The Rise of the Synths is a documentary and a time travel about the universe of creating sounds and the Synthwave Music.
Raise your hand if you haven't seen or heard of Stranger Things. The phenomenon of this series responds to a nostalgia for the 80's that is reflected today and relentlessly in film, television and even video games - And of course, also in music. Narrated by iconic director John Carpenter, The Rise Of The Synths is a journey back and forth in time, from to the roots of this scene to its impact on today's pop culture. So what is Synthwave? An irresistible blend of nostalgia and music; of creative processes and cultural references; of re-appropriation and legitimate creation. Is a random revival or an emerging cultural phenomenon?
Raise your hand if you haven't seen or heard of Stranger Things. The phenomenon of this series responds to a nostalgia for the 80's that is reflected today and relentlessly in film, television and even video games - And of course, also in music.
Narrated by iconic director John Carpenter, "The Rise Of The Synths" is a journey back and forth in time, from to the roots of this worldwide grass-root music scene known as Synthwave to its impact on today's pop culture. A whisper on selected internet hubs that has transformed into an ever-growing scene expanding rapidly as we speak. Accounting millions of plays on social media, devoted fans are legion but nobody in the mass media knows about them.
So what is Synthwave? An irresistible blend of nostalgia and music; of creative processes and cultural references; of re-appropriation and legitimate creation. Is a random revival or an emerging cultural phenomenon?
Anonymous, private and elusive, most of these composers have remained in the shadows, until now.
A time travel into the universe of creating sounds. A love letter to the collective memories of a universe that never existed.
Featuring: 80s Stallone, Vehlinggo, Carpenter Brut, College, Dance with the dead, Drive Radio, Dynatron, Electric Youth, Filip Galetic (Synthwave TV), Gost, Gunship, Holodeck Records, John Bergin, Jurgen Desmet (Playmaker Media Group), Lazerhawk, Maethelvin, Mecha Maiko, Miami Nights 1984, MPM Soundtracks, Nightcrawler, NINA, OGRE, Pauline Putrescine, Perturbator, Power Glove, Robert Parker, Scandroid, NewRetroWave, The Midnight and Waveshaper.
