Microchip Terror

Trench-coated villains run the hood as sleek rain crashes down on the dark, lit streets. Smuggling microchips and terrorising the whole block, a brood of evil brothers swaying their terror all over the city as the relentless bug hunt continues down the damp no-go zones, serving the conspiracy of the cyber tyrants. Shocking the scene with Microchip Terror, this EP is groundbreaking work, including a stunning remix by Surgeryhead, a feature by Electric Dragon and a well executed cover from giallo legend Fabio Frizzi. The clock strikes as this is synthwave-cyberpunk in it's finest, most wicked hour.

 

ZONΞ ΞATΞR vs. §E▲ ▓F D▓G§

Behold the brutal sludge as the giant sandworm makes it's way through the terrain. This must be one of the sickest releases so far this year, combining a truckload of death metal samples, slowed down, pitched-up and jackhammering their way through your eardrums into your skull. This apocalyptic soundtrack sees ZONΞ ΞATΞR and §E▲ ▓F D▓G§ (with guest performances by 0F.digital, HELLCOM and KING QUARTZ) take on the a wild aesthetic of what can defined as their self proclaimed "dethwave", pushing the zany limits far beyond the average.

Synth Bard

Welcome to Castle Ravenloft. You have now entered the dark and sinister world of RPG AD&D modules, following the footsteps of Synth Bard, who's guiding you through the haunted mansion, sneaking in via the unofficial entrance to make it extra spooky. Make sure you have your booklet with you as you will encounter characters such as the Burgomaster, Madame Eva, Ireena Kolyana, Strahd of Zarovich, plus many more haunting surprises...  Available on double CDR + printed booklet; this is the unofficial soundtrack, reinterpreted by Synth Bard and inspired on 1983's TSR release AD&D module "Ravenloft" by Tracy and Laura Hickman. A thrill ride for the adventurously wicked!

Dallas Raines

The weather might be shite these days, yet the sun blazes too on this fine vaporwave release. Dallas Raines brings us a nostalgic weather report of collected VHS samples, saxophonic bliss and glitching all over the place with gems from weather channel forecasts, Stratocaster loops, thunder and lightning, mall soft vibes, coastal bird vibes, weatherman interludes and anything other that forecasts on Raines' radar.

TVVIN_PINEZ_M4LL

When you are a Back To The Future fanatic you surely must know where vaporwave artist TVVIN_PINEZ_M4LL got his name from... Indeed, it hails from that infamous "Twin Pines" mall parking lot where Marty flashes Doc's DeLorean past 88 mph and gets zapped back in time. Here, TVVIN_PINEZ_M4LL presents his new album on Japan's Seikomart imprint. A fine release of looped pop music glamour, reverberated into hypnotic rhythm mantras that sound like fragmented time-distorted aether flashes of wonderful nostalgia. Neato!

Lazerhawk

Completing on this amazing album that the mighty Lazerhawk has released a few months ago. We couldn't let this one slip under our Playmaker radar. Here, Lazerhawk returns with a very suiting, legit, cruise controlled album, flowing his speed-racing car down the electrifying grid on a very trippy ride. Firmly adrift the highway in his own universe called the "Dreamrider" landscape, this album is just wonderfully executed, including a powerful collaboration with Gunship. Arguably his most slow-paced work to date but oh-so-lovely.

Chevalier

Here's a great new minimal 8-bit dungeon synth artist that has recently debuted it's first release. Characterised by medieval themes, Chevalier's "Chateau" EP is a quirky yet melodic and transcending walk through a castle-filled landscape, accompanied by vectorised dragons, knights, weapons and a lost treasure map.

Johnny Broke

Johnny Broke's "Heavy sleeper" awakens from a haunting night of synthesized and arpeggiated pulsewave dreamstate. Wake up and get jamming with this heavy weight album, out now on digital and cassette on U.K.'s Extreme Ultimate imprint.

 

Plaisance

 Ah... Ladies and gentlemen, European summer is in full swing and France's very own pleasure sailor Plaisance is synthwavin' us by at high tide. We've got 2 new Plaisance releases in our vista: His brand new album 'Thunder in Paradise' - a full blown tropical thunder excursion on coconut beach - as well as his extended edition of jetski-themed 'Havasu' (on cassette!), including exclusive 3 bonus tracks.
  (cassette version, includes 3 new bonus tracks)

VHS Glitch

VHS Glitch is taking it to the streets as he's set up against the evil Neotech corporation. In a wonderful mix of 80's ambience comes this scifi gem walzing in to save the day. Get set for a thrilling synth ride in vein of David-vs-Goliath, set in a dark retro-futuristic scene of fantastic VHS glory.