THE EIGHTIES

Rush: Geddy Lee playing bass and synthesisers (show: 2011)

[The Eighties] Rush: The Bridge from Prog to Synthwave

Synthwave drew inspiration from the legacy of 1980s bands like Rush. Discover how the fusion of progressive rock, New Wave synthesizers and sci-fi atmospheres paved the way for the retrofuturist aesthetic that defines the genre ...
Soft Cell, circa 1983 — Marc Almond (left) and David Ball (right).

[The Eighties] Dave Ball of Soft Cell: The Synthpop of the Heart

Dave Ball’s sound pulsed like an electric heart. Between synthesizers and human emotion, he gave soul to the machine. Here and now — our tribute to the artist who made synthpop rhyme with spirit ...
Virginie, the vocalist of Metrô, a Brazilian synthpop band from the 1980s.

Metrô: The French-Brazilian Accent of 1980s Synthpop

Discover how Metrô became one of the defining voices of Brazilian synthpop and the soundtrack of a generation embracing modernity and change ...