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Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:49 am
by beats me
I'm really digging that this is making a comeback.

My examples:

Kate Boy - Northern Lights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raqxctNC04k

Charli XCX - Nuclear Seasons

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGmM2l39LEs

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:39 am
by Machinesworking
?? This has been making a comeback for about three years now?
BTW The first video was pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXtATeQ7GKg

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:10 am
by ubermnd

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:12 am
by nathannn
beats me wrote:I'm really digging that this is making a comeback.

My examples:

Kate Boy - Northern Lights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raqxctNC04k
Flipping excellent thanks so much for that! :)

This is sooooo good.

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:55 am
by regretfullySaid

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:33 pm
by earthloop
This young band from Melbourne ('City Calm Down') have some hot synth based songs and are showing a lot of 80's influences, yet they are also fresh and original. I love the keyboard players set up: a Moog Voyager and a Roland Juno 60...Classic!!!

Great band! Home recorded and self marketed through iTunes and Utube :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hd0ZTANgVo (apparently the vid was shot for them by a friend)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5SADhEL-Ck

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:38 pm
by beats me
Kate Boy's other track (only other track??) In Your Eyes is also solid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsogYOSgLKs

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:54 pm
by beats me
Machinesworking wrote:?? This has been making a comeback for about three years now?
It’s probably been making a slow come back for even longer than that (thus the “newish” in the title), but the songs I like are few and far between and I really don’t know how to find more. So I made this thread.

…but now I’m at work so I can’t listen. :x But I’ll be checking out the posts later. :)

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:37 pm
by pulsoc
Crystal Castles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS9oyOsr7Ns

Glasser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQJHNrsMoFU


And as more of throwback to the 60's Lykke Li is making strong music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TTPGAy5H_E

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:01 am
by beats me
There were some cool tracks shared here, but there were also a lot that sounded like they were inspired by the crap they put in 80's movies before some genius had the bold idea to use music by artists that people actually already know and like. So I was bouncing between "The 80's, fuck ya!" and "Fuck the 80's!" :x

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:18 am
by beats me
This thread wouldn't be complete without some Cut Copy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgpgkI3eMxM

Or Ghostland Observatory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCiCe3agSnk

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:20 am
by Machinesworking
beats me wrote:So I was bouncing between "The 80's, fuck ya!" and "Fuck the 80's!" :x
That pretty much summed up the 80's. The only difference is the crappy synth pop was touted as 'cutting edge' by it's fans when you mentioned it was mediocre.
Can't do that now. :x

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 4:32 pm
by beats me
Machinesworking wrote:
beats me wrote:So I was bouncing between "The 80's, fuck ya!" and "Fuck the 80's!" :x
That pretty much summed up the 80's. The only difference is the crappy synth pop was touted as 'cutting edge' by it's fans when you mentioned it was mediocre.
Can't do that now. :x

Probably should have known given the nature of the forum that some of the music shared would sound more like analog synth demos more than something you’d actually buy and listen to, but then again some people actually like that stuff. So what do I know.

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 4:52 pm
by regretfullySaid
I was just going off 80's sounding shit off the top of my head.

Re: Post some newish 80's synth pop inspired shit

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:04 pm
by beats me
shadx312 wrote:Can you be specific?
I can’t youtube at work, but I’m not ashamed to admit I like commercial pop (from whatever decade) so I was looking for a little more Depeche Mode and a little less Axel F. I also don’t celebrate Kraftwerk music across the board.