#037 - Music Special no. 7 - Synthwave & Other Retro Electronica
Release Date: 10/29/2017
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info_outlineThe Gribshnobler returns with another Halloween music special, this time to showcase some Synthwave (aka Outrun, Retro Synth, Retrowave) and other Retro Electronic music, as well as a few non-synthwave tracks for variety. LadyMsGee makes a guest appearance as well. Musicians/Bands/Artists in the episode include Kavinsky, Lovefoxxx, Myrtle Beach rock bands Lunar Kin & Ocean Forest, The Deadly Unrest, Body 13, Jaunter, Who Ha, GUNSHIP, VHS Glitch, Enemy From Space, Vampire Step-Dad, Ethereal Delusions, Synthpop songwriter Color Theory, Adam Ford, GosT, Neon Lies, Electro Fear, Wonder Dark, Seventh Element, SΔCRED ΔPE (aka Sacred Ape), Mono Memory, A Space Love Adventure, trustno1, Alex, College, and Electric Youth.
The GribCast Related Videos playlist on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu4Ei7kM19lRYgjdQSi0Q6YDJQvgAahgK
Some Labels to Check Out
Retro Promenade on Facebook, Bandcamp, Soundcloud (includes the Time Slap Podcast), Youtube, and Twitter
Time Slave Recordings on Bandcamp, Facebook, and http://timeslaverecordings.com/
New Retro Wave on Bandcamp, Facebook, Soundcloud, Youtube, Twitter, and https://newretrowave.com/
Blood Music on Bandcamp, Facebook, Youtube, and http://www.blood-music.com/
Do What Thou Wilt Records on Facebook, Bandcamp, Youtube, and Twitter
Valerie Collective on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and http://www.valeriecollective.com/
Music Featured in this Episode
1. Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx: Nightcall
from the album Drive (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2. Kavinsky: Flashback
3. Kavinsky: Wayfarer
from the EP 1986
Kavinsky on Bandcamp, Facebook, Soundcloud, and Twitter
4. Lunar Kin: Last Night on Planet Earth
from the EP Escaping Velocity
Check out Lunar Kin on Bandcamp, Facebook and Soundcloud
5. Ocean Forest: haunt
from the album Ocean Forest
Ocean Forest on Bandcamp, Facebook, and Silber Records
6. The Deadly Unrest: Monster
Previously Unreleased
I do not know much about this artist yet, but stay tuned to the GribCast and I'll reveal more as I find out
7. Body 13: The
8. Body 13: Dig
from the album #150: Happiness Lies Within One's Self and the Way to Dig it Out is Cocaine
Body 13 on Facebook, archive.org and Bandcamp
Echo Hazard on Bandcamp
9. Jaunter: Not Alone
from the album Argento
Jaunter on Bandcamp, Facebook, Soundcloud, & Twitter
10. Who Ha: That Thing
11. GUNSHIP: Pink Mist
12. VHS Glitch: He Sees You
from the album Carpenter
Who Ha on Facebook, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Youtube, and Twitter
GUNSHIP on Bandcamp, Facebook, & Twitter
VHS Glitch on Facebook, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, and Twitter
13. Enemy From Space: Cyborg
14. Enemy From Space: Forgotten Fantasy
from the album Eldtritch Technology
Enemy From Space on Bandcamp and Facebook
15. Vampire Step-Dad: Columbia
16. Vampire Step-Dad: The Night I Met Your Mother
from the album My Biological Father is a Werewolf
Vampire Step-Dad on Bandcamp, Facebook, Instagram & Youtube
17. Ethereal Delusions: Welcome to Hell
from the album The Descent
Also available as a Single
18. Ethereal Delusions: In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins cover)
from the single In the Air Tonight
Ethereal Delusions on Bandcamp, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
19. Color Theory: Glory Days
From the single Glory Days
20. Color Theory: It Must Be Halloween
21. Color Theory: The Rule of Tickles
from the album The Sound
Color Theory on Bandcamp, Facebook, Youtube, and Patreon
22. Adam Ford: Memorial
from the EP Los Angeles Cold Nights
Adam Ford on Bandcamp, Facebook, and Instagram
23. GosT: Behemoth
24. GosT: Without a Trace (feat. Hayley Stewart)
from the album Behemoth
GosT on Bandcamp, Facebook, and Instagram
https://gost1980s.bigcartel.com/
More GosT on https://blood-music.bandcamp.com/
Is on tour with Dance of the Dead
25. Neon Lies: Wrecked Ships
from the EP Wrecked Ships
Neon Lies on Bandcamp and Facebook
26. Electro Fear: Heaven
27. Wonder Dark: Stranger Things
from the compilation Expressionism Noir
Electro Fear on Bandcamp, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, and Soundcloud
Trailer for the debut album of Electro Fear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBCzIF6360g
Wonder Dark on Bandcamp, Facebook, and Soundcloud
28. Seventh Element: Midnight in Manehattan
29. Seventh Element: Rarity's Workout Jamboree
from the album Midnight in Equestria
30. Seventh Element: Manehattan Outrun 2
Previously Unreleased
Seventh Element on Bandcamp, Facebook, and Youtube
31. SΔCRED ΔPE: Birds Fall From the Sky
32. SΔCRED ΔPE: Season of the Damed
from the album SΔCRED ΔPE
SΔCRED ΔPE on Bandcamp and Facebook
Also check out Arcade Messiah, John Bassett, and King Bathmat
33. Mono Memory: Outrun the World
from the single Outrun the World
34. Mono Memory: Corvette Cadet
from the single Corvette Cadet
Mono Memory on Bandcamp, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and http://monomemory.co.uk/
35. A Space Love Adventure: Nightcall (Kavinsky cover)
from the album The 80's Dream Compilation Tape
A Space Love Adventure on Bandcamp, Facebook, and Soundcloud
36. trustno1: Spacerun Part 3
from the album Spacerun
trustno1 on Bandcamp, Facebook, and Archive.org
37. Alex: Friday
38. Alex: Rebel of the Night (feat. Rachel Mcalpine)
from the EP Youth
Alex on Bandcamp, Facebook, Soundcloud, iTunes, and Youtube
Official Music video for Rebel of the Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMcITuGEFi0
39. College: White Mosaic
from the album Northern Council
40. College: A Real Hero (Feat. Electric Youth)
from the album Drive (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) and the EP A Real Hero
College on Bandcamp, Facebook, Twitter, and Soundcloud