A SYNTHWAVE documentary | The Rise of the Synths (2020)
Narrated by iconic director John Carpenter, The Rise of the Synths explores the origins and growth of the once underground and now increasingly popular Synthwave music scene. So what is Synthwave? An irresistible blend of nostalgia and music; of creative processes and cultural references; of re-appropriation and legitimate creation. Is it a random revival or lasting cultural phenomenon?
As nostalgia for 80’s movies, music and pop culture enjoys a huge revival, and with synthwave inspired tracks topping charts around the world, there’s been no better time to journey back and discover or relive our most colourful of decades.
Featuring: 80s Stallone, Vehlinggo, Carpenter Brut, College, Dance with the dead, Drive Radio, Dynatron, Electric Youth, Filip Galetic (Synthwave TV), Gost, Gunship, Holodeck Records, John Bergin, Jurgen Desmet (Playmaker Media Group, Lazerhawk, Maethelvin, Mecha Maiko, Miami Nights 1984, MPM Soundtracks, Nightcrawler, NINA, OGRE, Pauline Putrescine, Perturbator, Power Glove, Robert Parker, Scandroid, NewRetroWave, The Midnight & Waveshaper.
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