The Sin of Synth

[Dizzy]

I regret you ever posting in this thread.

Another favorite:

The Evil Eye - Deadly Attraction

[BEAT]

Be honest dizzy.

You made this thread because Gremlins.

Right?

[Olli T]

I took the liberty of making a Spotify playlist with some synthesizer greats. No, it's not collaborative, sorry!

[wumpwoast]

Originally Posted by mr_bungle700

I'd love to write something about YMO and other Japanese bands that influenced game music (like Pageant, Mr. Sirius, Gerard, Novela...), but I fear that the internet would refuse to care.

Don't write it for the Internet then -- write it for me.

[Zeroneight]

Cameo - Candy

Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall In Love

[woofbro]

You guys are all missing out on the REAL master of Synth.

Ronald Jenkees - Throwing Fire

[T-Brew]

Two things I purchased today. Someday, fingers. Someday.

[Pheeel]

I'm 95% certain that Scott Walker track linked to above is played by a real string section(and maybe some brass as well), not a synth.

I think this thread needs more Monkman:

Francis Monkman - The Achievements Of Man
Francis Monkman - Readout
Francis Monkman - The Long Good Friday

And one of the greatest TV themes of all time -
Stewart Copeland - Theme from The Equalizer

[T-Brew]

Originally Posted by Pheeel

I'm 95% certain that Scott Walker track linked to above is played by a real string section(and maybe some brass as well), not a synth.

No synth there, but there's some gruesome pads in The Electrician. And then some real strings later.

[Dizzy]

I think John Carpenter might be an unsung master of synth composition... with pianos and stuff.

The Fog theme (daaaaamn)

And of course, his music from Halloween, etc. and The Thing--which was done by Ennio Morricone but is probably an instance where one of the greatest creators of film music is making something Carpenteresque rather than producing Morriconeqsue work. Which kind of says something.

Originally Posted by T-Brew

No synth there, but there's some gruesome pads in The Electrician. And then some real strings later.

Aw yeah. This was the first song you hear in Bronson. Perfect.

EDIT: Shit, I just remembered my Thundagadome thread. Whooooops.

[woofbro]

You know what this thread needs more of?

Bananarama!

Love in the First Degree
I Want You Back
Venus

[Tiers in Rain]

I've been listening to this album Wish Upon a Blackstar by Celldweller. It's a cool fusion of EDM and various styles of rock and metal with a bizarre sci-fi concept. Well worth checking out.

[Dizzy]

Originally Posted by Pheeel

Francis Monkman - The Achievements Of Man
Francis Monkman - Readout
Francis Monkman - The Long Good Friday

This is brilliant stuff.

I noticed 1UP did an article about the 'magic of FM synth' that seems relevant. Some good tunes there.

[moondog]

com truise

[Wolfgang]

Originally Posted by moondog

com truise is pretty great

TT is not worthy of com truise

[Dizzy]

You are in no such position to make that call. Nice song!

[Wolfgang]

Originally Posted by Dizzy

You are in no such position to make that call. Nice song!

Too bad I did anyway, and yes.

[moondog]

crystal castles

[Dizzy]

Originally Posted by Wolfgang

Too bad I did anyway

Too bad your silly little opinion doesn't count then. How about that.

[Wolfgang]

Possibly:

Originally Posted by moondog

crystal castles

Sorry Dizzy, this thread is me and moondog now.

Caught A Glimpse

[T-Brew]

Also there's this.

Most of these instruments on this album could play one note at a time, except the Mellotron used in "Franz Schubert" and what sounds like a fully polyphonic string/organ synth in the title track.

Now I'm learning German and looking up how to work as an American in Berlin. Great.

[woofbro]

NZCA/LINES - Base64 Love

[Zarathustra]

One of the best synth songs of the last few years.

edit: listen to it LOUD

[Dizzy]

Originally Posted by Wolfgang

Caught A Glimpse

I didn't know this was the IDM thread. But hey, we share the same tastes.

[Zarathustra]

Ultravox hasn't been mentioned, their most famous track is probably this one.

Dizzy requested i put up a Washed Out track, so here it is.

Also, can't believe no one's posted the genius John Maus! edit: lol oh wait i did already

Also Tim Hecker!

[Zarathustra]

Molly Nilsson



Contemporary composer, a genius with electronics, Max Richter. The synths are mostly textural/background in this track.

[T-Brew]

die

Zappa made it on this thing, and he certainly wasn't sorry, either.

[Tiers in Rain]

Tycho

[Dizzy]

...is pretty much fantastic and those album covers are gorgeous. We could have whole megathreads discerning and quibbling over IDM (unfortunate name for the genre) or ambient melancholia. When I listen to The Disconnect, I feel like I'm gliding over a neon cityscape during the night.

[Alixsar]

I assume all of you have heard the Hotline Miami soundtrack, right? Because if not, what the fuck are you doing? Seriously.

Anyway.

Lifelike - So Electric

College - I Think About It (Keenhouse remix)

College - Can You Kiss Me First

Miami Nights 1984 - The Getaway (and they splice in "The End" at the end of the video too)

edit: How could I forget Mitch Murder? For more, go here. Nearly every song is good.