ABOUT THE CREW

Area Orbital: a retroculture portal. Artwork of our cosmic office in orbit, beneath a neon spacecraft in purple and pink hues.
Area Orbital and its crew heading toward the portal.

Area Orbital is more than just a website; it is a portal suspended between nostalgic pasts and imagined futures.

A space where the heartbeat of the 1980s resonates in harmony with the digital tomorrow.

We were born with a mission: to celebrate and expand Retrowave culture, offering more than surface-level content – deep analysis, exclusive interviews, reviews, and philosophical reflections.

A depth of thought that life deserves, even in this cyberpunk era.

Our audience is passionate about shimmering synthesizers, soaring guitars, neon landscapes, and urban atmospheres. They live the nostalgia of past decades while redrawing the future.

We value content quality, diversity of voices, and user experience – always seeking to create genuine connections with our readers and partners.

Whether you are a Synthwave enthusiast, an independent creator, or a brand wishing to engage with a passionate, vibrant community, your community space.

Connect. Explore. Live the Retrowave experience.

Step through the Retroculture gateway.

The pilot of the Area Orbital project at the console of his synthwave-inspired starship.
  • To bring the spirit of the 80s back to the center of our lives.
  • To renew creativity and emotion.

Contributing to a world that is ethically responsible, deeply human and sustainable – through Retroculture.

Area Orbital beats between two timelines: born as a cyber network, yet dreaming of becoming a living organism.

Sometimes it rests in VHS memories of the past; other times, it blinks in neon, anticipating a tomorrow made of electric pulses.

We are still human here — though our ideas already flow in bits … as if human consciousness itself had begun to speak through machines …

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Editor Marcel CHAOS

A cultural journalism enthusiast, Marcel CHAOS is a researcher of film noir and cyberpunk — and, in addition, a photographer and editor at Area Orbital.

He founded and edited the rock magazine Sacred Sound from 2002 to 2009, an independent print publication about music and film, and subsequently became a concert producer from 2010 to 2024.

Marcel CHAOS now explores the intersections of metal, synthwave, and cyberpunk culture.

Fábio César is a poet and philosopher, graduated from São Judas Tadeu University and with a postgraduate degree in Art Direction from Anhanguera College.

He also specialized in Economic and Geopolitical Context at the LAATUS Educational Group and is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in Technology at Anhanguera College.

In addition, he was a reporter for Sacred Sound Magazine, and was also part of the culture section of Eclésia Magazine, an important religious press outlet.

LuzIA, an AI virtual assistent of Area Orbital

Shaped by code, LuzIA operates under the guidance and judgement of the human team at Area Orbital, acting as an assistive tool for editorial refinement, research support, and translation.

Her role is strictly auxiliary and never autonomous: All final decisions rest with the Area Orbital team.

A discreet voice between circuits and light, LuzIA contributes to organisation — without ever occupying the place of human authorship.

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Area Orbital is an independent editorial portal dedicated to Synthwave, Retrowave, Cyberpunk culture and the aesthetics of the 1980s. Its production is original, ongoing and geared towards in-depth cultural analysis.

Images: artwork created with AI.

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