[Руслан32]

I just wanted to remind you that this month Sunglasses Kid will be releasing the sequel to his album IA, titled Internal Affairs: Diplomatic Immunity.

P.S. Can’t wait!))

[Jon Aanensen]

Great news. Internal Affairs may be on my Top 5 album list of all times, no less.

Hoping for a CD, not just download.

[Руслан32]

I’ll try asking him about it, but he’s like Sylvester Levay – he might take a long time to answer, or sometimes not answer at all!…)))

[Руслан32]

Here’s another great album from Max Cruise: Neon Vice. It’s also very 80s and cinematic!

https://youtu.be/6xnOXbpa9gE?si=mliWZSIBUYyUqRBV

[Thor Joachim Haga]

Glad you’re latching on to synthwave, Ruslan! It’s a rabbit hole to get lost in, for sure, but in a positive way. I mentiond Waveshaper to you earlier (my favourite synthwaver), hope you got to check him out. Or the other major acts of the genre.

I think once you have proper overview of the actual synth music from the 70s, 80s and 90s – which I know you have – you can start exploring all these new synthwave artists that pay tribute to the periods. It’s very rewarding, as they add a certain ‘oomph’ and smoothness to the retro stylings. I think darkwave is my favourite sub genre of synthwave, if I were to pick just one.

[Thor Joachim Haga]

I was curious if any of you are familiar with Shpongle – the electronica duo spearheaded by Simon Posford?

I came to them in the mid 2000s when I started to seriously explore psychedelic trance, but at first, I was taken aback by their laidback style — something very different than the hardhitting grooves of acts like Juno Reactor or Infected Mushroom. Closer to ambient, in fact. But then I learned that the psytrance genre roomed many different things, including the crossover sub genre “psybient”. Well, I’ve arrived at them now, in my seemingly neverending collection walkthrough, all seven albums that I own, and it’s a great revisit as always. Sumptous depth, hypnotic textures, almost loungey. Favourite album is a toss-up between NOTHING LASTS BUT NOTHING IS LOST (2005) and their debut album ARE YOU SHPONGLED? from 1998.

[Jon Aanensen]

I remember Posford’s name from the 1993 album AON. He produced most tracks on the album.

[Thor Joachim Haga]

Yes, he’s a multi-talented fellow. Of course, he also his other project Hallucinogen, which is more traditional psytrance. I love the classic TWISTED album from ’95, a cornerstone of the genre, but less thrilled with the follow-up THE LONE DERANGER.

He’s credited with two short film scores and one feature film score on IMDB (A WOMAN CALLED JOB from 2014). If they’re correct, I’d love to check them out – he would be perfectly suited for cinema.

[Malte Müller]

Anyone know this Tape Bowing Ensemble already? Crazy stuff, sounds like 70s synths:

[Thor Joachim Haga]

That IS bizarre….but also somehow very appealing.

[Thor Joachim Haga]

It was Jon who alerted me to Sunglasses Kid, and I have to thank him for it. I have this album, as well as SOPHOMORE and NIGHT LIFE, and they’re all great (the instrumental versions, the song versions aren’t quite there). Great synthwave. Hope he gets to do a film score some day.

[Jon Aanensen]

I haven’t heard Graduation and Sophomore much, I thought they were in another style with vocals.

I also highly recommend Internal Affairs.

SK worked with Balfe on BHC4.

[Thor Joachim Haga]

I haven’t heard Graduation and Sophomore much, I thought they were in another style with vocals.

There are two versions, with and without vocals. The instrumental versions are far superior.

[Thor Joachim Haga]

There is a tiny, tiny chance that I get to interview Daniel Lopatin when he visits Oslo in early April to hold a concert. So I’ve started to explore his non-film work. Quite interesting. Vaporwave, hypnagogic pop, whatever you want to call it. An extension of noise music and ambient, perhaps. I want to hear some of those beautiful Vangelis or Tangerine Dream elements he incorporates into his three film scores, but so far haven’t quite heard that yet.

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