Selection of some of the finest Synthwave and Darksynth releases. New playlist every month. Enjoy.

Dystopian Electronic Music - May 2024 || Synthwave // Darksynth

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Astarr3-YOUNG NIKES BOW SOUND MIX PT1

Here is a collection of 50 /more/ songs that have a synth driven theme which we found to sound magical and melodic, with some of our own songs sprinkled in along with tracks by followers & friends. This is a continuation of a theme we started in the first one: 
https://soundcloud.com/archmageband/sets/magical-and-melodic

Magical & Melodic II

LukHash has another stellar release for your ears to enjoy. Packed with crispy darksynth chiptunes, and retro-electro greatness, We Are Stardust is a strong follow up from Lukhash's debut with NRW. A must for all RetroFuture and Retro Electro lovers!

*Peaked at #1 Best selling "All Genres" in Bandcamp Charts.
*Peaked at #1 Best selling "Electronic" in Bandcamp Charts.
*Reached #1 Best selling in Retrowave Bandcamp Charts.
*Peaked at #44 Best selling "Electronic" in iTunes Electronic Albums Charts.

NRWR103

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Album art by Pedro Lourenço

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We Are Stardust

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Impact Event

Another Drug

Simply Grooving

a Brazilian funk instrumental  is what I use in making this 

dollar

TRACK 01/14 OF MONOLYTH CHAPTER TWO.

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CHAPTER TWO

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synce - Far Harmonics

brutforce

and then she crys

And Then She Crys

shadow embrace

"Vanguard" is the debut album from argentinian musician CATHEDRALIS.

With lots of inspirations from french house music from early and mid 2000, CATHEDRALIS brings retro and new vibes to a aggressive and fresh electronic beats, combining heavy bass music with disco.

Stereo Feat. Synthenia

Stream / Download: https://hypeddit.com/extraterra/accelerateordie

Accelerate or Die

Human Techno Capital Machine

Stream / Download

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Available to stream:
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/aeronexus1/entity

Mixed and mastered by King Stephen: (kingstephenmusic.bandcamp.com)

Artwork by Bonono Cat
(www.instagram.com/bonono_cat/)

Entity

A fractured ever-shifting mosaic of sounds from across the spectrum of electronic music, Omnigenesis illustrates the simultaneous horror and beauty of  the emergence of consciousness and the formation of identity.

All guitar written and recorded by Suncinder. 
https://suncinder.bandcamp.com/

Reach You

I particularly enjoyed working with Gabriele C. Kunz. I was very taken with her "Magical Melodies" and asked her if I could orchestrate it. Thanks to her enchanting personality and the inspiring original, it was an easy undertaking. Let yourself be captivated by the magic of this enchanting song...

Here is the link to the track on her portfolio and please, please visit Gabriele C. Kunz' page. Her music is so colorful and joyful.

👉🏻https://on.soundcloud.com/muopqBQSNEwJLbno9

Lyrics:
[Verse]
In a land of dreams
Where the moonlight gleams
There's a fairy creature
With mystical themes
With a voice so pure
And a heart so bright
She sings her song
To create a new light
[Verse 2]
With every note
The stars align
As she weaves her magic
In a rhythm divine
Her melody floats
In the soft night air
Creating a world
Beyond compare
[Chorus]
Her song soars
Like a gentle breeze
Unveiling a realm
Where dreams find peace
With each sweet word
Her power unfurls
The fairy creature
Who creates new worlds...

Magical Melodies w/ Gabriele C. Kunz

Hi everyone,

Thank you so much for checking our page for Archmage Band III.

This song is a theme song for the Parallel Tales series: Exit of the Exile, which is the first story's theme song featuring the elf Ashara.

It will be on Realm III [Instrumental Prologue].

Art by Masha using royalty free Canva flourishes.
Synth work by Masha Solo (@masha-solo) and Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) using Reason Compact and a Korg microKey Midi Controller.

Realm III [Instrumental Prologue]

Exit of the Exile - Instrumental

Exit Of The Exile - Instrumental

Had To Do This

Lyrics and Vocal :Janne Hennie
Music made in Garageband

Lyrics:

I will give you a chance
To find out if this is romance
Or am I just wasting my time
Tell me, will you ever be mine?

You have to find out
What you want
What this is about
So make up your mind now
If you don't love me, ill go 

What do you do?
What do you do?
what do you do?
What do you do?

mmm

So make up your mind now
If you don't love me ,ill go

I aint gonna crawl
Pride and stubbornness  
I got it all
You will only get one chance
To find out 
If this is romance

what do you do?
What do you do?
what do you do?
What do you do?

mmm

You will only get one chance
To find out
If this is romance..

What do You Do?  (Original)

Jaua Experience

This music is gentle and lyrical; throughout it, you will hear an angel playing chords on a harp.
I will be grateful if you support my content by liking and commenting.
Thank you!

A Place In Heaven

A character theme song for our game series in progress 'Parallel Tales'. Composed March 2025. Synth work by @masha-solo and @rob-ulysses. Art by Masha. Gradually we're finding more time for making the next album that this song will be on: Realm III [Instrumental Prologue].

Made using Reason Compact and lmms DAW. Background photo from Canva.

Thank you so much for listening.

Reigus - Instrumental

This release marks the beginning of a new ongoing project—a larger, planned series of musical experiments centered around Tarot cards.

Tarot Tapes are a collection of mixtape-style EPs that will serve as demo versions of the tracks in the final full-length Tarot LP. There are a total of 26 planned volumes of 3 tracks that may eventually appear in more polished form on the finished release. These EPs are not just previews—they're complete experiences in their own right, shaped by intuition, research, experimentation, and the symbolic structure of tarot.

Each volume in this series is inspired by a three-card tarot reading. The reading serves as both a creative constraint and a guide for the stylistic choices for the piece of music. Every EP opens with a piece based on a Major Arcana card, followed by two tracks tied to Minor Arcana cards. The cards chosen for each release influence the tone, structure, and emotional palette of the music. The series leans toward an impressionistic style of electronic music—moody, textural, and intuitive rather than rigid or overtly structured.

This proof of concept 'Volume 0' edition begins with the following trio of cards:

(0) The Fool – representing fresh starts, open-minded exploration, and the gumption and foolhardiness to leap before looking into something new without a clear roadmap.

Eight of Pentacles – steady hands and quiet repetition, developing something new and real over time. In the second movement, the foundation cracks—echoing the reversed card’s themes of fatigue, creative block, and the frustration of work that leads to nowhere.

Three of Swords – the sharp pain of heartbreak, betrayal, and the anger that often follows. It’s a card that exposes emotional wounds and marks the moments when healing can begin.

Each Tarot Tapes volume also includes a bonus resource pack containing a curated set of patches, samples, or other music production tools that were created during the writing process for that volume. Resource packs are available as a standalone version on Gumroad as well as linked in the README file included in the Bandcamp release. If you purchase the Bandcamp release, you get both! Thank you to my friends, teachers, fans and listeners - your continued support and kindness is a constant source of inspiration that drives me to keep creating. 

Support on Bandcamp

Eight of Pentacles

Available now on http://lazerhawk.bandcamp.com/

Lazerhawk's Theme

Step into the unknown.
Feel the love of the void <3

Unknown

Buy Here

Melancholy

Archmage Band was founded in 2013 by Rob and Masha, who are a musician couple and synth pop duo from Australia.

Our Albums:
Realm I [Instrumental Prologue]: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/realm-i-instrumental-prologue 
Realm II [Instrumental Prologue]: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/realm-ii-instrumental-prologue-2

Gear:
We use a synthesizer (Roland Gaia SH-01), a midi controller (the Korg microKEY), Reason Compact, Figure, the LMMS DAW, and Garageband for iOS to make all our sounds.

All art by Masha unless stated otherwise on the release.

For enquires, collaboration or remix ideas, or just to get in touch with either Rob or Masha, contact Archmage Band at mail@archmagemusic.com

Additional Accounts:
@archmageband (2020-2022 Music)
@archmageband2 (2022-2023 Music)

Solo Accounts:
@masha-solo
@rob-ulysses

Thank you all for listening to our music, we hope that you have a great day.