The drums absolutely nail the 80s sound. The synth timbres are a nice timbre too, a little edgier than most synthwave IMO but still can fit in the genre.

The guitar playing sits well too - if anything, I kind of want it to be a little more "forward" in the mix (which may or may not mean louder, although it probably kinda does), at least at the beginning. But, I'm a suck for lead instrumentals, and "a kinda subdued lead" is probably more synthwave appropriate anyway.

Thanks for sharing!

The drums absolutely nail the 80s sound. The synth timbres are a nice timbre too, a little edgier than most synthwave IMO but still can fit in the genre. The guitar playing sits well too - if anything, I kind of want it to be a little more "forward" in the mix (which may or may not mean louder, although it probably kinda does), at least at the beginning. But, I'm a suck for lead instrumentals, and "a kinda subdued lead" is probably more synthwave appropriate anyway. Thanks for sharing!

Not sure how you managed to combine "dreamy" and "urgent" but here we are. Excellent texture & sounds. While this isn't something I would expect to hear on actual 80s radio, it would 100% fit into a high-concept 80s movie soundtrack and I would buy that soundtrack twice - one for me, and one to lend to friends.

Not sure how you managed to combine "dreamy" and "urgent" but here we are. Excellent texture & sounds. While this isn't something I would expect to hear on actual 80s radio, it would 100% fit into a high-concept 80s movie soundtrack and I would buy that soundtrack twice - one for me, and one to lend to friends.

Nope, i'm sorry, but this is still too 90s... oh wait, no... i just got to the miami-vice-style roll of toms around the 0:34 mark, yes, truly 80s indeed with soaring guitar, dreamy pads, and all, beautifully delivered

Nope, i'm sorry, but this is still too 90s... oh wait, no... i just got to the miami-vice-style roll of toms around the 0:34 mark, yes, truly 80s indeed with soaring guitar, dreamy pads, and all, beautifully delivered :)

Cozy piece. It seems a little anal to have synthwave be required to be 80's, making it 90's is just breaking new ground and that's always welcome at WeeklyBeats.
- Spider

Cozy piece. It seems a little anal to have synthwave be required to be 80's, making it 90's is just breaking new ground and that's always welcome at WeeklyBeats. - Spider

yeah this is great!  it’s giving John Carpenter at times.

yeah this is great! it’s giving John Carpenter at times.

Ha, I had a song called burning bridges on '22 weeklybeats. I'm not really good at pinpointing genres, I'll admit that - definitely this sounds 80's, a bit prog, maybe tangerine dream? I don't know. Who cares though, this sounds great. Again the guitar is excellent. And the drums sound really good! Wouldn't have guessed it's all 707 samples.

Ha, I had a song called burning bridges on '22 weeklybeats. I'm not really good at pinpointing genres, I'll admit that - definitely this sounds 80's, a bit prog, maybe tangerine dream? I don't know. Who cares though, this sounds great. Again the guitar is excellent. And the drums sound really good! Wouldn't have guessed it's all 707 samples.

I think it sounds quite cool. Don't really care if it's "totally eighties" because I was there (I'm 46 now) and most of the synthwave sounds like "the idea people now have of the eighties" instead of what the decade was... and who cares if that's so!

Technically, I'd give the guitar a little bit more prominence. Otherwise, sounds perfect! Really liked the second half. As MRDRCAT said... It's quite "high concept movie" soundtrack IMHO.

Downloaded and added to my collection, for sure

I think it sounds quite cool. Don't really care if it's "totally eighties" because I was there (I'm 46 now) and most of the synthwave sounds like "the idea people now have of the eighties" instead of what the decade was... and who cares if that's so! [quote=MRDRCAT]I would expect to hear on actual 80s radio, it would 100% fit into a high-concept 80s movie soundtrack and I would buy that soundtrack twice - one for me, and one to lend to friends.[/quote] Technically, I'd give the guitar a little bit more prominence. Otherwise, sounds perfect! Really liked the second half. As MRDRCAT said... It's quite "high concept movie" soundtrack IMHO. Downloaded and added to my collection, for sure :) [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExZmd1aWpkZnZrYjdsNHJjNDlwZ3g0YW04aTFmMWozazlpZHQ2c3BhdyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/13iD1PZTbmglAQ/giphy.gif[/img]

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The disquiet junto is a cool concept and group. Thanks for the link! I might try to dip in one of these weeks!

That ghostly melody with the phat snare and toms, breaking apart guitar, and lush sparseness with strings gives me a Beverly Hills Ninja redemption arc feeling.

The disquiet junto is a cool concept and group. Thanks for the link! I might try to dip in one of these weeks! That ghostly melody with the phat snare and toms, breaking apart guitar, and lush sparseness with strings gives me a Beverly Hills Ninja redemption arc feeling.