this happen.

[colicub]

Ooh, I've been getting into a lot of the new synthwave stuff recently too, it's really OH MY GOD 88:88 IS GETTING A VINYL RELEASE I AM FAR TOO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

No, seriously, I bought the VHS release of this album a couple of years ago and when I got the download I burned a CD that has literally not been out of my car since. This is one of my favourite albums of all time and I am so incredibly excited to have it on vinyl.

[Purplemule74]

@Colicub -

I'm glad to hear you are excited about this release - so am I!

Here is a link for another interesting album:

Nightcrawler

[Purplemule74]

Future Record cassette release for 'Maniac 1980' has great track titles!

[colicub]

That Nightcrawler album is awesome, and Future 80s Records do seem to be putting out a lot of good stuff recently. I'm being a hipster and embracing the new cassette uprising too. Thanks again for the heads up!

[zuko]

Has anyone received the 88:88 LP yet? I never got around to ordering it, but didn't know if had actually been released yet?

[toosoonjunior]

No, I have not received it. I don't think it's been released yet.

[zuko]

Cool, thanks

[toosoonjunior]

FYI, Telefuture updated their facebook on 8/27 stating that 88:88 vinyl ought to ship mid-September.

[toosoonjunior]

Telefuture stated via facebook that the 88:88 record is now shipping!

[toosoonjunior]

88:88 Cassette now available for those interested. Edition of 88.

https://telefuturenow.bandcamp.com/album/88-88

[lazyben]

Did anyone receive the vinyl yet?

[NathanLurker]

Still waiting for it Ben. I've listened to the Mp3s a few times, love it, hopefully we'll be spinning this next week maybe ?

[toosoonjunior]

I haven't received it yet.