Synthwave music

Neon circuits and analogue dreams: The Mystic Underground turn up the ferocity with their dance-floor clarion call to seize your destiny, while Fused deliver bubblegum futurism wrapped in razor wire — icy vocals and analogue grit channelling early electropop legends. The Almost People tackles AI, fake news and toxic media with hard-hitting synth-driven energy, and Michael Herter pulses through cyberpunk RPGs and deep space with sophisticated synthesis and retro-futuristic 8-bit grit. Stan Stewart strips it back to minimal ambience — ten pieces on the edge of hope, each synth patch and sampled sound crafted by hand.