Beyond Synth - 434 - Alex Lightspeed
Today, Andy chats with Alex Lightspeed and a few of his co-conspirators Todd Dagget and The Neon Syndicate! Alex talks about fixing up old Pontiac Fieros, getting one of his tracks in the Forza Horizon soundtrack, and even getting one of his cars into a major Hollywood picture starring Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen. Todd chats about his drum and bass roots and writing novels, Gabriele loves keytars and bell peppers, and Alex sunk in the mud at burning man. And if you love cryo-chambers than hang on to your hats because we talk about the thing you love. 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 You can check out ALEX LIGHTSPEED Here: https://rossocorsarecords.bandcamp.com/album/lost-future https://alexlightspeed.com/ https://alexlightspeed.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/alex_lightspeed/ https://www.facebook.com/DJAlexLightspeed/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/31nFIDC4nnQN3h3cWE5KaK Neon Syndicate: http://theneonsyndicate.bandcamp.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/2v2xRhlJWJ95WOBBWfj91w?si=NG3DbNC1R9WE6k0g9UmIFw https://www.instagram.com/theneonsyndicate/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQAtkxKrK7xXYfDZvRQaEcw https://www.facebook.com/theneonsyndicate https://badkillrecords.bandcamp.com/ Today’s playlist: Alex Lightspeed - “Turbo Transistor (feat. Nathan Whited)" Alex Lightspeed - “Crimson Sunset (feat. The Neon Syndicate)" Alex Lightspeed - “Falkor (feat. The Neon Syndicate)" Alex Lightspeed - “Reemergence (feat. Phaserland)" Alex Lightspeed - “Antihero (feat. Nathan Whited & The Neon Syndicate)" Alex Lightspeed - “Halcyon (feat. Bry Steck)" Alex Lightspeed - “Fire at Will (feat. The Neon Syndicate)" Alex Lightspeed - “Lost Summer (feat. Nathan Whited, Siren Nephilim, The Neon Syndicate & Trevor Lund)"
25 Juli 1h 56min
Beyond Synth - 433 - TLF
Today Andy is joined by TLF a.k.a Christoph 'Hadl' Hassel. Hadl appeared on the show back in 2020 as half of Siamese Youth, but today he’s flying solo to talk about the origins of the TLF project, 80s music, playing pianos, and collaborating with one of his childhood music influences Chris Huelsbeck. Hadl also chats about top-lining for other artists, Right Said Fred, classical music, and Rondò Veneziano. There’s even a brief cameo from Happy the dog! 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 TLF here: https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/album/planet-sadness https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GbRRHyryPjbyhEdI81OOt https://www.instagram.com/tlf.music.b/ https://www.facebook.com/tlf.music.b https://twitter.com/tlf_music_b Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show: Chris Huelsbeck: https://www.huelsbeck.com/ https://chrishuelsbeck.bandcamp.com/music https://soundcloud.com/chris_huelsbeck https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisHuelsbeckOfficial/videos Jaki Nelson: https://www.instagram.com/jakinelson/ https://open.spotify.com/user/12160608057 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3uuyXftahccVsQbEmZG5k8?si=qvRTAF2QSreQl6q3wPAL6g&nd=1&dlsi=31cd598cb8e940d2 https://beacons.ai/jakinelson Today’s Tracklist: TLF = “La Serenissima” TLF - “Honey Hive" TLF & Chris Hülsbeck - “The Air We Breathe“” TLF - “Sadder Than…” TLF - “Marching In Like…” TLF - “Sad Is Fight” TLF & Jaki Nelson - “Things Will Never Be The Same Again” TLF - “Better Days”
10 Juli 1h 26min
Beyond Synth - 432 - New Arcades
Today on the show, Andy is joined by New Arcades a.k.a. Adam and Dean! They talk about how they met each other while working in animal welfare, rescuing cats and dogs, and their favourite Thai food order. Adam and Dean also talk about making music for the awesome Robo Cop documentary RoboDoc, live performance, and crafting their new sound. Long Live Shreddy! 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 You can check out NEW ARCADES here: https://soundcloud.com/newarcades https://newarcades.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/newarcades/ https://www.youtube.com/user/NewArcadesOfficial https://www.facebook.com/newarcades/ Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show: MIAMI NIGHTS 1984: https://soundcloud.com/miami-nights-1984 http://rossocorsarecords.com/ https://soundcloud.com/actrazer https://open.spotify.com/artist/18iQQOuyGlHunPVzmoLY20 DROID BISHOP: https://soundcloud.com/droidbishop http://droidbishop.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/0HPVHsbV2yIYPp2Pk4kdHe https://www.instagram.com/droidbishop/ https://www.facebook.com/DroidBishop Today’s Track List: New Arcades & Miami Nights 1984 -“ Back to Life” New Arcades - “Returning Home” New Arcades - “All I See” New Arcades - “Reseda Boulevard” New Arcades - “On The Streets” New Arcades - “Believe" New Arcades & Droid Bishop - “Severed” New Arcades - “EVOLVE” New Arcades - “Iconic”
23 Juni 2h
Beyond Synth - 431 - They / Live
Today on the show Andy is joined by They / Live, a.k.a. Whitney, who talks about her genre-hopping musical journey from country ballads to cool synth pop tunes. She also chats about leaving her Mormon past, the joy of making music videos, and bowl cuts. 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 You can check out They / Live here: https://bornlosersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nature-structure https://theyylivve.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/4XCp2Gx3vkTsKX8fpehHuk https://www.instagram.com/theyylivve/ https://www.facebook.com/theyylivve https://bornlosersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ablation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFjb-fMED1Q Today’s Tracklist: They / Live - “Gravity” They / Live - “Dreamer” They / Live - “Circles” They / Live - “For The Pleasure” They / Live - “Master Melody” They / Live - “Empire Ennui” They / Live - “The Garden”
5 Juni 1h 34min
Beyond Synth - 430 - Opus Science Collective (OSC)
On today’s show, Andy hangs out with Steve from Opus Science Collective — a one-man musical powerhouse, teacher, and cool guy. They chat about the origins of his misleadingly plural band name, dive into synths, chiptune, city pop, and even get interrupted by his senile cat, Yoda. Steve and Andy nerd out over classic cartoons like The Real Ghostbusters and Transformers, the weirdness of N64 emulation, and fantasies about dream geek spaces — including Lego rooms and CRT-filtered arcades. 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 You can Check out OSC here: https://soundcloud.com/opus-science-collective https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/opusscience/ https://www.facebook.com/opusscience Today’s Tracklist: OSC - “14 North Moore Street OSC - “Listen_ Do You Smell Something OSC - “Crowd Funking” OSC - “Yoru No Kōsoku Dōro OSC - “Deuce OSC - “Wave Crave” OSC - “Sky Bridge” OSC - “Sunrise Express"
18 Maj 2h 6min
Beyond Synth - 429 - Remembering Starcadian
R.I.P. Starcadian. This is the conversation I had with Starcadian, originally recorded in May 2022. Please take this opportunity to get to know George, listen to his amazing music, and check out his music videos. Starcadian is one of the greatest talents to ever grace the synthwave scene and he will be missed. STARCADIAN: https://soundcloud.com/starcadian https://starcadian.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3I0ceM8qfqhCKGepaswmVg https://www.instagram.com/starcadian/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQwragNeTJ-JhCg-SBHhQQ?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.facebook.com/starcadianofficial https://twitter.com/Starcadian
6 Maj 2h 17min
Beyond Synth - 428 - Fear of Tigers
In this lively and wide-ranging chat, Andy welcomes the multi-talented Fear of Tigers (aka Benjamin) to the show! They dive deep into Ben’s fascinating journey from DJing in Spanish clubs, to working in the London music industry, to becoming an electronic music producer. They chat about the MySpace days, psychic predictions, and adventures in running a record shop. Andy picks some of his favorite Fear of Tigers tracks to listen to — whether Benjamin agrees with his choices or not! 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 FEAR OF TIGERS here: https://soundcloud.com/fearoftigers http://fearoftigers.bandcamp.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/2eMdch9qwgd4eJoU4Wgsuy https://www.instagram.com/fearoftigers/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/fearoftigers/ Today’s Playlist: Fear of Tigers - “Lluvia” Fear of Tigers - “Memorexia” Fear of Tigers - “Forever In Your Heartbeat” Fear of Tigers - “Lulea" Fear of Tigers - “Barbica” Fear of Tigers - “You've Found Love” Fear of Tigers - “Down To The Sea And Back…"
28 Apr 1h 40min
Beyond Synth - 427 - Cohosted by Marko Maric!
Andy catches up with Marko in this super chill episode of Beyond Synth, where they dive into all the usual nonsense — candy cravings, weird chocolate bar names, and the eternal mystery of Tim Hortons. There’s also a solid chunk of video game talk: Marko dishes on finishing Baldur’s Gate 3, Robocop, and Evil Within 2 (aka “the milk game”), while Andy finally gets deep into Metal Gear Solid V and rants about how good old games still look and play today. They bond over overpriced game releases, modding drama, and how emulators often outdo the actual companies. Of course, it’s all soundtracked by killer synth tunes! just two buds talking games, music, and life. 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 Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show: Memory Design - “You're Gonna Like Us” https://soundcloud.com/dave-250830496 https://memorydesign.bandcamp.com/ https://music.apple.com/us/artist/memory-design/1697031773 https://www.instagram.com/memorydesignmusic/ https://www.youtube.com/@MemoryDesignMusic Jessie Frye - “Haven in the Woods” https://soundcloud.com/jessiefrye https://www.instagram.com/jessiefryemusic/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jfryemusic?feature=watch https://www.facebook.com/jessiefryeband https://bsky.app/profile/jessiefrye.bsky.social laamaa & muLperi - “Interstellar Nightmare” https://laamaa.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/laamaa/ https://www.youtube.com/djkemeli https://www.threads.net/@laamaa Mulperi: https://soundcloud.com/mulperi https://mulperi.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mulperi/ http://www.mulperi.net/ https://www.youtube.com/user/mikamulperi STARwave - “Bolt from the Blue” https://starwave1985.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-the-blue https://www.instagram.com/starwave_music/ 7DD9 - “Protector” https://soundcloud.com/7dd9 https://7dd9.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/19hMmw1ZvXdxZc7P9OP5RW https://www.facebook.com/7dd9music https://www.instagram.com/7dd9music/ Carpenter Brut - “Death Racer (The Crew Motorfest Official Soundtrack)” https://soundcloud.com/carpenter_brut http://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1l2oLiukA9i5jEtIyNWIEP https://www.instagram.com/carpenterbrut/ https://www.facebook.com/carpenter.brut Jessy Mach and Heartbeathero - “Afterglow Drive” https://soundcloud.com/jessy-mach https://future80s.bandcamp.com/album/rainbow-active https://open.spotify.com/artist/1TQlkahZRIbzxA02tAeCCK https://www.instagram.com/jessymachmusic/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmY2lkW5tVussfSBsMSprjA https://www.facebook.com/jessymachmusic Heartbeathero: https://soundcloud.com/heartbeathero https://heartbeathero.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/0LPgrKaGLt0utknMY3Qdom https://www.instagram.com/heartbeathero/ https://www.facebook.com/heartbeatheromusic https://twitter.com/heartbeat_hero XIII Nights - “Elise” https://xiiinights.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/xiii_nights_/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1OAbbYcEvP7ZlFxFMYziK3 https://www.youtube.com/@XIIINightsOfficial/videos https://www.tiktok.com/@xiii.nights
17 Apr 1h 46min