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Welcome to /r/newretrowave!.

This is a place dedicated to synthwave music and discussion. Music that evokes feelings of sunsets, boulevards, neon lights, and futuristic cityscapes. Surf the New Retro Wave and live the '80s dream!

For the record, we are not affiliated with NewRetroWave, LLC.

Welcome to /r/newretrowave!.

This is a place dedicated to synthwave music and discussion. Music that evokes feelings of sunsets, boulevards, neon lights, and futuristic cityscapes. Surf the New Retro Wave and live the '80s dream!

For the record, we are not affiliated with NewRetroWave, LLC.


Rules:

  • Search before posting, no reposts within 3 months

  • Use the "Artist - Title" format, any additional information should be put in the comment section

  • Posts must be about synthwave music, refer to our definition of the genre

  • No low quality content, it may be removed if it's not valuable for the subreddit (trailers, samples, demos)

  • Images are only allowed in text posts, no low effort content such as art, aesthetics, merch, setups, etc.

  • Have fun, be kind, and rewind. This is a hassle free zone. Enjoy the community, engage, and share!


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Vulkari64 - The Sun (official music video)

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2025/02/01
03:18 UTC

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OLX - 10 Years of Occams Laser - Vol I - II - III [Album Trilogy]

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2025/01/31
11:44 UTC

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Earmake -The Nightwolf (2025)

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2025/01/31
10:51 UTC

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deBLAZQUEZ - Ripley's Fear

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2025/01/30
21:20 UTC

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Marble Gallery Remix

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2025/01/30
17:22 UTC

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Dark side of Synth - Synthpop Synthwave Ballad Backing Track Bm 88 bpm

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2025/01/30
14:34 UTC

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Talking All Night - City Of Helpless Justice

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2025/01/30
13:59 UTC

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This is Ninja style synthwave !!!

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2025/01/29
16:48 UTC

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A Thousand Dead Leaves

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2025/01/28
20:25 UTC

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Could anyone help identify these songs?? (taken from an instagram post)

24 Comments
2025/01/27
19:40 UTC

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What happened to Judgebitch?

Anyone have any news about him , no more updates from his insta and comments are turned off ??

4 Comments
2025/01/26
19:11 UTC

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MGK88 - Always Dream

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2025/01/26
14:49 UTC

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Vulkari64 - The Sun

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2025/01/26
04:42 UTC

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Timecop1983 feat. Josh Dally - Am I Coming Through [Music Video]

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2025/01/25
20:11 UTC

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Manerr - Aurora Dreams

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2025/01/25
11:36 UTC

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Please help find the video (synth music video/short film hybrid).

Topic. It was/is on youtube, was less than 20 minutes, but more than 10. It was posted at least five or so years ago to at least one of the kinda popular retrowave/synth youtube channels. Loke maybe the "actual" NRW channel, maybe 80s Guy, maybe something else. This was live action as well.

The subject matter of the video was a trenchcoat/western style duster wearing cyborg (complete with a stereotypical cowboy hat) storming a raider hideout in a cyberpunk (possibly post apocalyptic) setting. Hard cyberpunk. Like wires and crt and wreckage style cyberpunk, little to no neon and "glam" shiny and new looking cyberpunk. Not full tilt Mad Max style wreckage, but more decrepit than the likes of Blade Runner.

The duster wearing cyborg is portayed in a more sinister aura, but the raiders aren't made out to be good guys or anything. The early stages of the video kinda goes for that "evil and less evil" kind of vibe.

The raiders are trying to activate a more traditional looking cyborg, possibly just a robot, strapped to a wall. Regardless of what it is, it outwardly is humanoid and heavily armored, somehwere between storm trooper and 40k space marine. Not HUGE, but also more than just a dude that slapped some armor on.

At the tail end of the fight, the raiders do get the cyborg activated, and it fights the duster wearing one. As they fight, the duster one manages to reboot the raider one, and they team up to kill the rest of the raiders. The plot twist is that the two cyborgs are buddies, and the duster one was on a rescue mission.

The video ends with them walking off together (but not "together" lol).

I have no idea who did the music for it, but I am pretty sure it was just one band/artist. Outside of the framing short film parts, the entire central fight scene was scored and shot as if it was a music video. This was also an "official" production in that the it wasn't just over dubbed or something. Can't say if it was directly made for the music or if the music was made for it though. It was, with no uncertainty posted to a music channel as a music thing first, short film second.

It was also not "cheap" in the sense that it was a formal enough of a production that it had proper set design, the fights were properly choreographed, and it had solid vfx. In positively no ways could this be mistaken for a fan production, no shade intended at them.

Thanks for any help, and sorry if this isn't the place for this, but posts in other subs have neither gained any traction nor yielded any results.

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2025/01/24
21:41 UTC

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Nick Fiesker - Levitate

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2025/01/24
18:31 UTC

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Nick Fiesker - Glow in the dark

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2025/01/24
18:30 UTC

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Undertale - Ruins Remix

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2025/01/23
16:50 UTC

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NOVA - The Fight For Neo Terra Begins | New Action Cop Single

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2025/01/23
10:08 UTC

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Xenon Arc - Lightwaves

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2025/01/22
17:24 UTC

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How to make "Hex" by Dancing With The Dead

In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to make the sound design that makes "Hex" so special, drawing heavily from synthwave, darkwave, and industrial influences we will break down all the techniques and tools used to craft its distinctive sound.

https://synthctrl.com/blogs/blog/dancing-with-the-dead-hex-breakdown

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2025/01/22
16:53 UTC

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Willoxen - I'M CALLING YOU [2024]

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2025/01/22
15:25 UTC

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zak aria - made in ameiracle

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2025/01/21
23:37 UTC

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Collapse Project - Violet Sunset

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2025/01/21
21:04 UTC

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Gravity Is Just a Theory, by Stranded Alien

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2025/01/21
00:23 UTC

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zak aria - where does my heart beat now (celine dion cover) 💜

0 Comments
2025/01/19
20:10 UTC

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