First Tholos album. 

90% Synthwave. 10% other stuff because I can't be pinned down. 

Enjoy!

Artwork: @synthazor on IG Logo: @ColdHeart80s on IG

03 - Imperial Valley

Fading Love

SODIAC - Trust Only Blood [Girlfriend Records]

The Great Escape

Made in 2017... totally forgot about it :-)

11/01/2024

hyperdancing

Music and artwork are both inspired by dark surrealism, retrofuturism, Greek mythology, and eerie science fiction worlds from beyond. The clean, realistic audible and visible world in this work is disrupted by odd but driving polyrhythms over a 9/8 time signature, distortion, and visual surrealism.

Medusa Is Not Amused

It's Fine

"Drive 80’s: Synthwave Escape" is a neon-soaked journey through retro-futuristic cityscapes, inspired by the golden age of 80’s electronic music. Created by Polish producer AURΔ (Krystian Gacek), this album blends lush analog synths, pulsating basslines, dreamy pads, and shimmering arpeggios into a cinematic soundtrack for night drives, glowing skylines, and endless summer nights. Each track tells a story — from high-energy outrun anthems to atmospheric soundscapes — capturing the spirit of synthwave, retrowave, and outrun culture. Perfect for fans of The Midnight, Kavinsky, FM-84, and anyone chasing nostalgia on an open highway. This is more than music — it’s motion, memory, and the magic of neon dreams.

Neon Strangers

"Our hero patiently waits for Player One to coin up. An eternity has passed, and when the battle finally continues, the world has changed. The resolution endless, the sounds crisp and clear… welcome back, Player One!"

This story is a metaphor for my own path in life: stepping away from a youthful dream and a way of living filled with community, games and music. That period never fully disappeared — it lay dormant in the background, waiting to be awakened. In the meantime, life happened: I built a beautiful family with my wife and kids, and I grew a company that now exists for 25 years, achieving incredible things on the digital front.

Still, music has always remained an essential part of my life. The beat and the melody were constant companions, lifting my mood and carrying memories of those early days — the music of Chris Huelsbeck and the soundtracks of Hans Zimmer.

In recent months, reconnecting with the Amiga community has reawakened that inner spark: the urge to create new songs. This track is the result of that awakening — my return to my first love. Player One Returns reflects this journey, beginning with the Amiga and the original ProTracker module To Be Or Not, evolving into a crossover in Electronic / Synthwave that recreates the feeling of those times. 

I dusted off the Amiga 1200, fired up ProTracker, connected the MIDI module to the Korg 01/Wfd, and invested in a new audio interface and DAW controller for the Mac to bring those sounds into Logic Pro. Strangely enough, it all felt familiar, not so different from where it began on the Amiga 500 — only now with far more possibilities. But the lesson remains: don’t get lost in tools. It’s about the melody, the emotion, and simply pressing play.

With Player One Returns I’ve tried to stay as close as possible to my original way of making music, recreating the 80s synths and sounds that bring me back to those days — and hopefully move others too. 

This track is my maiden project after thirty years, and it’s only the beginning. So… let’s coin up!

Player One Returns

Belleza en la armonía, mezcla de electrónico y clásico.

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