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In this exciting Season Finale, the Beyond Synth Family finally finish the Billboard 1999 series. AND they listen to a ton of awesome music along the way! Happy Holidays! If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show: Sung - “Valse Noire” https://soundcloud.com/sung_music http://sung-music.bandcamp.com/ XIII Nights - “Straight Up” https://xiiinights.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1OAbbYcEvP7ZlFxFMYziK3 Glitbiter - “Bury the Sky” https://soundcloud.com/glitbiter https://glitbiter.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6aUb5Zujn6ZsAuzuxepUsv Neon Vice 83 - “Blooming” https://soundcloud.com/neonvice83music https://neonvice83.bandcamp.com/album/blooming Otrebor - “Infinity Gate” https://soundcloud.com/otrebor_12 https://otrebor12.bandcamp.com/ Color Theory - “Where Tigers Are Said to Roam” https://soundcloud.com/colorthe

Will Bush passed away December 24th 2025. Today on the show we look back at the time that Immortal Girlfriend were on the show back in 2020. Will was a good guy and he will be missed. You can check out IMMORTAL GIRLFRIEND here: https://soundcloud.com/immortalgirlfriend https://immortalgirlfriend.bandcamp.com/releases https://open.spotify.com/artist/3BRdjtA6y3mQYgGgqNFydC https://www.instagram.com/immortal_girlfriend/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8mn7zABKaA5rt_3Qt40JAQ https://www.facebook.com/Immortalgirlfriend/ Today’s Playlist: Immortal Girlfriend - “Calling” Immortal Girlfriend - “Overcome the Night” Immortal Girlfriend - “Moon (Runner)” Immortal Girlfriend - “Celestials” Immortal Girlfriend - “In Motion” Immortal Girlfriend - “RIDE” Immortal Girlfriend - “Phantasm” Immortal Girlfriend - “Moment”

Today on the show we dive deeper into the world of Starcadian with Rob O’Neill, a cool guy who is also the co-director of some of the Starcadian videos and the steward of Starcadian’s future. Rob talks about how he met George, the making of the Freak Night video, the mysterious Starcadian Codex, and much more! Plus, Rob has picked out some of his favourite Starcadian tracks for us to listen to while we remember the immense talent that was Starcadian and what will happen with his unreleased works in the future… If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can check out STARCADIAN here: https://soundcloud.com/starcadian https://starcadian.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3I0ceM8qfqhCKGepaswmVg https://www.instagram.com/starcadian/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQwragNeTJ-JhCg-SBHhQQ?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.facebook.com/starcadianofficial You can check out Rob O’Neill here: https:

Today on the show Andy chats with Jess Blaise Ward, author of the book “Making Synthwave: How an Online Music Community Invented a Genre”. Jess talks about her musical upbringing, writing her PHD, and the process of putting the book together. Jess was also in charge of the playlist and picked some of her favourite tracks! If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can check out Jess Blaise Ward and the Book here: https://www.routledge.com/Making-Synthwave-How-an-Online-Music-Community-Invented-a-Genre/BlaiseWard/p/book/9781032732039 https://jessicablaiseward.wixsite.com/blaiserunner https://www.instagram.com/blaisejess https://open.spotify.com/artist/6b3Mo22D2dZ3mdh62FvOnl Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show: Jessie Frye & Ollie Wride - Malibu Broken https://soundcloud.com/jessiefrye https://www.instagram.com/jessiefryemusic/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jfryemusic?featur

Today Andy catches up with old friend of the show Droid Bishop! James chats about his album Cinema and his 2025 singles, but for the most part, they just talk about AI for the whole show. If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can Check out DROID BISHOP here: https://soundcloud.com/droidbishop http://droidbishop.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/0HPVHsbV2yIYPp2Pk4kdHe https://www.instagram.com/droidbishop/ https://www.facebook.com/DroidBishop Today’s Tracklist: Droid Bishop - “The Hero Within” Droid Bishop - “Renegade” Droid Bishop - “In The City of Angels” Droid Bishop - “Return of the Gemini” Droid Bishop - “Vice” Droid Bishop - “Frontiers” Droid Bishop - “Man Machine” Droid Bishop - “Feature Presentation”

It IS Halloween! This spooky season Andy chats with Killer Klowns movie composer John Massari! John talks about adapting the Klowns score to a live to film concert, music education in the 70s, and his love for vintage synthesizers. John has some juicy behind the scenes stories while working on the music for B-movies like the Snake Eater Trilogy, Retro Puppet Master and Kickboxer 5. They also chat about how music production has changed over the years, scoring mobisodes, and being a kid on Halloween during the Cuban missile crisis. And to keep things Halloweeny, Andy is joined by Mike Mendoza to, sort of, talk about Halloween stuff. If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can Check out JOHN MASSARI here: https://soundcloud.com/johnmassari https://www.instagram.com/john.massari/ https://www.youtube.com/c/johnmassari https://www.facebook.com/kkfosmusicsoundtrack/ https://linktr.ee/johnmassari Don’t F

Today on the show Andy chats with the very talented Pat, Nick and Aaron from The Motion Epic! We track the band from Pat’s nomadic musical adventures to Nick and Aaron joining up and forming the trio they are today. Nick teaches us the correct pronunciation of Kalimocho, Aaron has crazy allergies, and Pat travels all over the place writing songs wherever he goes. They also chat about their musical influences, and how they collaborate while living far away from each other. If you like weighted keyboards and James Bond, this one’s for you! If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth Check out THE MOTION EPIC HERE: https://soundcloud.com/themotionepic https://open.spotify.com/artist/2maV9w4OlFpfWlMX3URDuN https://sofakingvinyl.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-revamped-edition https://www.instagram.com/themotionepic/ https://www.facebook.com/themotionepic/ https://themotionepic.bandcamp.com/ Kalimocho: https:/

Today on Beyond Synth we say goodbye to “My Favourite Game” and Hello to Miami Nights 1984 who wants to talk all about Chrono Trigger for the SNES. We also chat about Tetra Paks, Donkey Kong, 90’s kids TV, and Michael’s custom Metal Gear cycling jersey. The blessed listener then get’s a taste of Miami Nights newest album Cosmopolis, as well as Gunblaze Assault and a sprinkling of Sentimental. If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth Check out MIAMI NIGHTS 1984 here: https://soundcloud.com/miami-nights-1984 https://miaminights1984.bandcamp.com/album/gunblaze-assault http://rossocorsarecords.com/ https://soundcloud.com/actrazer https://open.spotify.com/artist/18iQQOuyGlHunPVzmoLY20 Today’s Tracklist: Miami Nights 1984 - “Assault” Miami Nights 1984 - “Aerial Combat” Miami Nights 1984 - “Fire It Up” Miami Nights 1984 - “Sentimental” Miami Nights 1984 - “Skylines” Miami Nights 1984 - “Golden Hour” Miami N

Today Andy is joined by The Dream Eaters a.k.a. Jake and Elizabeth! The duo talk about how they met and the evolution of the Dream Eaters from their indie and shoegaze origins to the comedic synthpop style of their newer music. They chat about Gowanis, satan, and cats! But most importantly, we learn about the mysterious Steve! If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can check out THE DREAM EATERS here: https://soundcloud.com/dreameatersband https://thedreameaters.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/58EGECKV4drTQ3m7SFJNYf https://www.instagram.com/wearethedreameaters https://www.tiktok.com/@thedreameaters https://www.youtube.com/@wearethedreameaters https://www.facebook.com/dreameatingfreakshow Today’s Playlist: The Dream Eaters - “satan is lord” The Dream Eaters - “Tongue” The Dream Eaters - “gimme some ass” The Dream Eaters - “Mood Pills” The Dream Eaters - “we’re fucked” The Dream

The Beyond Synth Family has reconvened to finish talking about the billboard #1 hits of the 90s. This episode, Andy, Mike, Marko and Florence listen to the hits of 1998! Will Andy dislike it just like all the other 90s billboard hits or has he softened over the past few weeks? Will Mike give everything a 5? Will Florence ever be able to purchase Florence.com? And WHO is the mysterious Marko Maric? Find out today on Beyond Synth as we talk about 90s junk and listen to awesome synth-wave tunes! If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show: BMX Escape - “Life Next To You Featuring BY FOREVER” https://soundcloud.com/bmxescape https://bmxescape.bandcamp.com/releases https://open.spotify.com/artist/61mr1LdQ9dt0T9XKQbQaDg BY FOREVER: https://soundcloud.com/byforever https://byforever.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/byforeverofficial/ Gridlu

Today, Andy chats with Alex Lightspeed and a few of his co-conspirators Todd Daggett and The Neon Syndicate! Alex talks about fixing up old Pontiac Fieros, getting one of his tracks in the Forza Horizon soundtrack, and even getting one of his cars into a major Hollywood picture starring Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen. Todd chats about his drum and bass roots and writing novels, Gabriele loves keytars and bell peppers, and Alex sunk in the mud at burning man. And if you love cryo-chambers than hang on to your hats because we talk about the thing you love. If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can check out ALEX LIGHTSPEED Here: https://rossocorsarecords.bandcamp.com/album/lost-future https://alexlightspeed.com/ https://alexlightspeed.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/alex_lightspeed/ https://www.facebook.com/DJAlexLightspeed/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/31nFIDC4nnQN3h3cWE5KaK Neon

Today Andy is joined by TLF a.k.a Christoph 'Hadl' Hassel. Hadl appeared on the show back in 2020 as half of Siamese Youth, but today he’s flying solo to talk about the origins of the TLF project, 80s music, playing pianos, and collaborating with one of his childhood music influences Chris Huelsbeck. Hadl also chats about top-lining for other artists, Right Said Fred, classical music, and Rondò Veneziano. There’s even a brief cameo from Happy the dog! If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth Check out TLF here: https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/album/planet-sadness https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GbRRHyryPjbyhEdI81OOt https://www.instagram.com/tlf.music.b/ https://www.facebook.com/tlf.music.b https://twitter.com/tlf_music_b Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show: Chris Huelsbeck: https://www.huelsbeck.com/ https://chrishuelsbeck.bandcamp.com/music https://soundcloud.com/chris

Today on the show, Andy is joined by New Arcades a.k.a. Adam and Dean! They talk about how they met each other while working in animal welfare, rescuing cats and dogs, and their favourite Thai food order. Adam and Dean also talk about making music for the awesome Robo Cop documentary RoboDoc, live performance, and crafting their new sound. Long Live Shreddy! If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can check out NEW ARCADES here: https://soundcloud.com/newarcades https://newarcades.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/newarcades/ https://www.youtube.com/user/NewArcadesOfficial https://www.facebook.com/newarcades/ Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show: MIAMI NIGHTS 1984: https://soundcloud.com/miami-nights-1984 http://rossocorsarecords.com/ https://soundcloud.com/actrazer https://open.spotify.com/artist/18iQQOuyGlHunPVzmoLY20 DROID BISHOP: https://soundcloud.com/droidb

Today on the show Andy is joined by They / Live, a.k.a. Whitney, who talks about her genre-hopping musical journey from country ballads to cool synth pop tunes. She also chats about leaving her Mormon past, the joy of making music videos, and bowl cuts. If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can check out They / Live here: https://bornlosersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nature-structure https://theyylivve.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/4XCp2Gx3vkTsKX8fpehHuk https://www.instagram.com/theyylivve/ https://www.facebook.com/theyylivve https://bornlosersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ablation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFjb-fMED1Q Today’s Tracklist: They / Live - “Gravity” They / Live - “Dreamer” They / Live - “Circles” They / Live - “For The Pleasure” They / Live - “Master Melody” They / Live - “Empire Ennui” They / Live - “The Garden”

On today’s show, Andy hangs out with Steve from Opus Science Collective — a one-man musical powerhouse, teacher, and cool guy. They chat about the origins of his misleadingly plural band name, dive into synths, chiptune, city pop, and even get interrupted by his senile cat, Yoda. Steve and Andy nerd out over classic cartoons like The Real Ghostbusters and Transformers, the weirdness of N64 emulation, and fantasies about dream geek spaces — including Lego rooms and CRT-filtered arcades. If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can Check out OSC here: https://soundcloud.com/opus-science-collective https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/opusscience/ https://www.facebook.com/opusscience Today’s Tracklist: OSC - “14 North Moore Street OSC - “Listen_ Do You Smell Something OSC - “Crowd Funking” OSC - “Yoru No Kōsoku Dōro OSC - “Deuce OSC - “Wave Crave” OSC - “Sky Bridg

R.I.P. Starcadian. This is the conversation I had with Starcadian, originally recorded in May 2022. Please take this opportunity to get to know George, listen to his amazing music, and check out his music videos. Starcadian is one of the greatest talents to ever grace the synthwave scene and he will be missed. STARCADIAN: https://soundcloud.com/starcadian https://starcadian.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3I0ceM8qfqhCKGepaswmVg https://www.instagram.com/starcadian/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQwragNeTJ-JhCg-SBHhQQ?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.facebook.com/starcadianofficial https://twitter.com/Starcadian

In this lively and wide-ranging chat, Andy welcomes the multi-talented Fear of Tigers (aka Benjamin) to the show! They dive deep into Ben’s fascinating journey from DJing in Spanish clubs, to working in the London music industry, to becoming an electronic music producer. They chat about the MySpace days, psychic predictions, and adventures in running a record shop. Andy picks some of his favorite Fear of Tigers tracks to listen to — whether Benjamin agrees with his choices or not! If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth Check out FEAR OF TIGERS here: https://soundcloud.com/fearoftigers http://fearoftigers.bandcamp.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/2eMdch9qwgd4eJoU4Wgsuy https://www.instagram.com/fearoftigers/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/fearoftigers/ Today’s Playlist: Fear of Tigers - “Lluvia” Fear of Tigers - “Memorexia” Fear of Tigers - “Forever In Your Heartbeat” Fear of Tigers - “Lulea" Fear

Andy catches up with Marko in this super chill episode of Beyond Synth, where they dive into all the usual nonsense — candy cravings, weird chocolate bar names, and the eternal mystery of Tim Hortons. There’s also a solid chunk of video game talk: Marko dishes on finishing Baldur’s Gate 3, Robocop, and Evil Within 2 (aka “the milk game”), while Andy finally gets deep into Metal Gear Solid V and rants about how good old games still look and play today. They bond over overpriced game releases, modding drama, and how emulators often outdo the actual companies. Of course, it’s all soundtracked by killer synth tunes! just two buds talking games, music, and life. If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth Don’t Forget to Check out ALL the artists featured on the show: Memory Design - “You're Gonna Like Us” https://soundcloud.com/dave-250830496 https://memorydesign.bandcamp.com/ https://music.apple.com/us/art

Andy welcomes Josh a.k.a. Your Sister is a Werewolf for a deep dive into the world of TV scoring, retro synth music, and balancing creative passion with day-to-day life. Josh shares insights from two decades of composing for true crime shows and explains how analog synths and 80s vibes power his solo project. They chat about licensing headaches, using live musicians in production, and Josh’s collaborations with artists like OSC and Tom Scott. Plus: nostalgic tangents on SCTV and Kids in the Hall, a few confessions about sleep struggles and sweet tea, and the surprising answer to just how many times Josh has seen The Howling II. Featuring music from Josh’s albums Chad, Captain Video, and Summer Break, this one’s packed with laughs, insight, and rad tunes. If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth Check out YOUR SISTER IS A WEREWOLF here: https://yoursisterisawerewolf.bandcamp.com/releases https://open.sp

Today on the best synth-wave chat show there is, Andy has a fun conversation with the gentlemen from LeBrock, Michael and Shaun! They talk about ripping the top off a van, movie soundtracks, live performance, and tattoos! If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondsynth or PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/beyondsynth You can check out LeBrock here: https://soundcloud.com/listentolebrock https://lebrock.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/listentolebrock/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjNyHdmplbNQL1JOyBBoyZw https://www.facebook.com/ListentoLeBrock https://open.spotify.com/artist/461TaZqofVfcQo2wtMwnQJ UltraBoss: https://soundcloud.com/ultraboss84 https://ultraboss.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ultraboss1984/ https://www.instagram.com/ultrabossofficial/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/38nGQptZNhX8obVa39oI7y Today’s Playlist: LeBrock - “Galactic Smasher” LeBrock - “Dangerous Dreams” LeBrock - “Juice (featuring Ultraboss)” LeBrock - “Hollow”