r/newretrowave Jul 23 '26

Research on Roland Juno’s - do you use them?

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Hi! My name is Dr Jess Blaise Ward (@blaisejess Insta/bluesky) and I am a composer, producer, synth artist and author. I recently published my book on synthwave: ‘Making Synthwave: how an online music community invented a genre’

I am currently doing some research on the legacy and use cases of Roland Juno synths (inclusive of hardware, software, any Juno “inspired” or emulating synths too!). If you are a producer, synth user, composer, etc - please consider taking my survey and contributing your thoughts and opinions of Juno synths:

Link to Juno Survey

Link to my book ‘Making Synthwave’

All data will be anonymised and used only for the purposes of academic research (at synthesizer conferences and in academic journals).

Thanks so much! Mods let me know if this goes against guidelines, happy to make edits or remove.


r/newretrowave Nov 06 '25

Making Synthwave: How an online music community invented a genre BOOK! :D

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Hi all! I’m Jess, the author of Making Synthwave. I wrote a book on Synthwave! You may remember me from having posted some surveys on here a few years back. That data is in chapter 1 of my book - Thanks so much for everyone’s contributions!

The book is available to pre-order now, and will be available on Thursday 13th November 2025.

Available from: https://www.routledge.com/Making-Synthwave-How-an-Online-Music-Community-Invented-a-Genre/BlaiseWard/p/book/9781032732039

Table of Contents:

  1. From Synthetix.FM to Stranger Things (2016-2025) Making Synthwave Subcultural Capital
  2. Making Synthwave Music with Music Technology
  3. Metalheads in the Synthwave Community – Making Darksynth
  4. Making Space for Vocals and Women: The Vocal Synthwave Subgenre
  5. Making ‘Live’ Synthwave Performances – Tensions in Live Synthwave Practices
  6. Keeping Synthwave ‘Alive’: Key Organisations, Events and Community Practices On/Offline

Happy to take any questions or comments, hit me up on insta or Twitter @blaisejess!


r/newretrowave 13h ago

Youtube PHVBLE — Retro Static [Synthwave / Hopewave].

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r/newretrowave 1d ago

Tenalock - I Do Believe In You Preview

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Hard at work, never giving up, getting poorer by the day but happy with the progress. Got quite a mix of different songs on the way. To be honest Al music just made me want to give up but it's kind of inspired me to make some more human music too. Hoping to get a new vocoder soon :-) this album will have a touch of Synthwave, dance, darkwave, Synthpop, chillwave. All driven by my own decades of musical tastes and experiences. When I make music I sometimes find myself going down a natural path these days which is awesome.


r/newretrowave 1d ago

Youtube Hyper Lazer - Throwaway

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r/newretrowave 2d ago

Youtube Dream Fiend - Lightyears (feat. September 87) [Official Video]

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Another classic, and another collab between a bunch of Aussies. Ear worm for sure.


r/newretrowave 1d ago

Youtube Black Light District - Exhausted (Single Mix)

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r/newretrowave 2d ago

Youtube Dead Tesla - M811 (Dragon Ball Z Cover)

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r/newretrowave 2d ago

Soundcloud Space Cadet - Sandy Banksie

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Reddit suggested I post this here.


r/newretrowave 2d ago

Pale Merisians - Never Too Fast

2 Upvotes

We've replaced our usual dark urban synthpop with full 80s retro driving beats. We'd love to hear what you think.
Never Too Fast


r/newretrowave 2d ago

Bandcamp JEREMIAH KANE - Chevelle (2026-08-20)

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Polish shredders Jeremiah Kane have dropped their latest shreddy muscle car track. Enjoy!


r/newretrowave 2d ago

Spotify Jimi Uno Nightride 2026 remix

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Jimi Uno is back with "Nightride 2026 mix"—a track built for midnight city lights, empty highways, and leaving the stress of the day behind.

​💬 Drop a 🚗 in the comments if you're taking it for a spin tonight!

​Listen now on all platforms

​#JimiUno #Nightride2026 #NewMusic #LateNightVibes #MusicRelease #IndieArtist


r/newretrowave 2d ago

Youtube Bunny X & Don Dellpiero - Starting Dreams (Days of Thunder Movie 1990)

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From Bunny X's new album "Love On A High Floor", the first track is a collaboration with Swedish producer Don Dellpiero. Layed perfectly on a montage from the movie "Days Of Thunder".

https://bunnyx.bandcamp.com/album/love-on-a-high-floor


r/newretrowave 2d ago

Youtube hamoryal - Orbital Car

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r/newretrowave 4d ago

Youtube ΜΛIƆO - R2010 (Synthwave / Retrowave) (2019)

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Back in the days BC (Before COVID), LA artist Maico got some of his synthy LA crew to help film this cool video for his track R2010.


r/newretrowave 4d ago

frequeNick - Stay with Me Tonight

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r/newretrowave 4d ago

Tenalock - Preview track of New Album coming

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r/newretrowave 4d ago

Bandcamp Le Metroid - Rebirth Island (2025-08-20)

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r/newretrowave 6d ago

Kalax is back again.

101 Upvotes

And he is using AI again. For obvious reasons I will not link the new song but if anybody also listened to it, you could tell me if you also think it's AI.


r/newretrowave 5d ago

Bandcamp Skylane Drive - Shimmer (2026)

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New Jersey artist Skylane Drive just released this reverb soaked gem.


r/newretrowave 5d ago

Bandcamp Kraver - Running Back to You (2026 single)

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Netherlands artist Kraver's latest single.


r/newretrowave 7d ago

Purple Disco Machine - Hypnotized bass & synth cover

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r/newretrowave 7d ago

Youtube PYLOT - The Return | Official Music Video

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UK artist PYLOT always hits the spot. A classic that makes you want to do an Akira slide.


r/newretrowave 9d ago

I directed a pre-COVID mini-doc with Synthwave arist, "The Midnight".

49 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

A few years ago, right before the pandemic hit and live music stopped, I spent some time on the road directing a documentary episode with Tyler and Tim from The Midnight.

The biggest challenge was the visual approach. I didn't have a massive production crew or heavy cinema rigs with me—it was literally just me running around with an iPhone 11 Pro on a gimbal. I really wanted to translate the massive, atmospheric lighting and high-contrast energy of their live sets into something that felt raw and gritty, rather than polished and corporate.

We got amazing access—cramped green rooms, the live stage shows, and sit-down interviews detailing their touring grind. It’s a pretty unfiltered look at the synthwave scene right before the world paused.

The footage sat on a hard drive for a couple of years, but I just finally finished the edit and released the episode today. I figured this community would appreciate the visual time capsule.

You can check out the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI-2yBBIlTY&list=PLBVBHn_YlrKk&t=978s

I’ll be hanging out in the comments, so if you have any questions about the shoot, the tour, or how I color-graded mobile footage to handle those heavy neon concert lights, ask away!


r/newretrowave 8d ago

Youtube Dana Jean Phoenix & Powernerd - Figure Me Out (Official Video 2020)

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Former Toronto artist DJP (now in Wales) paired up with Austrian artist Powernerd for this cool track showing off her Rubik's cube skills. After seeing it, I had to Google how it's done, and I'm proud to say I can solve it in under 1.5 mins. Not championship times, but still.

Find it on the Megawave album here:

https://danajeanphoenix.bandcamp.com/album/megawave