Retrowave

Retrowave is a nostalgic electronic music genre inspired by the synth-driven soundscapes of the 1980s, blending vintage analog textures with modern production. Characterized by warm, pulsating basslines, dreamy pads, and shimmering arpeggios, the genre evokes imagery of neon-lit cityscapes, cyberpunk aesthetics, and VHS-era futurism. Retrowave artists pull from synthpop, outrun, and cinematic scores, crafting immersive tracks that mix ethereal melodies with driving rhythms. Whether atmospheric and introspective or pulse-pounding and energetic, retrowave captures a retro-futuristic vibe that transports listeners into a stylized vision of the past and future.

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Boy Blue
Ep - 6 Tracks - Released October 22, 2026

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Gengar
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Holograph
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Initial Talk
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Junkie Digital
Kavinsky
Kommodore
Ksenon
LANZ
Laser
LeDorean
Lost in the Neon City
Louis Dubois
Low Polygon
Lunaco
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M.E.E.O
MATHX
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Merek Supraboy
Miami Nights 1984
Midnight Commando
Midnight Vice
NEONKNIGHT
Neconbeat
Neo R3tro
Neon Prophecies
Night Rider
Nightcall
Nouveau Arcade
One Hacker Band
OuttaWave
Perswave
Prizm
RAF
Raidek
Relŭm
Resolution Alley
Retronic
Reverblaster
S7EVENROYT
SENPAIX
Saturno 4000
Saxl Rose
Say Yes Dog
Shell Company
Sorry Girls
Space Jaguar
Space Waves
SyncSouls
Synth Sultan
TELEKROME
Terminus
The Motion
Theo Delmont
TimeMachine1985
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V-System
VEIDERS
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Vector Hold
Veltronic
Vincent Moretto
Windows 96
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Endless Summer
Neconbeat
CODE80
HYPERBEAM
Essenger
Sunglasses Kid
MASTER BOOT RECORD
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The Motion
Relŭm
Say Yes Dog
Miami Nights 1984
Cosmonkey
TELEKROME
SyncSouls
Home
Dany Synthé
Nightcall
Thundatraxx
Saxl Rose
Gaki Ranger
Echo Wolf
Eli Rêve
Night Rider
All The Damn Vampires
Initial Talk
LeDorean
galaxx
Ampersounds
Nouveau Arcade
Steel Deluxe
SENPAIX
RET TRO
zYnthetic
Perswave
OuttaWave
Xad
Vincent Moretto
Fred Michael
Uki Violeta
Juno Francis
Lunaco
TimeMachine1985
Pentagram Home Video
Computer Magic
Ksenon
MATHX
Vector Hold
НейроХит
Convexity
Akkilles
Fatal FE
Merek Supraboy
Maniac
April Towers
Amiga Waves
Gengar
Bora York
Besnine
REANIM
CODEUNIT
KONDOR96
Laser
Sorry Girls
SilverHawk
Dreamwave
LANZ
Sharks In Venice
Reverblaster
Waverider
Level Up
Two Castles
EFX
Retronic
Retro Starkey
Saturno 4000
Beat Torrent
DX8
Raidek
Backspace
Cordio
Royal Tongues
M!NTɆX
Midnight Vice
Van Dame
VEIDERS
Hot Blood
CMNDR
INVADR76
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Maniac
Kommodore
Wav-E
Hypeblaster
Dance Myth
RAF
Alpha Logic
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Driver95