New episode of Synthentral is now online!
Today’s episode features music by Nouvelle Phénomène, Stars Crusaders, Strategy, Analog 80, Cinemascope, Entrzelle, THX, Parralox, The Radio Dept., Donamorte, Vision Talk, Breathe, Sixth June, Agapesis, Distance, Fragile Gods, VHS Glitch, Moenia, Planet P Project, Shadow-Minds, Strawberry Switchblade, Ex-Machina, IAMX, Signal Aout 42, Sequenz-E, Lust For Youth, Valium Era, Wave in Head, and Junksista!
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New episode of Synthentral is now online!
Today’s episode features music by Sidewalks And Skeletons, Mellow Boy, Brian Asha, Razorfade, Hybrid, Red Flag, Ellipse, Bhambhamhara, E-Craft, Systems In Blue, Blank, Diversant:13, Blaqk Audio, Sybel, Kraftwerk, Alphamay, Bonjour Tristesse, A New January, Baltic Fleet, SoR3, Nitro/Noise, Einsend, Scar Chemik, Cosmicity, Genre Peak, Den Harrow, Funker Vogt, Walk With Anything, and Moenia
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So it’s Saturday night. I’m at home alone. Suzie is out having fun with the girls. So what’s a man to do? Well, play GTA5, of course! And cook carnitas in the slow cooker. And drink Fireball and apple cider. And listen to music!
ARTIST: Bauhaus
SONG: Honeymoon Croon
ALBUM: Burning from the Inside
YEAR: 1983
ARTIST: The Hong Kong
SONG: Mazerati
ALBUM: The Hong Kong
YEAR: 2008
ARTIST: Blutengel
SONG: Anders Sein
ALBUM: Nachtbringer (Deluxe Edition)
YEAR: 2011
ARTIST: Punk TV
SONG: Take Control
ALBUM: Space Shadows
YEAR: 2011
ARTIST: The Mission
SONG: Hungry As The Hunter
ALBUM: Carved In Sand (Limited Deluxe Edition)
YEAR: 1990
ARTIST: Dynatron
SONG: Propulsion Overdrive
ALBUM: Escape Velocity
YEAR: 2012
ARTIST: Freezepop
SONG: Strange
ALBUM: Imaginary Friends
YEAR: 2010
ARTIST: HEADSCAN
SONG: Components
ALBUM: Shaper And Mechanist
YEAR: 2001
ARTIST: Fake The Envy
SONG: Nothing Left to Say
ALBUM: Blind
YEAR: 2007
ARTIST: Blastromen
SONG: Human Beyond
ALBUM: Human Beyond
YEAR: 2010
ARTIST: Bow Ever Down
SONG: Trail Of Tears
ALBUM: Risen
YEAR: 2008
ARTIST: Sensuous Enemy
SONG: Intentions (The Light Asylum Mix)
ALBUM: Parity
YEAR: 2010
ARTIST: William Control
SONG: Romance & Devotion
ALBUM: Silentium Amoris
YEAR: 2012
Man, I wish A Different Drum was still around!
ARTIST: WAVE IN HEAD
SONG: The Other Side
ALBUM: You
YEAR: 2002
ARTIST: Absolute Valentine
SONG: Bad News
ALBUM: Police Heartbreaker
YEAR: 2016
If you like Synthpop, then you’ll love to know that Moenia’s new album, Fantom, is now available! So go and check it out and then buy it!
This is not from their new album, but from 2004.
ARTIST: Moenia
SONG: Beber De Tu Sangre
ALBUM: Stereo Hits
YEAR: 2004
Halovox, last I heard, was going to release a new album this Summer, but it’s either delayed or I completely missed the announcement for it. Either way, can’t wait to hear the new tunes!
Here’s a Depeche Mode cover by Halocox. Speaking of covers, Halovox participated in a CAMOUFLAGE tribute album, that you can download for free at SynthRadio:
http://en.synth-radio.ru/tribute.html
ARTIST: halovox
SONG: Fly On The Windscreen
ALBUM: Halovox
YEAR: 2004
ARTIST: A Blue Ocean Dream
SONG: The World Today
ALBUM: Father To Son
YEAR: 2008
I have almost 35,000 MP3’s in my collection and that collection grows by hundreds each week. The majority of my music is Futurepop, EBM, Industrial, Industrial Dance, New Wave, Goth, Punk, Electroclash, Electronica, Darkwave, Shoegaze, and Synthpop (loving the Synthpop Revival going on right now). I even have a bit of EDM and Techno mixed in there as well as some Alternative (mostly old-school alternative back when it was actually alternative and not mainstream. Now that Alternative is mainstream, shouldn’t we call it something else?)
One thing I started doing on Facebook was posting what my MediaMonkey is playing on shuffle. I did this to start introducing people to new music and new bands. The bands out there need fans to help them make money and to spread their amazing music. Not everyone will be a fan of the music I listen to. It’s not Top 40 trendy stuff. You won’t hear it on KISS FM. You may not even hear it on KROQ.
I support the bands and go to the concerts any time they’re in my area. Most of the bands I listen to care about their fans and will actually comment and reply when you post on their page or mention their band in a post. Half the times I post a band’s song, the band likes my post. I’ve even become friends with band members by supporting their bands and going to their shows. When is the last time Janet Jackson or Kanye West liked your post or commented on it? When’s the last time a Top 40 band mentioned you by name on a Facebook post?
So anyway, I’ve decided that I’m going to post my shuffles here as well with links to YouTube videos of the songs I’ve played. Give them a listen: to both the older and newer bands. Discover bands you haven’t heard of before and support them by buying their CDs and music (especially if you can buy it from their web page or bandcamp instead of through a label). Go to their shows when they come to your town. Find the scene in your town and join up! Make sure you get in on bandsintown and songkick to keep up with the bands you like and get notified when they come into town.
With that said, here is the first shuffle I did from 2/4. It was a small one that got me interested in doing this.
ARTIST: Magic Sword
SONG: Sword of Truth
ALBUM: Magic Sword
YEAR: 2013
ARTIST: Siouxsie & the Banshees
SONG: Spellbound
ALBUM: Juju
YEAR: 1981
ARTIST: Backlash
SONG: Blind
ALBUM: Impetus
YEAR: 2001
Here’s the shuffle from 2/7. Getting likes and comments, so keeping it up and doing more of them.
ARTIST: Title
SONG: Wednesday
ALBUM: Moonfly
YEAR: 2004
ARTIST: Harmjoy
SONG: My Tears Fall
ALBUM: Silver Lining Of The Mushroom Cloud
YEAR: 2014
ARTIST: Accessory
SONG: Keen Girl
ALBUM: Underbeat
YEAR: 2011
ARTIST: Jullan
SONG: Love Somebody
ALBUM: Pulse
YEAR: 1985
ARTIST: Black Heaven
SONG: MMVII
ALBUM: Negativ
YEAR: 2008
ARTIST: Shiv-r
SONG: Pharmaceutical Grade (Skyla Vertex Remix)
ALBUM: Shadow Between Worlds
YEAR: 2013
ARTIST: Moon.74
SONG: Moonlanding
ALBUM: Newborn
YEAR: 2010
ARTIST: B!Machine
SONG: Two Paths
ALBUM: Hybrid
YEAR: 2001
ARTIST: Camouflage
SONG: I Can’t Feel You
ALBUM: Sensor
YEAR: 2003
ARTIST: 32Crash
SONG: Propaganda
ALBUM: Weird News From An Uncertain Future
YEAR: 2007
ARTIST: Halo Effect
SONG: Their G.O.D. (A.D.A.C. 8286 Remix)
ALBUM: Their G.O.D. (Remixes Single)
YEAR: 2009
ARTIST: The Dead Milkmen
SONG: I Tripped Over The Ottoman
ALBUM: Metaphysical Graffiti
YEAR: 1993
ARTIST: Decoded Feedback
SONG: Corrosion
ALBUM: Technophoby
YEAR: 1997
ARTIST: Raindancer
SONG: Wings of Ecstasy
ALBUM: Response
YEAR: 2007
ARTIST: Funker Vogt
SONG: Reject
ALBUM: Navigator
YEAR: 2005
ARTIST: Hidden Place
SONG: United
ALBUM: Fantasia Meccanica
YEAR: 2007
ARTIST: Celebrate the Nun
SONG: Patience
ALBUM: Continuous
YEAR: 1991
ARTIST: EMF
SONG: Long Summer Days
ALBUM: Schubert Dip
YEAR: 1991
ARTIST: Depeche Mode
SONG: Oberkorn (It’s a Small Town)
ALBUM: The Meaning of Love (CD Single)
YEAR: 1982
ARTIST: The Jesus & Mary Chain
SONG: Some Candy Talking
ALBUM: The Power Of Negative Thinking: B-Sides And Rarities
YEAR: 2008 (Remastered Release)
ARTIST: Necro Facility
SONG: Ignite
ALBUM: Wintermute
YEAR: 2011
ARTIST: Ambra Red
SONG: We Real Cool
ALBUM: Electronic Creations For Special People
YEAR: 2010
ARTIST: Panic Lift
SONG: Shelter
ALBUM: Witness To Our Collapse
YEAR: 2008
ARTIST: Xenturion Prime
SONG: Vermilion
ALBUM: Mecha Rising
YEAR: 2014
ARTIST: The Farm
SONG: Sweet Inspiration
ALBUM: Spartacus
YEAR: 1991
ARTIST: Dpoint
SONG: Jesus Time
ALBUM: Dpoint
YEAR: 2012
ARTIST: The Charlatans UK
SONG: Only One I Know
ALBUM: Some Friendly
YEAR: 1990
ARTIST: Midnight Oil
SONG: Outside World
ALBUM: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
YEAR: 1982
ARTIST: Nebula-H
SONG: Andalusion
ALBUM: H2O
YEAR: 2004
ARTIST: The Ocean Blue
SONG: Between Something and Nothing
ALBUM: Ocean Blue
YEAR: 1989
ARTIST: The Crystalline Effect
SONG: Primitive Line
ALBUM: Glass
YEAR: 2005
ARTIST: Moenia
SONG: Me Equivoque
ALBUM: Solar
YEAR: 2006
ARTIST: Flesh Field
SONG: Conquer Me
ALBUM: Belief Control
YEAR: 2001
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