100% made with sounds dialled into a super rare 1977 Lord Synthesisers Skywave monosyth during revival and major repairs by D.A.Wilson at Hideaway Studio.  Believed to be only one of ten ever built it is clear this curious instrument was designed from the outset as a performance instrument boasting several unusual features such as a three-axis joystick modulating the pitch/filter/VCA/LFO and Sample-Hold features as well as featuring Low and Band-Pass filters along with a built-in Ring Modulator and Phaser.  It all takes some getting used to but there is a lot of sonic territory to explore with this unusual beast.  

I decided to call this piece Desert Awakening as I've often felt like I've been alone in the desert whilst reviving this beast thanks to an apparent total lack of any technical information out there!

Sound Design, Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2024.

1977 Lord Synthesisers Skywave: Desert Awakening.. (Ultra Rare)

"Paper Gods" by Duran Duran (feat. Mr Hudson) remixed with the loftwing training theme from the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, and Takeshi Hama).

Paper Goddesses

"Girls on Film" by Duran Duran remixed with "Fi's Theme" by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, and Takeshi Hama (from the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword soundtrack).

Fi on Film

"We Lost" by Anoraak (feat. Slow Shiver) remixed with "Island in the Sky" by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, and Takeshi Hama (from the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword soundtrack).

We Lost Our Landing

"Dracula's Castle" by New Order remixed with "Bamboo Island" by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, and Takeshi Hama (from the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword soundtrack).

Dracula's Bamboo Castle

エーテル的なヘイズ

スカイウェイブ

消えゆく光

電離層

神様、あなたに

IVOXYGEN - plateau (SKYMIX)

"Drip" by MOOD ROBOT remixed with "Goddess Harp" by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, and Takeshi Hama (from the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword soundtrack).

Drippy Harp

Smooth Sky

PARTICLES

sky - catch a feeling

sky - catch a feeling (slowed)

💀👰🏾‍♀️ S K E L L Y ( S ) B R I D E (SKL-FI) — A haunted vow in the shadows of New Era. She never left the altar… she became the altar. This is skeletal passion, cyber sorrow, and raw devotion clashing in one brutal love hymn. Darkwave riddims meet trap echoes, wrapped in ghost-code and digital ash.

Welcome to the wedding after the world ends. 💍🕯️⚰️
#SkyMateRevolution #Skeletons

S K E L L Y ( S ) B R I D E (SKL-FI)

Camp Claude, c’est de la skywave : une pop libre et atmosphérique, nourrie de cold wave et de mélancolie. Derrière ce nom, un trio singulier formé par Diane Sagnier, Leo Hellden et Mike Giffts.
Nous avons eu le plaisir de rencontrer Diane Sagnier au Festival Belles Étoiles à Pacé, pour un échange précieux autour de la création, de l’indépendance et du chemin artistique.

CAMP CLAUDE-Juillet 2025

SKELLIFY! ☠™  
Alt hip-hop from the underworld. Skull-deep beats, indie spirit, no apologies.

Just Making Pretty Nostalgic Lofi Synthwave & Chillwave Music





#Synthwave #Chillsynth #Electronic #Dreamwave

T.R.O.P.I.C.A.L.W.A.V.E

D.A.Wilson is an Electronic Engineer, Sound Designer & Vintage Synth Specialist with a particular interest in combining vintage tube, classic analog and modern digital technologies working as a synth engineer looking after a very considerable amount of vintage studio equipment for Will Gregory (Goldfrapp / Moog Ensemble) and a number of other internationally celebrated electronic musicians and producers.  Having undertaken several major restorations and produced custom electronic designs for a number of major artists including Jean-Michel Jarre, Dani is also known for fully restoring two out of the world's four remaining 1979 Crumar GDS and partially restoring 1938 Novachord 346 (the only known operational Novachord in the UK) to playable order along with developing and producing the new Elfin family of 8-bit polysynths and the popular MIDI Front Panel Animator (FPA), Filter Defeat Module (FDM) and XD-280 Drive Emulator upgrades for the AKAI S612 sampler.

Demos of the S612 Upgrades in Action: 

https://soundcloud.com/hideaway-studio/sets/hideaway-studios-s612-front


Hideaway Studio Kontakt Sound libraries may be purchased directly from: 
https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/hideaway-studios
 

..and a nice introduction by Cory Pelizzari to the Hideaway Studio Kontakt Libraries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-C7a3ChC9U&feature=emb_title


For more on releases from Hideaway Studio for Kontakt please visit the blog at:  www.hideawaystudio.net

Wowee, look at that rolling ghost glide!

They/Them (don't get it twisted)
Free Palestine!! (Anti-zionist Jew from the cradle to the grave)
Disability justice is the future!! (Spina bifida from the NICU to the nickel urn)
I like my beats crispy and my revolution permanent!! 🎶✊🏼

Roll on that bell or bubble! 🧑🏽‍🦼‍➡️🔔⚪

New tracks tagged #Skywave