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[PurpleGaga27]

On the fourth day of Christmas....

[PurpleGaga27]

The future "queen of Retrowave" NINA is back with a new single for the holidays:

 

And more retrowave:

https://www.youtube....h?v=T6h5mwQ0m-0

https://www.youtube....h?v=gB-l1ijtRoo

https://www.youtube....h?v=ess1BFx48RA

Edited by PurpleGaga27, 23 December 2018 - 05:30 AM.

[PurpleGaga27]

On the third day of Christmas.... two Hayley Westerna versions of Ava Maria

[Industrial_Strength]

My apologies for being unclear on my last post...

I was going for a "50-80's non electronic "on purpose" kind of retro".

Not the kind of retro you were posting PurpleGaga.
Yes; I know there's only 1 kind of Retro... 😉

Let's not get into semantics though.
I'll have to be more clear in the future. My bad!

I just don't know what else I'd call it besides the above description?
The "on purpose" thing?
I'm terrible at determining genres.
To me who cares what "genre" it falls in; if I like it?

Regardless it's some diversity.
I've also tried to draw some others to the thread. I figure more ppl, diversity & suggestions can be fun.
The more music the merrier; right?
Holiday spirit, 👻

But I digress; back to the music!

I'll post "Electronic Retro" on a future post.
As EBM/Industrial/Synth-Pop were my go to genres for years.
So I should have at least some decent suggestions.

Now I listen to a more diverse set of music.
I still love my Electronic though.

Sadly I feel ill today so I'm not up to doing a "Redeeming Electronic Retro" get it right this time; kind of post.
As I'd pregathered these links today.

So here's some non Retro Humorous Christmas tunes...

Caution some NSFW Language & Possibly Content?

Spoiler

Dropkick Murphy's - "The Season's Upon Us" (Video)



NOFX - "Xmas Has Been X'ed" (Official Video)



The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (Official Video)



Set It Off - This Christmas (I'll Burn It To The Ground)



"Weird Al" Yankovic - Christmas At Ground Zero



Z Berg and Ryan Ross - The Bad List



To call it; heres a parody song.
If you enjoy it; check out there other videos.
Particularly "The Slashstreet Boys". It's much better IMHO.
Anyway here goes The Grinch, 😁

(XXL Parody) 2017 X-MAS Cypher-Grinchey Mane, 25 Santa, Young Humbug, A$AP RALPHIE & Lil Buddy Elf

Hopefully there's some laughs & smiles for someone in this post.
Hopefully next time I can get some Electronic links together. 🤞

Edited by Industrial_Strength, 24 December 2018 - 12:51 AM.

[PurpleGaga27]

On the second day of Christmas.... the best but underrated Christmas song ever from the 80s British Invasion of music

And this is probably the only children's song that I know of that make some people feel emotional:

[PurpleGaga27]

https://www.youtube....h?v=_jCNKSc8m2s

https://www.youtube....h?v=Rg14pjr7t00

https://www.youtube....h?v=MYY2mczSP_U

Edited by PurpleGaga27, 28 December 2018 - 06:19 PM.

[PurpleGaga27]

On the first day of Christmas.... saved the best for last:

Edited by PurpleGaga27, 25 December 2018 - 05:11 PM.

[PurpleGaga27]

Alex & Tokyo Rose new single Affliction (for their upcoming AKUMA 2 album) is coming next year, so I decided to post one of the earlier singles they worked together:

https://www.youtube....h?v=Ho41EY2nqgI

 

And this earlier AKUMA track:

https://www.youtube....h?v=WGNiBC9Z8rk

Edited by PurpleGaga27, 28 December 2018 - 06:19 PM.

[PurpleGaga27]

The early retrowave artists are back:

 

and this:

https://www.youtube....h?v=3LEfIAG45-c

https://www.youtube....h?v=klFP8Wxrc7Y

https://www.youtube....h?v=-3jP7Tw7wbI

https://www.youtube....h?v=QU18_eGh3NM

https://www.youtube....h?v=6xN_1iki7Dw

https://www.youtube....h?v=Caj8P8yxcDQ

Edited by PurpleGaga27, 28 December 2018 - 06:32 PM.

[PurpleGaga27]

As for late retrowave Christmas music:

https://www.youtube....h?v=rT0s4xqal7M

https://www.youtube....h?v=p8n7NWF6kls

https://www.youtube....h?v=RYK51WSVADo

https://www.youtube....h?v=jC9YMRiLBbA

https://www.youtube....h?v=yLhPMpiRj6E

https://www.youtube....h?v=xMRZzxjAgo4

https://www.youtube....h?v=s8m2KjxNRAI

[PurpleGaga27]

Here are my top 25 favorite songs of 2018. Although it's been a year for me listening to a lot of retrowave, most of them are retrowave music. Decided not to embed them as links or videos since it's too much work.

 

25. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow

24. Avril Lavigne - Head Above Water

23. Alex - Game Over (ft. Rachel McAlpine)

22. Alex & Megan McDuffee - Avenger

21. Madelyn Darling - Blue Diamond Eyes

 

20. Isidor - Touch The Sky II

19. Moonraccoon - Three Laws

18. Morch Kovalsky - Outrun 1986

17, Thought Beings - Alpha Centauri

16. Unknown Anomaly - Remnants of a Red Giant

 

15. iAmMandolis - Jul 83

14. Midnight Danger - Stranger Days

13. Robert Parker - Final Moment

12. Nina - Sleepwalking

11. Levinsky - Psychosexuality (ft. Megan McDuffee)

 

10. Violette Wautier - Smoke

9. Mr. McNoggin - Desire

8. Bunny X - Unknown Places

7. Konrad Celin´ski - Skyfall (feat. Marlen) -- though the lyrics are covered, the music is new

6. Madelyn Darling - Bad Tourist

 

5. Alex & Megan McDuffee - Hero

4. Wayfloe - Neon West (ft. FirefoxAG)

3. Bunny X - Stay (Vincenzo Salvia Remix)

2. Nina - The Calm Before the Storm

1. Violette Wautier - Drive (and its Wayfloe Remix)

 

Honorable Mentions:

Ollie Wride - Never Live Without You

Madelyn Darling - Somebody's Watching Me

New Black - Scorched Earth (reminds me of a typical C&C track)

[PurpleGaga27]

Well it isn't 2019 yet, and I may have already determined my own top ten songs of the 2010s. But here are my top favorite 5 songs from 2010 thru 2017. The lists are not final since I have yet to hear some retrowave from 2010-2014. Decided not to embed them as links or videos since it's too much work.

 

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2010

1. LazerHawk - Electric Groove

2. Kavinsky - Nightfall

3. Ace of Base - All For You

4. Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts

5. Miami Nights 1984 - Sunset Cruise

 

2011

1. Michael McCann - Icarus

2. Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary

3. Frank Klepacki - On Russian Ground/Liberation Front

4. Tangerine Dream - Mona Da Vinci (also opening theme to GTA V)

5. Nina - Take Me Away (her first song single)

 

2012

1. Adele - Skyfall

2. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble

3. PSY - Gangnam Style

4. Flash Arnold - Quest For Foley / In 1985

5. Garth Knight - Break Point

Honorable Mention: Peter White - Here We Go

 

2013

1. Jervy Hou - Gentleman (parody cover)

2. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers)

3. Garth Knight - Silicon Dawn

4. Nina - We Are The Wild Ones

5. Power Glove - Blood Dragon Theme and Power Core

Honorable Mention: Lady Gaga - Applause

 

2014

1. iAmMandolis - My Future Girlfriend

2. Frank Klepacki - Materialize 

3. Quixotic - Palms

4. Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a Phoenix

5. Sofia Karlberg - Crazy in Love (cover)

Honorable Mention: Nina - My Mistake

 

2015 (that is more like a top 10)

1. Daniel Deluxe - Star Eater

2. Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

3. Jessica Lowndes - Deja Vu

4. Rachel Platten - Fight Song

5. Taylor Swift - Style

6. Sofia Karlberg - Writing's On the Wall (cover)

7. Carpenter Brut - Paradise Warfare

8. Miami Nights 1984 - Accelerated

9. Stellar Dreams - Dimensions

10. PSY - Daddy (feat. CL of 2NE1)

Honorable Mention: David Hasselhoff - True Survivor

 

2016

1. Nina - Beyond Memory

2. The Midnight - Jason (feat. Nikki Flores)

3. StarSpawn - Her Call

4. Stranger Things (C418 Remix)

5. Michael McCann - Embrace What You Have Become

Honorable Mention: Jordan Smith - Chandelier (cover)

 

2017

1. Nina - Counting Stars

2. Espen Kraft - The Golden Boy

3. Scandroid - Thriller

4. Tokyo Rose - Armageddon

5. Jennifer Paige - Devil's in the Details

Honorable Mentions: Luis Fonso - Despacito and Nigel Stanford - Automatica

Edited by PurpleGaga27, 30 December 2018 - 05:59 AM.

[Pasidon]

I know some of these songs aren't from 2018, but these are my some of my favorites from the songs I've seen this year in this topic:

 

- Thoughts & Prayers by Grandson

- Somebody's Watching Me by Darling

- Demons by Sleigh Bells

- Terrestrial by Moderns

 

And just as a New Year treat, for the heck of it, here's my favorite song of all time.  Let's see if 2019 can beat Dead End Justice:

 

[PurpleGaga27]

Whoa. I did not know of a great female rock band in the 70s, until I looked them up in Wiki and Joan Jett was in it. Which also reminds me of this song from the 2nd "Queen of Rock N Roll" after Janis Joplin:

https://www.youtube....h?v=pfud-gxu4BE

[Industrial_Strength]

It's a strange start to the New Year on my end...

So on that note here's a "strange" song.



Some Jazz Metal! 😉
(Who comes up with these genres? 🤷‍♂️)

Happy New Year! 🎉

@PurpleGaga27

BTW: Thanks for the introduction to RetroWave. It's similar to some of the electronic stuff I enjoy.

I'll definitely have to post some examples at some point when I have the time.
In the meantime I'm enjoying your recommendations! Thanks for sharing!

Edited by Industrial_Strength, 01 January 2019 - 10:38 PM.

[PurpleGaga27]

Well here's my favorite top 10 songs of this 2010s decade. While early to debate this, it's not final until 2019 is over.

Spoiler

1. Adele - Skyfall (best doomsday song to end the world)

2. Michael McCann - Icarus (probably the best video game song of this decade)

3. Nina - Beyond Memory (a pure rare gem song that made some people getting twin flames)

4. Violette Wautier - Drive (its Wayfloe Remix led me to this sung by an Asian)

5. Nina - Counting Stars (like Beyond Memory, it's also a pure rare gem song)

6. Espen Kraft - The Golden Boy (best synthwave music for this decade without the lyrics)

7. Nina - The Calm Before the Storm (mix synthwave with guitar and you'll get another pure rare gem)

8. LazerHawk - Electric Groove (one of the earliest retrowave music that's also one of the best)

9. Daniel Deluxe - Star Eater (would have been my favorite Starcraft II track if that was put in)

10. iAmMandolis - My Future Girlfriend (best usage of synthwave instrumentation)

[PurpleGaga27]

To end 2018: https://www.youtube....h?v=l898IM3GixY

To start 2019: https://www.youtube....h?v=Pentde5LhDU

[PurpleGaga27]

When rock is not dead yet.

 

When Echosmith might be the next best rock band (and siblings band) after Aerosmith?

 

When the lead singer looks like Anna Kendrick?

 

Edited by PurpleGaga27, 05 January 2019 - 06:05 AM.

[PurpleGaga27]

Finally for the first time ever, someone posted all 12 tracks of the so-called Animusic 3 from the The Sound of 12 CD: https://www.youtube....8WnxOkHcwm5kYff

[Industrial_Strength]

It's been rough as of late so here's some songs that have been fitting my mood.

A few in a similar genre / vein to start.

WARNING: Possible NSFW words & imagery in some videos. Depends partially on your sensibilities; as such here's a prophalactic warning.

Spoiler

One more song in the same musical style but more upbeat...

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Some shoegazing to finish it out...

Spoiler

Edited by Industrial_Strength, 08 January 2019 - 03:46 AM.