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Gnik Nosmirc 
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 Topic: Looking for 80's flavored synth progPosted: July 09 2025 at 16:16 |
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Is there 80's flavored synth prog in the style of synthwave? I'm not talking about progressive electronic or new wave prog-adjacent acts but geniune prog albums with 80's synth (think Jan Hammer, Depeche Mode, etc.).
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Posted: July 09 2025 at 16:56 |
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"The Wake" by IQ?
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Atavachron
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Posted: July 09 2025 at 17:51 |
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Not as large, epic, or song-oriented as Synthwave, but an underappreciated '80s synth adventure for Mr. DiMeola (and featuring Jan H.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEq3xYB5YNs  |
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Posted: July 09 2025 at 18:02 |
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Propaganda LIVE Duel
ZOMBI I'm leaning more into synthprog myself... or whatever this is…. Synthpsych? The Majors Boots Edited by Valdez - July 09 2025 at 20:59 |
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https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine
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Posted: July 09 2025 at 22:49 |
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Karfagen - Omni
Hasse Frgoberg Musical Campanion Moon Safari's last album all those have a strong 80's vibe but actual '80's synth prog' is hard to pin down. I can only think of Eloy and the Performance and Metromania album's but you must be aware of tose I assume? |
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Steve Wyzard
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Posted: July 10 2025 at 13:14 |
This is a really good album, and you can't beat guests like Tony Levin and Bill Bruford (one track), and Phil Collins (no vocals - one track). |
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Posted: July 10 2025 at 13:54 |
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Křídlení by Synkopy was recorded in 1983 and a lot of "then-cutting edge" synthesizers were used on it.
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Posted: July 10 2025 at 14:04 |
I love this album. It's essentially Di Meola/Hammer (Jan's name should be on the cover). The "Sequencer" video is one of the most '80s things, ever! |
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Posted: July 10 2025 at 15:19 |
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The 1983 album by Eddie Jobson & Zinc, The Green Album practically sounds like the blueprint for synthwave. There's a video for "Turn it Over" that has mysteriously vanished from YouTube. Early versions of "Nostalgia" and "Walking on Pastel" were performed during U.K.'s last tour.
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Posted: July 10 2025 at 16:10 |
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That Jobson green album track is pretty awesome. First time ever hearing that.
Edited by Valdez - July 10 2025 at 16:11 |
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https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine
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Posted: July 10 2025 at 17:18 |
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^The whole album is on YouTube.
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Posted: July 11 2025 at 19:28 |
The video can be seen at this link! https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2583645475297946 |
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Posted: July 11 2025 at 20:25 |
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Kit Watkins - Early Solo Works (1980-1982)
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The Orphaned Bee - Rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsCVHVsGcQ0 Edited by Btoll - Yesterday at 03:14 |
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Posted: 8 hours 44 minutes ago at 20:35 |
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I’m not 100% what you’re looking for (80s rooted synth genres can be confusing. There’s a lot of semantics.) I’ll say Genesis does some great things on Duke. Recently I’ve been checking out Peter Hammill’s 80s stuff. Here are some of my favorites:
There’s also Tears for Fears cover of Sea Song but that probably counts as “new wave prog adjacent.” Edited by Faul_McCartney - 8 hours 43 minutes ago at 20:36 |
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