Beyond Synth - 455 - Modern Knight

Today on the best synth wave chat show there is Andy catches up with longtime pal and synthwave OG Mike Mendoza—aka Who-ha, Modern Knight, and the man behind Retro Promenade—for a sprawling conversation about creativity, nostalgia, and whether synthwave is dead or merely “no longer culturally ascendant.” They discuss Mike’s return to making music, the satisfaction of learning your tools, AI-generated slop versus genuinely useful AI, and how new technology is helping them resurrect old projects. And it wouldn’t be an episode of Beyond Synth without a bunch of complaining, video game talk, and general off topic silliness. The gentlemen also try and eulogize Tim Curry and Peter Cullen, but then that just becomes Andy talking about King Willy from Predator 2 which has nothing to do with anything. If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth Check Out MODERN KNIGHT here: https://soundcloud.com/modernknightly https://modernknight.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qbXYP5qPi1Sd0XrP8cnCN https://www.instagram.com/modernknightly/ https://www.youtube.com/user/thetheWhoWhoHaHa Today’s Playlist: Who Ha & STARFORCE - “My Fantasy” https://soundcloud.com/starforce https://starforce.bandcamp.com/ http://aphasiarecords.bandcamp.com/album/omniversal-oscillations Magic Sword - “Side Quest (Droid Bishop Remix)” https://soundcloud.com/magic-sword https://magic-sword.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PzFRXjgGHQw6K4WeERMK1 Droid Bishop: http://droidbishop.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/0HPVHsbV2yIYPp2Pk4kdHe https://www.instagram.com/droidbishop/ PULSITHER - “Space Dream” https://neonretrorecords.bandcamp.com/album/space-dream https://open.spotify.com/artist/1TKEbmEiwhqeigZMfqPFcg https://www.instagram.com/neonretrorecords/ DAN TERMINUS - “Live Is To Haunt” https://soundcloud.com/dan-smith-terminus http://dan-terminus.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/danterminusindustries/ Emil Rottmayer - “Departure” https://soundcloud.com/emil-rottmayer https://emilrottmayer.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2UuvaSzB0VNumArR71ReMT Roger Raw - “Bliss” https://soundcloud.com/rogerraw https://rossocorsarecords.bandcamp.com/album/neon-sunset https://www.instagram.com/rogerraw/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/69c8xGWEjlFr47o2VMtS7N Hideotronic - “People Machine” https://soundcloud.com/hideotronic http://hideotronic.bandcamp.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/2fbKUtuqbMy9695ieFtFcX GEORGE ERGEMLIDZE - “Psycho” https://soundcloud.com/georgeergemlidze https://ergemlidze.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/38LvPFlgQ19IPv07bvI32H jacket. & New Arcades - “Hold You Up” https://soundcloud.com/jacketsynthwave https://jacketsynthwave.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/7dBdh9JWiaj8RanPakxQ6d?si=-3D0w7kTRD6unPoUKhamUg New Arcades: https://soundcloud.com/newarcades https://newarcades.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/newarcades/ Mild Peril - “Pure Reality” https://soundcloud.com/mildperil https://mildperil.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mild.peril/ Young Empress - “Heart Attack” https://soundcloud.com/young-empress-725718952 https://open.spotify.com/album/42fSZHGm9KWBvymIN9ye0M https://www.instagram.com/yngempress/ Caspro & Decisive Koala - “Come Cruise With Us” https://soundcloud.com/caspromusic https://caspromusic.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jtjyIKx9XY1wuIc5UKwSp Decisive Koala: https://soundcloud.com/decisivekoala https://decisivekoala.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/4WWpuWvJQum5ylWMjvDPHT Cassetter & CONNÖR - “No Remorse” https://soundcloud.com/cassetter https://cassetter.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6rzOP8pWzUuXlniCGCtrcE CONNÖR: https://www.instagram.com/connor_retro/ https://connoer.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6WFKMDluecw7Yy9PS4t0lI