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"Not getting enough synthwave in your life? Well Space Jams have you covered. Following on from their recent outing at The Crypt, they’re teaming up with fellow retrowave aficionados Steel City Collective for an all-day party at Exchange."
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A gig held at Exchange on Saturday 4th June. The event starts at 14:00.
Space Jams and Steel City Collective team up to bring you a fresh gathering of Synthwave splendour to kick off the summer of 2022.
Due to popular demand, the event has now become an all day experience
A variety of Popwave / Outrun / Retrowave artists with signature sounds invite you to dance the night away, bringing you a Synthwave party you'll never forget. Including hot Retrowave DJs, exclusive merchandise and giveaways, and some of that addictive 80's aesthetic we can't get enough of. The lineup includes:
WAVESHAPER
Tom Andersson, known professionally as Waveshaper, is a Swedish electronic musician specialising in synthwave. Inspired by artists like Jean-Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk and Daft Punk, as well as 80s movie soundtracks, his music is retrofuturistic and is composed with a variety of hardware synthesizers, including the ARP 2600, Roland Jupiter-4, and Korg MS-20. He released his debut album Tracks To The Future on the label Lunar Boogie in 2013, and the EP Sounds That Kill on Telefuture Records in 2014. In 2015, he released the four-track vinyl record Solar Drifter on the Swedish synthwave label Rad Rush Records.
Andersson also featured in the 2019 documentary film The Rise of the Synths which explored the origins and growth of the Synthwave genre, appearing alongside various other composers from the scene, including Carpenter Brut who also starred in and narrated the film.
W O L F C L U B
Comprising of Steven W O L F, Chris W O L F and Tim W O L F. They grew up together and spent their summers producing demo tapes emulating 80’s Synthpop tunes in a loft in Nottingham. Their sound is a hybrid of Summery Synthwave, Indie Rock-Pop and Electronic Dance-inflected melodies.
Signed to NewRetroWave Records, their latest album reached Number 7 in the American Billboard Dance Charts, Number 9 in the iTunes Electronic Dance Charts UK, and Number 10 in the iTunes Electronic Dance Charts in America. Their songs have been featured on CH4 and the BBC and have millions online streams. They have performed at various music festivals and Venues across the country.
FHE
They come from the year 2033 and have been sent back in time to make awesome music for future generations
They are Future Human Evolution!
BECKETT
Synthwave & Talkbox with a backdrop of 80's beats. It's Pretty Awesome!
The music of Beckett is inspired by the movie soundtracks and lifestyles of the 1980's. It’s a clear love for the electronic palette of synthesizers, drum machines and studio electric guitars infused with Miami sunsets, L.A. Neon and the glamour of 80's fashion.
BRANDON
Brandon is an electronic producer of Synthwave / Retrowave music – music that aims to capture the iconic sounds of 1980's pop and electronic music, while throwing in a few modern production techniques to create a sound that is nostalgic, yet somewhat fresh at the same time.
The 80's is often defined as being the decade of ‘excess’, and Brandon aims to capture that in his music by fusing bright synth-leads with funky guitar riffs and larger-than-life old-school electronic drums.
IVERSEN
IVERSEN are an East-London based retro pop project, primarily composed of Josh Iverson & Jonny Royall. Driven by borrowed nostalgia, the films of Nicolas Winding Refn and Bruce Hornsby, Josh’s confessional songwriting speaks of love, lust and the anxieties that lay between, drenched in synth & shimmering guitar. They are joined onstage by Joshua Hart & Jay Sabourin.
YOUNG EMPRESS
Young Empress are a Synthwave duo inspired by movie soundtracks & 80s nostalgia. With a shared love of classic synths, haunting guitars, powerful harmonies & punchy, 80s inspired drums. Bursting with energy this duo has managed to craft their own unique brand of Synthwave.
PARADISE WALK
Let them take you back to those summer nights..
Entry requirements:
Due to popular demand, the event has now become an all day experience
A variety of Popwave / Outrun / Retrowave artists with signature sounds invite you to dance the night away, bringing you a Synthwave party you'll never forget. Including hot Retrowave DJs, exclusive merchandise and giveaways, and some of that addictive 80's aesthetic we can't get enough of. The lineup includes:
WAVESHAPER
Tom Andersson, known professionally as Waveshaper, is a Swedish electronic musician specialising in synthwave. Inspired by artists like Jean-Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk and Daft Punk, as well as 80s movie soundtracks, his music is retrofuturistic and is composed with a variety of hardware synthesizers, including the ARP 2600, Roland Jupiter-4, and Korg MS-20. He released his debut album Tracks To The Future on the label Lunar Boogie in 2013, and the EP Sounds That Kill on Telefuture Records in 2014. In 2015, he released the four-track vinyl record Solar Drifter on the Swedish synthwave label Rad Rush Records.
Andersson also featured in the 2019 documentary film The Rise of the Synths which explored the origins and growth of the Synthwave genre, appearing alongside various other composers from the scene, including Carpenter Brut who also starred in and narrated the film.
W O L F C L U B
Comprising of Steven W O L F, Chris W O L F and Tim W O L F. They grew up together and spent their summers producing demo tapes emulating 80’s Synthpop tunes in a loft in Nottingham. Their sound is a hybrid of Summery Synthwave, Indie Rock-Pop and Electronic Dance-inflected melodies.
Signed to NewRetroWave Records, their latest album reached Number 7 in the American Billboard Dance Charts, Number 9 in the iTunes Electronic Dance Charts UK, and Number 10 in the iTunes Electronic Dance Charts in America. Their songs have been featured on CH4 and the BBC and have millions online streams. They have performed at various music festivals and Venues across the country.
FHE
They come from the year 2033 and have been sent back in time to make awesome music for future generations
They are Future Human Evolution!
BECKETT
Synthwave & Talkbox with a backdrop of 80's beats. It's Pretty Awesome!
The music of Beckett is inspired by the movie soundtracks and lifestyles of the 1980's. It’s a clear love for the electronic palette of synthesizers, drum machines and studio electric guitars infused with Miami sunsets, L.A. Neon and the glamour of 80's fashion.
BRANDON
Brandon is an electronic producer of Synthwave / Retrowave music – music that aims to capture the iconic sounds of 1980's pop and electronic music, while throwing in a few modern production techniques to create a sound that is nostalgic, yet somewhat fresh at the same time.
The 80's is often defined as being the decade of ‘excess’, and Brandon aims to capture that in his music by fusing bright synth-leads with funky guitar riffs and larger-than-life old-school electronic drums.
IVERSEN
IVERSEN are an East-London based retro pop project, primarily composed of Josh Iverson & Jonny Royall. Driven by borrowed nostalgia, the films of Nicolas Winding Refn and Bruce Hornsby, Josh’s confessional songwriting speaks of love, lust and the anxieties that lay between, drenched in synth & shimmering guitar. They are joined onstage by Joshua Hart & Jay Sabourin.
YOUNG EMPRESS
Young Empress are a Synthwave duo inspired by movie soundtracks & 80s nostalgia. With a shared love of classic synths, haunting guitars, powerful harmonies & punchy, 80s inspired drums. Bursting with energy this duo has managed to craft their own unique brand of Synthwave.
PARADISE WALK
Let them take you back to those summer nights..
Entry requirements:
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