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Apart from the early artists College and Kavinsky, a significant number of artists have emerged.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upplevgbg.se/film/dreamwave-musik-axelvaddar-och-neon/ |title=DREAMWAVE-MUSIK, AXELVADDAR OCH NEON | Upplevgbg - Livets goda, På djupet |publisher=Upplevgbg.se |date= |accessdate=2015-05-18}}</ref> The darker sound from Kavinsky has been carried on by artists such as Power Glove, Lazerhawk, Perturbator, Lost Years, Dynatron and Waveshaper, and the more easy-listening heritage of the genre brought by College, Lifelike and Anoraak is continued by artists like Miami Nights 1984, Futurecop!, Timecop1983, Sunglasses Kid, Le Cassette, Betamaxx, Robert Parker, Highway Superstar and Phaserland.<ref name="nerdglow1"/> |
Apart from the early artists College and Kavinsky, a significant number of artists have emerged.<ref>http://www.lastfm.se/tag/synthwave/artists</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upplevgbg.se/film/dreamwave-musik-axelvaddar-och-neon/ |title=DREAMWAVE-MUSIK, AXELVADDAR OCH NEON | Upplevgbg - Livets goda, På djupet |publisher=Upplevgbg.se |date= |accessdate=2015-05-18}}</ref> The darker sound from Kavinsky has been carried on by artists such as Power Glove, Lazerhawk, Perturbator, Lost Years, Dynatron and Waveshaper, and the more easy-listening heritage of the genre brought by College, Lifelike and Anoraak is continued by artists like Miami Nights 1984, Futurecop!, Timecop1983, Sunglasses Kid, Le Cassette, Betamaxx, Robert Parker, Highway Superstar and Phaserland.<ref name="nerdglow1"/> |
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Following a successful [[crowdfunding]] campaign in 2014,<ref>{{cite news|author=Jess Denham |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/wacky-trailer-for-new-action-comedy-kung-fury-released-on-kickstarter-9026932.html |title=Wacky trailer for new action comedy Kung Fury released on Kickstarter - News - Films |publisher=Independent.co.uk |date=2013-12-27 |accessdate=2015-05-18}}</ref> the movie [[Kung Fury]] further lifted Synthwave into a mainstream audience, with both its visual language from 1980s cop and Sci-Fi movies, combined with a soundtrack containing several artists from the Synthwave scene.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kooser |first=Amanda |url=http://www.cnet.com/news/david-hasselhoff-rides-a-t-rex-in-a-music-video-thanks-to-kickstarter/ |title=David Hasselhoff rides a T. rex in 'Kung Fury' music video |publisher=CNET.com |date=2014-03-25 |accessdate=2015-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://futurecityrecords.com/kung-fury-gets-crazy/ |title=Kung Fury: Beyond Awesome |publisher=Futurecityrecords.com |date=2013-12-29 |accessdate=2015-05-18}}</ref>{{rs|date=May 2015}} |
Following a successful [[crowdfunding]] campaign in 2014,<ref>{{cite news|author=Jess Denham |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/wacky-trailer-for-new-action-comedy-kung-fury-released-on-kickstarter-9026932.html |title=Wacky trailer for new action comedy Kung Fury released on Kickstarter - News - Films |publisher=Independent.co.uk |date=2013-12-27 |accessdate=2015-05-18}}</ref> the movie [[Kung Fury]] further lifted Synthwave into a mainstream audience, with both its visual language from 1980s cop and Sci-Fi movies, combined with a soundtrack containing several artists from the Synthwave scene.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kooser |first=Amanda |url=http://www.cnet.com/news/david-hasselhoff-rides-a-t-rex-in-a-music-video-thanks-to-kickstarter/ |title=David Hasselhoff rides a T. rex in 'Kung Fury' music video |publisher=CNET.com |date=2014-03-25 |accessdate=2015-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://futurecityrecords.com/kung-fury-gets-crazy/ |title=Kung Fury: Beyond Awesome |publisher=Futurecityrecords.com |date=2013-12-29 |accessdate=2015-05-18}}</ref>{{rs|date=May 2015}} |
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Revision as of 08:15, 19 May 2015
| Synthwave | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | 1980s Movie Music, Chiptune, Video game music, New Wave, 80s Library Music, Industrial Music, Electro, Electronic Music |
| Cultural origins | 1980s, USA, France, Italy |
| Typical instruments | Analog Synthesizers, Digital Synthesizers, Drum Machines |
| Derivative forms | Vaporwave |
| Subgenres | |
| Darkwave • Outrun | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Chillwave • Dreamwave | |
| Other topics | |
| Drive • Hotline Miami • Kung Fury | |
Synthwave, also called Outrun, is a musical style that emerged in the mid-2000s, influenced by 1980s soundtrack music.[1][2][unreliable source?] The music takes inspiration from 80s movies, TV series, 80s Computer and Video Game Music, and also partly from 80s pop music, Italo and 80s new wave.[3][unreliable source?] The style is mainly instrumental, and often contain 80s cliché elements in the sound such as electronic drums, gated reverbs, analog synthesizer bass lines and leads, all to resemble soundtracks from that time period. Modern elements such as side chain compression are also widely used.
Background
In 2005 French Electronic Musician David Grellier began making music under the name College. In 2008 he released the EP "Teenage Color" which, because of its structure, chord progression and sound character is very characteristic for synthwave as a genre, can be looked upon as a starting point of the style as we know it today: In an interview Grellier says his music is influenced from "80's soaps and an aesthetic which I particularly like: color, images, silvery films and the sun – images of Los Angeles, Chicago and all of the other cities that [...] continue to fascinate me".[4] In 2011 he released the album "Northern Council"[5] and the same year the track "Real Hero" with Electric Youth, that was featured in the movie Drive which drew more attention to the music as a genre.[6][7][unreliable source?]
French artist Kavinsky also appeared on the Drive soundtrack with the single Nightcall. In a 2013 interview, he also states his 80s musical influences are cinematic: "...that particular 80s sound and most of all, [...] combining it with a solid visual universe. For me, that sort of package evokes something more cinematic than musical. The fact that “Nightcall” found its way onto Drive’s soundtrack is a good way to illustrate this, I find." [8]
During the same time period, French artists Lifelike[9] and Anoraak contributed to the synthwave sound with similar musical references: Anoraak states in a 2014 interview: " American pop culture is definitely my background as a kid. I was born in 1980, so I grew up in a world taken by American music and movies." [10]
Growth
Following the movie Drive, several artists emerged influenced by the sound and the imagery of the movie.[11] Swedish artist Mitch Murder [12] [13] was one of the other early artists starting in 2009, and paved the way in introducing the video game music as a part of the Synthwave sound.[14][15][16]
During the same time period, several independent record labels emerged where the main focus was releasing artists in the retroesque synthwave genre, such as Telefuture Records, Rosso Corsa Records, Future City Records, and Future 80s Records.[17][18][19][20]
Present
Apart from the early artists College and Kavinsky, a significant number of artists have emerged.[21][22] The darker sound from Kavinsky has been carried on by artists such as Power Glove, Lazerhawk, Perturbator, Lost Years, Dynatron and Waveshaper, and the more easy-listening heritage of the genre brought by College, Lifelike and Anoraak is continued by artists like Miami Nights 1984, Futurecop!, Timecop1983, Sunglasses Kid, Le Cassette, Betamaxx, Robert Parker, Highway Superstar and Phaserland.[3]
Following a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2014,[23] the movie Kung Fury further lifted Synthwave into a mainstream audience, with both its visual language from 1980s cop and Sci-Fi movies, combined with a soundtrack containing several artists from the Synthwave scene.[24][25][unreliable source?]
See also
References
- ^ Hunt, Jon (9 April 2014). "We Will Rock You: Welcome To The Future. This is Synthwave". l'etoile. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "What is Synthwave?". Demonicsweaters.com. 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ a b Christopher Higgins (2014-07-29). "The 7 Most Essential Synthwave Artists". Nerdglow.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "Interview with David Grellier of College and founder of the Valerie Collective 2009". Whatsonthehifi.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "sexy sushi : À l'Ouest du son". Alouestduson.blogs.ouest-france.fr. 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ http://martythegirl.tumblr.com/post/37287386800/kavinsky-the-total-interview-2012-fr-en
- ^ http://www.killahbeez.com/2009/02/06/lifelike-interview-killahbeez-exclusive/
- ^ http://www.whatsonthehifi.com/page18/page324/page324.html
- ^ [3] [dead link]
- ^ http://t.sr.se/1dgUHaN
- ^ "Music | mitch murder". Mitchmurder.bandcamp.com. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "Mitch Murder Profile | Rosso Corsa". Rossocorsarecords.com. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "Smooth as Chrome – An Interview with Sweden's Mitch Murder". Synconation.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "TILLBAKA TILL ÅTTIOTALET MED MITCH MURDER | Upplevgbg - Livets goda, På djupet". Upplevgbg.se. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "Telefuture - Releases". Telefuturenow.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "Rosso Corsa | Music Cars Fashion Lifestyle". Rossocorsarecords.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "Future City Records". Futurecityrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ Robert Moog. "Future 80's Records | The True Sound Of The Future". Future80srecords.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ http://www.lastfm.se/tag/synthwave/artists
- ^ "DREAMWAVE-MUSIK, AXELVADDAR OCH NEON | Upplevgbg - Livets goda, På djupet". Upplevgbg.se. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ Jess Denham (2013-12-27). "Wacky trailer for new action comedy Kung Fury released on Kickstarter - News - Films". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ Kooser, Amanda (2014-03-25). "David Hasselhoff rides a T. rex in 'Kung Fury' music video". CNET.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "Kung Fury: Beyond Awesome". Futurecityrecords.com. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2015-05-18.