S4E1 - Starcadets in Squeaky Chairs

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S4E1 - Starcadets in Squeaky Chairs

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Aug 26, 2020

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Starcadian joins Dennis and Neon Fawkes for the season 4 premiere and talks about everything from touring to video games. He also gets very real with discussion of his new EP Shadowcatcher. They also drop premieres from Eightecs, Best Korea, and Von Kaiser.

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Aug 26, 2020

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Get ready to hear synthwave news like you've never heard it before. Join Dennis G and Neon Fawkes as they tackle the less hard hitting synthwave news. It's funny, surreal, yet hugely informative featuring great music from synthwave's best.

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S3E8 - To Bidet Or Not To Bidet?: Dennis G and Neon Fawkes are joined by synthpop group ØPAL. Vosto Vlad interviews himself. Primo kicks Corona's ass in the playground. Dennis tries to understand bidets and how to make the Ø symbol on his keyboard. They also play rad premieres from Taurus 1984, Czarina, and of course ØPAL. by The State of Synth
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S3E16 - I'm Coming: MacReady join Dennis and Jules and turn their brains to mush. Vosto goes hot on the trail to uncover the meaning behind an ominous message by Kavinsky. Primo tells it like it is. #blacklivesmatter by The State of Synth
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S3E9 - That Time We Almost Broke Time: Vosto pushes a big red button and somehow almost breaks the space-time continuum. Alpha Chrome Yayo joins Dennis and Jules and things somehow get even weirder. It's a show full of whiskey, kimonos, alternate universe episodes of Cheers and partially sentient video golf menu screens. by The State of Synth
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S3E2 - Coming in Hot!: Grammy nominated producer David Joseph Wesley joins for a fun discussion about his passion musical passions. They also talk about vintage video games, gear porn, and the music he creates under the name Parsec. Vosto reports on a new sweatwave contest. by The State of Synth
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S3E1 - Is This Synthwave?: Dennis and NEON Fawkes dust off their mics for an all new season of TSOS. Their special guest is ALEX. They discuss his new album Blood City and play cool tunes from Dynamite Stranger, Neon Arcadia, NeverMann, Embers (remixed by HeartBeatHero). by The State of Synth
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S3E12 - Tonight We Riot: This week Dennis and Neon are joined by NewRetroWave recording artist Let Em Riot. Vosto somehow gets stuck in the 5th dimension on his way to September 87's TV set. Dennis and Neon drop rad tunes from Roxi Drive, Kidburn, Peacecraft, Kay Burton, DEADLIFE, and more. by The State of Synth
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S3E10 - Just Wingin' It: Ray Gun Hero joins Dennis and NEON to discuss his general overall badassery. Jules works on getting buff. Dennis has too much Rye. Vosto does battle with Volkor X when he tries to take over the world. Seriously, we gotta get out of our houses! Oh, and we play rad tunes. by The State of Synth
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S5E2 - Saving the World: Dennis G and Neon Fawkes welcome visual artist and storyteller Jonathan Bell to the show to chat about his positive energy and his Synthwave and Chill YouTube series. We find out about a new video game Narita Boy and their campaign to help save local arcades. by The State of Synth
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S3E4 - Mullets & Man Crushes: Dennis G and Neon Fawkes welcome Ace Marino to the show. They talk music, body building tips, and Ace shares his secret on how he maintains his fabulous mullet. Vosto is super excited for the new indie synthwave game Retro Drive. by The State of Synth
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S3E5 - Samurais and Aliens: CZARINA and Primo join Dennis and Neon Fawkes to take the show completely off the rails. Vosto discovers a new type of synthwave called Microwave. Dennis G and Neon Fawkes play rad tunes along with a new premiere from HeartBeatHero. by The State of Synth
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S3E6 - It's the End of the World and I Feel Fine: Welcome to our apocalypse show. This episode we invited artist Shikimo to our bunker for some social distancing, a few drinks, and a nice chat about his new tune "Shimmer Isle." We also play some synthwave composed by a cat. by The State of Synth
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S3E13 - Clickety-Clack: Straplocked and CZARINA join Dennis and Jules and things go quickly off the rails. Vosto dives into the Virtuaverse. They drop premieres from Espen Kraft feat VIC20, Straplocked, and CZARINA. by The State of Synth
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S3E7 - Beerwave: Jeremy from Skald Brewing joins Dennis G and Neon Fawks to talk about brewing synthwave beers. Vosto and Arnold get ready to terminate the competition at The Midnight's remix contest. The gang drops a world premiere from Dana Jean Phoenix's new album called "Figure Me Out." by The State of Synth
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S3 Finale: Dennis and Jules try out the new Synthfamulator 9000. by The State of Synth
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S3E14 - The State of Wolves: Dennis and Neon Fawkes welcome Seattle synthwave artist Wolftron to the show to discuss his music and the Seattle music scene. Dennis drinks too much Vaporita and accidentally starts an east/west synthwave gang war. Rad tunes and random discussions run rampant. by The State of Synth
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S4E2 - Snack Attack: Dennis and Jules catch up with Scott from Elevate The Sky to talk about his music and generally being an awesome supporter of the synthwave scene. Vosto reports on the new Chex Quest HD game. When there are snacks and rad tunes involved, everyone's a winner. by The State of Synth
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S3E11 - Vampires in Bad Sweaters: This episode Neon Fawkes and Dennis G are joined by special guest Vampire Step-Dad. They discuss his music and his on-point merch game. Bandcamp drops it's fees again and once again threatens to do serious damage to Jule's Credit Card. by The State of Synth
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S4E5 - A New Pair of Pants: Neon Fawkes and Dennis G talk with Cannons about their music style, influences, and new video for their hit single "Fire for You." Vosto takes us on a tour through the Nightride FM research facility to investigate a strange new device. by The State of Synth
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S4E12 - Shredwave: Dennis and Neon Fawkes are joined by shredwave extraordinaires McRocklin & Hutch. They discuss BMX bikes, stormtroopers, tracksuits, and their epic guitar driven sound. Vosto interviews a potential new employee that might have embalming fluid in his car (seriously, where does he find these guys?) by The State of Synth
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S4E1 - Starcadets in Squeaky Chairs: Starcadian joins Dennis and Neon Fawkes for the season 4 premiere and talks about everything from touring to video games. He also gets very real with discussion of his new EP Shadowcatcher. They also drop premieres from Eightecs, Best Korea, and Von Kaiser. by The State of Synth
20 min listen
S5E5 - Cats, Plants, and Squiggly Solos: It's a big livestream weekend and we're all excited! On this episode, Neon Fawkes welcomes Serbian producer Bonggita to the show to talk about his music and his amazing life journey. Synthbot also breaks the station by cranking out too many NFTs. by The State of Synth
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S6E3 - Hosts, Toasts, and Roasts: Producer and show host Modern Knight joins Dennis and Neon Fawkes for a silly chat that covers everything from music to underwear preference. They also say goodbye to the gang at friends Forever Synth in the only way they know, with lots of satire! by The State of Synth
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S4E11 - The Rad Pack: Kaarin, Ashley from Forged in Neon and Joe Lokay (AKA The Rad Pack) take over The State of Synth. Dennis G and Vosto Vlad report on location from the Kung Fury 2 set. by The State of Synth
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S3E15 - Synthwave is People: On is a super sized episode Dennis and Jules discuss the Synth Rider Festival with the documentary creators Ivan and Damien. They also have a chat with Espen Kraft to talk about his music and the awesome Norwegian music scene. by The State of Synth
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S4E6 - Black Magic: Retro Revolutions join the gang and impresses with their complex modding wizardly and wild stories from the land called New Zealand. Synthbot 83 visits a local coffee shop to try to solve the Midnight's ARG puzzle and gets drunk on coffee. Dennis G and Neon Fawkes drop some fresh new tunes. by The State of Synth
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S5E4 - Wolf Club Jeans: Dennis G and Neon Fawkes welcome W O L F C L U B to the show to chat about their new album, upcoming shows, and their scoring work on the Infamous movie soundtrack. Kitty Caboodle reports on the new Turbo Kid Video game. by The State of Synth
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S5E3 - Pet The Dog: Dennis G and Neon Fawkes welcome Street Cleaner to the show to talk about his new album and video game. Kitty Caboodle reports on location from a village in Romania where a strange metallic disc has been discovered. by The State of Synth
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S5E9 - Cirquewave: Dennis G and Neon welcome Max Cruise to the show to talk about his new amazing new album Cruise Control. Synthbot 83 finds inspiration in the most unlikely of places. by The State of Synth
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S4E14 - The Shack of Mysteries: Neon Fawkes are joined by Turbo Knight, YORU 夜, and Dimi Kaye to talk about the music they make together. Other enlightening topics included: Thundercats, Olympus plants, guitar shredding and how to curse in other languages. Praise to Zeus/Vangelis. by The State of Synth
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S4 - Finale: Thanks for listening! See you in 2021. by The State of Synth
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S7E5 - Beating the Algorithm: Synthwave OG Crockett come on the show for a fun chat about his music, his name, and whether he prefers scrambled or unscrambled (we were not talking about eggs.) Kitty and Stan report from the set of the new Top Gun movie, Maverick. by The State of Synth
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S4E1 - Starcadets in Squeaky Chairs

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