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80s style synth-pop/electro synth/cyberpunk music

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Noisepurge

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Drinkel said:
Not sure if this is what you're looking for but Ultra Sheriff's Galactic Fame is really good but might have more of a weird Flash Gordon vibe than a cyberpunk one. There is definitely a dose of 80's to be had though.
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actually i think the previous EP was more in the vein of this, crazy stuff :D

Spotify link
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and yeah, please check out my Bandcamp page. I can highly recommend all albums i've bought :D Support the artists!
https://bandcamp.com/noisepurge
 
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Skiptastic

Member
Glorious_Paradox said:
I've always been interested in this genre, and never really knew where to look. This thread has given me a pretty solid starting point, thanks! :)

By the way, not sure if Dance with the Dead (formerly Jaypeau) have been posted. Apparently they're releasing their first album pretty soon. Pretty awesome duo, check them out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VydVhyVIWrs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8dpm_QX2z8
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For sure. I've been following Jaypeau for months now. Excited for the album!

Here's the Soundcloud. Has a lot of stuff. https://soundcloud.com/dancewiththedead/
 
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AbsolutBro

Member
UnKn0wNx3nt1ty said:
https://soundcloud.com/perturbator (NSFW album art for one of the tracks)

Perturbator is excellent, definitely one of my current favorites. Also, I don't recall who pointed me towards them but the record label Aphasia Records basically only consists of 80's sounding synth artists.


https://soundcloud.com/aphasia-records
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I only have the SoundCloud ap available right now, is there somewhere to buy Perturbator's albums so I can listen offline? Amazing, amazing stuff.
 
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Phandy

Member
I love bringing this up in every game soundtrack thread I can, but it seems pretty appropriate here.

Neotokyo mod, got a soundtrack by a guy called Ed Harrison. Was just a small multiplayer mod for UT/HL, but it ended up having what I think is one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard. This IS cyberpunk music to me. 2 whole discs of amazeballsness. Its not particularly 80's or electro, but people might like it if you've never heard of it before. Has a nice eastern cyberpunk flavour that is just so good.

Free on Ed's Bandcamp. NEOTOKYO

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Wolfe

Wolfe

Member
Just in case it hasn't been mentioned yet you should check out NewRetroWave and Maniac Synth on YouTube, they're both compilation channels for this exact kind of stuff.
 
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kaskade

Member
While not in the genre some of you might be aware of Celldweller. Klayton of Celldweller and Varien teamed up to form a group called Scandroid. It's definitely not pure future synth but it has the elements. As a fan of Celldweller this is pretty cool.

https://www.facebook.com/Scandroid
 
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Extra Sauce

Member
Phandy said:
I love bringing this up in every game soundtrack thread I can, but it seems pretty appropriate here.

Neotokyo mod, got a soundtrack by a guy called Ed Harrison. Was just a small multiplayer mod for UT/HL, but it ended up having what I think is one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard. This IS cyberpunk music to me. 2 whole discs of amazeballsness. Its not particularly 80's or electro, but people might like it if you've never heard of it before. Has a nice eastern cyberpunk flavour that is just so good.

Free on Ed's Bandcamp. NEOTOKYO

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I endorse this post. Never played the mod, but a colleague introduced me to that album awhile ago and it's very good.
 
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How About No

Member
Thank you for this thread. Terminator 1 soundtrack got me interested in the genre, and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon solidified my love for it.
 
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Noisepurge

Member
Carcetti said:
Can't get enough of this stuff. Is there any good retrowave with vocals added?
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a lot of the stuff with vocals goes funk disco pretty quickly, but i can recommend

Parallels:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQvXeX146C4
Glass Candy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDNSLAvD-qI
Robots with Rayguns:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4zUQv9yllg

and Kristine's remixes are amazing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_hPZ02gH4w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CeWllUGn48

And, well, most of the original artists from the 80's did this stuff with vocals :D

also check out some Synthpop artists like Mind in a Box:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRcXVZFlSWY
 
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TerminalDogma

Member
I always see this thread get bumped, and I always mean to check it out but then I don't. I finally did and THANK GAWD! This thread is amazing.
 
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Nokterian

Member
Been listening so mutch to this music,it is god send,sure it has been longer here but Blood Dragon did it for me to search more of these gems.
 
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GDGF

Soothsayer
Don't know who else is using this music this way, but this is just the best stuff to write or draw to.


Love this thread.
 
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The Bookerman

Member
Drinkel said:
Not sure if this is what you're looking for but Ultra Sheriff's Galactic Fame is really good but might have more of a weird Flash Gordon vibe than a cyberpunk one. There is definitely a dose of 80's to be had though.

Firestorm
Nemesis

Best place to find more seem to be Spotify since most of their songs are not on youtube.
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The German "Rammstein" voice really turns me off. But firestorm's intro is REALLY good.
 
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WARCOCK

Banned
Phandy said:
I love bringing this up in every game soundtrack thread I can, but it seems pretty appropriate here.

Neotokyo mod, got a soundtrack by a guy called Ed Harrison. Was just a small multiplayer mod for UT/HL, but it ended up having what I think is one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard. This IS cyberpunk music to me. 2 whole discs of amazeballsness. Its not particularly 80's or electro, but people might like it if you've never heard of it before. Has a nice eastern cyberpunk flavour that is just so good.

Free on Ed's Bandcamp. NEOTOKYO

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This is bizarre, i was talking about this to a few gaffers yesterday and am actually downloading it right now. Amazing soundtrack.

+1 outrun luv. Great thread.
 
Riposte

Riposte

Member
I really dislike it when electronic songs sound like dance music. I can add my approval to the the NeoTokyo (unused) soundtrack for that reason.
 
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Funky Papa

FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Phandy said:
I love bringing this up in every game soundtrack thread I can, but it seems pretty appropriate here.

Neotokyo mod, got a soundtrack by a guy called Ed Harrison. Was just a small multiplayer mod for UT/HL, but it ended up having what I think is one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard. This IS cyberpunk music to me. 2 whole discs of amazeballsness. Its not particularly 80's or electro, but people might like it if you've never heard of it before. Has a nice eastern cyberpunk flavour that is just so good.

Free on Ed's Bandcamp. NEOTOKYO

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Repping Ed Harrison and Neotokyo. Paperhouse is an *incredible* track.
 
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