Welcome to Original Synths, our neon-lit corner of the internet dedicated to the pulsing heart of modern Synthwave. This is where analog dreams, retro beats, and futuristic vibes collide.
What do YOU dream of? That’s the opening question in the debut EP from Simpler Times. Named Replicants, this EP is a pulse-pounding trip back in time to a Berlin dance floor from the early 1980s. Bowie-esque, think of his production on Iggy Pop’s The Idiot, and you ...
Read more: Androids Do Dream: Simpler Times’ Replicants - Music Review
Corsair Hyperlane, the latest release from Ionstar, is not unlike a righteous journey through a distant galaxy. Hang on tight and don’t look back seems to be the message. With 6-tracks only, the mad skills of this producer demonstrate both purpose ...
Read more: A Kid from a Trailer Park: Ionstar’s Corsair Hyperlane - Music Review
Iconic. Groundbreaking. Hypnotic. Toss a dark suit jacket over your sunshiny yellow tee and let’s all get the feels with this brand-new release from Your Sister is a Werewolf as we hit the coast and rock out to some truly inventive instrumental jams. Mark my ...
Read more: Broadcast VICE: Your Sister is a Werewolf’s C.H.A.D. - Music Review
No matter how many times it is said, the cosmic g-funk sounds of vaporwave are not dead. Fake news, y’all. That blissed-out merging of MALL MUSIC MUZAK, constant online consumerism, and sweet, sweet nostalgia is here for the long haul - especially now ...
Read more: I Begin To Touch: Vector Graphics’ DESTINE Returns - Music Review
Dangerously addictive and beyond deadly, the robotic future sounds EXACTLY like this. Glitch Black returns from the final frontier with his latest mechanized masterpiece!...
Read more: Rock 'Em SHOCK 'Em Robots: Glitch Black’s Age of Machines - Music Review
The reverb. The chopped-up smooth jazz. The POWER and the hypnosis of it all. What I immediately LOVE about default.cfg’s i hope you get wet with the rain is the fact that what was once disposable background vibes and random cues from ...
Read more: Stormy Weather: default.cfg’s i hope you get wet with the rain - Music Review

SNAP! And just like that, LɅNights returns with their fourth EP this year. I covered their first two releases for Original Synths on the day they dropped; both receiving the highest marks from me. Their fourth release is no different in its narrative display ...
Read more: Return to the Shimmering City: LɅNights’ LOST IN TIME - Music Review

Vaporwave. Mallsoft. 80´s Retro. Whatever style of music 385North releases, this music producer continues to deliver all sorts of quality electronic sounds for your ears and your minds. His latest, Cocktail, delivers banger after banger galore ...
Read more: TropiCOOL & Cruising: 385North’s Cocktail - Music Review
You need to know that Adam Ford is no longer a detective from Los Angeles. This was the case with Los Angeles Cold Night. You also need to know that his wife, having met her in the prequel release Miami Dreamscapes, and his child ...

Abstract Void shouldn’t work. This project, exploring the dark and atmospheric place where black metal and synthwave unexpectedly meet, is; however, ABSOLUTELY thriving. This is made evident by the arrival of Back to Reality, the second sonic ...
Read more: Every Shimmering Minute: Abstract Void’s Back to Reality - Music Review