The synthesizers still echo through the universe!
In Area Orbital’s digital soundspace, we capture the waves that defined the 1980s — and shaped the music of the future.
From New Wave to Synthwave, from neon-noir soundtracks to cyberpunk anthems — tune into lost frequencies and rediscover the sound that once pulsed through urban nights and acid rain-soaked streets.
Press play — and let the retro future surround you.
In the ice of a Lovecraftian Antarctica, there is no rhythm — only presence and tension, moving through the fog…
In Dyer Expedition, producer Sjellos transforms a game soundtrack into a dense, immersive dark ambient experience.
This edition features: FM Attack & Betamaxx, Giga Papaskiri, Mitch Murder, Eduardo Rush, Theo Vandenhoff and Out Runner.
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Blending modern synthpop with synthwave aesthetics, Kim Wilde’s video layers protest and digital signals across Gen Z and Alpha audiences.
Here, a visual essay on technology, pop culture and the trail of destruction shaping contemporary life.
Enter the neon shadows of VICECORE’s All The Damn Vampires — a synthwave-driven debut where AOR nostalgia, noir storytelling and modern rock collide.
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This edition features: Cannons, All The Damn Vampires, Primo the Alien & Sunglasses Kid, Eli & Fur, Kalax & NOCTRA, and Tape Arcade.
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This edition features: Ladytron, Jessie Frye, Miami Nights 1984, Neon Nox, and Automatic.
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In this review, Sun City connects 1980s AOR with contemporary synthwave, creating a sound that blends melodic drive, pop romanticism and a forward-looking sense of nostalgia.
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Evanescence and GUNSHIP reveal how the same song can cross worlds — from gothic rock to synthwave, from flesh to code.
An essay on identity, machines, and the sound of a future lived as tension.
The Touch is Yota at her most immersive — voice-driven synthwave, restrained emotion and soaring lines in a neon-lit atmosphere.
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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.
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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.
CRT screens, glitch storms, and retro synths: in “Videotheque,” NINA & Ricky Wilde bring pop cyberpunk back to life with a noir pulse and an irresistible beat.
A hypnotic VHS-dream — broadcast straight from the retro-future to your screen!
