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We Are Magonia - Synthwave Is Dead (Dark Smoke Signal Remix)

Meshing together elements of high energy Art Rock, Synthwave and Retrowave, the track tells a story of undiscovered young talent and the challenges these kids can face. All sale proceeds are going to the charity; https://www.youthmusic.org.uk who invest in youth music-making projects where they’re really needed.

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The Big Stage (Preview)

The first shot is fired from an SGR-A1 autonomous sentry gun into the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Is this a human on the loop (HOTL) system? The world demands an answer.

ED-209

Jump on your BMX and head back to the 80s.

Push the tape in whilst driving out of the city at night in a Lamborghini Countach.

Thunder Road

Looking back, going over chapter one of the story, when do we wanna turn the page? 
Moments in time, that are frozen forever, each one a missing puzzle piece 
But there is one we cannot find 

We can’t seem to sit back and have the conversation, afraid of what happens next 
Behind old walls and a dented suit of armour, the dice are too heavy to roll 
Stay away from the water's edge 
Run away into the night 

(Fire) The flames begin to flicker round December Rose 
They said it would burn to ash 
(Fire) The smoke, it starts to spiral out of our control 
We can’t see through the dust 
(Fire) Horizons disappear, oh lately, when the sun goes down, 
It used to burn so bright 

Straighten up when you see the door gets pushed wide open, don’t let the tears fall in front of me 
I’m looking up with open arms, in a darkened room looking for clues 
Now there's the smile you use for me 

(Fire) The flames begin to flicker round December Rose 
They said it would burn to ash 
(Fire) The smoke, it starts to spiral out of our control 
We can’t see through the dust 
(Fire) Horizons disappear oh lately when the sun goes down, 
It used to burn so bright 
I know we didn't make it already just like yesterday 
Here comes the final test 

I Fade Away
I Fade Away
I Fade Away
I Fade Away

December Rose

First of my "one dayers" - a track all done from start to finish in one day. The purpose is to help me get better at different things. Hopefully.

Image: https://www.beeple-crap.com/

Holocene

Starcourt Mall has it all, shop in style at the Starcourt! 
Welcome to Starcourt Mall located in wonderful Hawkins, Indiana! 
Wanna grab an ice-cream at Scoops Ahoy in the food court? 

A Stranger Things inspired Synthwave ode to first love

First Date at Starcourt Mall

The Midnight were kind enough to provide the stems of four tracks for a remix competition; here's my entry, hope you like it.

Non-monetised

Fire on the beach
Face to the sky
The stars dance around like gods in the skies
The gold silhoutte
You take off your clothes
And my heart feels the weight of all I don't know

Memories and mountain tops
Drunk on sunset boulevard
With the city of angels singing on
Maybe this is just a dream
And maybe we are still asleep
But I, I will miss you when I'm gone
Flickers of the canyon fire
Its hands raised like a gospel choir
If we live forever, let us live forever tonight

Helicopters against moonlight
Our holy mother of the midnight
And if we live forever, let us live forever tonight

Tomorrow we'll go
Back to our lives
With sand in our skin and sun in our eyes
But I know the truth
I've seen the signs
And I've seen the golden gods in disguise

Memories and mountain tops
Drunk on sunset boulevard
With the city of angels singing on
Maybe this is just a dream
And maybe we are still asleep
But I, I will miss you when I'm gone

Flickers of the canyon fire
Its hands raised like a gospel choir
If we live forever, let us live forever tonight

Helicopters against moonlight
Our holy mother of the midnight
And if we live forever, let us live forever tonight

Flickers of the canyon fire
Its hands raised like a gospel choir
If we live forever, let us live forever tonight

Helicopters against moonlight
Our holy mother of the midnight
And if we live forever, let us live forever tonight

Flickers of the canyon fire
Its hands raised like a gospel choir
If we live forever, let us live forever tonight

Helicopters against moonlight
Our holy mother of the midnight
And if we live forever, let us live forever tonight

The Midnight - Los Angeles (Dark Smoke Signal Remix)

Vatican City - 2050 
It began with the cavernous chant. A neon blue fissure opens up over the square, a dark figure emerges. 
Angels fall from the sky as flames erupt around the imposing Basilica. Where once white smoke rose, an obelisk now falls. 
Tanks emblazoned with an ancient symbol, now an emblem of evil, provide covering fire into the distance as the Priest Runner Units lock onto their targets. 
The final schism has begun.

Track taken from the album 'The Antipope Resurrection' available here on digital and physical formats;
https://darksmokesignal.bandcamp.com/album/the-antipope-resurrection

"When it comes to dark, twisted and heavy synth sounds, Dark Smoke Signal has outdone himself on The Antipope Resurrection. This is an album that has a gut punch to it, and the shadows it casts are darker than the dark itself. There is an abundance surging bass, pulsing drums and rough-edged, cutting synth throughout the album. Surprisingly, there are also moments of warmth, as gentler, more flowing synths contrast the weight and aggression of the other elements on the album. However, make no mistake, this is darksynth at its most in your face and aggressive." Karl Magi at Spinditty

The Antipope Resurrection

Fallen Idol

Remix by Sapphira Vee; https://soundcloud.com/sapphira-official

Original track can be heard on the album, 'The Antipope Resurrection' available here; https://darksmokesignal.bandcamp.com/album/the-antipope-resurrection

Tearing the Wings off an Angel (Heretic Remix)

Multi-instrumentalist Dark Smoke Signal is synthwave producer Alex Pope from the new music hotbed of Bristol, UK. An 80’s child, he was raised on a diet of synthpop, Jean Michel-Jarre and prog-rock. As a teenager, Alex began obsessing over 80’s thrash and 90’s heavy metal and played guitar in a succession of ropey bands through the years. After graduating from university with a degree in audio engineering, he started producing local artists which eventually gave him the taste to produce his own material. Discovering the world of synthesizers proved a turning point and Alex went solo, switching up to the world of retrowave but staying true to his roots of hooky melodies and anthemic choruses. Tinkering with filters and envelopes has allowed the repressed inner nerd to flourish again after lost years in the sonic wilderness.

Debut single, The Big Stage was released in August 2018 with all proceeds going to youthmusic.org, a charity for underprivileged kids. Among the follow up singles, Thunder Road and December Rose received 10/10 reviews on Forever Synth and remain the only tracks to do so. His epic, award-winning synthwave story, ‘December Rose’ was featured on the genre leading New Retro Wave channel and also won ‘Best Single’ in the inaugural Forever Synth awards 2019.

Enthused by the initial success of these, DSS signed to Retro Reverb Records for the release of his long-anticipated debut album, ‘The Antipope Resurrection’ that will be landing on March 18th this year.

Flickering in the shadows between the genres of Synthwave and Darksynth, songs are a mix of vocal and instrumental styles retaining a melodic edge the hook the listener in.

DSS has had a fair bit of airplay over the last couple of years across some of the electro-scene’s most well-respected radio shows incl. Artefaktor, Synth City with Rob Harvey, Forever Synth, Space Jams, Beyond Synth, Radio Wigwam and The Russ Evans Electro Show to name a few.

DSS incorporates live synth, sampling, guitar and vocals into his energetic shows that have got followers in the scene talking. This last year has seen him perform at the Retro Reverb Rhythms launch party and also earn support slots opening for the likes of Lebrock, Absolute Valentine and Lazerpunk. The first booking of 2021 is already in the calendar and the line-up, yet to be announced promises to be truly special.

Dark Smoke Signal

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