What is Synthwave ? What does it mean ? Synthwave also called Ultron retro wave and future syns is a genre of electronic music influenced by 1980s film soundtracks and video games. Beginning in the mid-2000s the genre developed from various niche communities on the internet reaching wider popularity in the early 2010's. In its music and cover artwork synth wave engages in retro-futurism emulating 1980s science-fiction action and horror media. Sometimes compared to cyberpunk it expresses nostalgia for 1980s culture attempting to capture the year's atmosphere and celebrate it. Musically Musically Synthwave is heavily inspired by many 1980s films video games and cartoons as well as composers such as John Carpenter Vangelis and tangerine dream. The sub-genre named Ultron...
Retrowave Hello, What is retrowave? Could it be anything made in today's day and aged stylized to eighties anime? Could it be this cool-looking font on the poster from the movie drive? Could it be a wave of water named Gerald who likes to listen to outdated music? Well maybe it's all of those things but maybe it's also none of those things possibly. Retrowave or synthwave as it's commonly known can mean a variety of different things for many different people for some it's confined to a musical genre and for others it's a distinct style or a way of expression and for some it's just a joke to enjoy ironically. But I think it's anything with an absurd...
Do you remember the 80's? The era of roller skates, VHS and Walkman cassette, the golden age of neon’s, synths and future. The 80’s were an era when we used to fantasize a lot about the future. From the dystopian post-apocalyptic vision of the future to the high-tech utopian fantasy, the 80’s were like a draft of the present. The Legend of Synthwave The nostalgia of that spirit led, at the beginning of the 2000s, to the appearance of a new kind of electronic music that goes by the name of Synthwave. A new kind of music ? Well, not completely. That’s why today we go back, to the future! You may have noticed there’s a lot of nostalgia going...
Initiator of the Streetwear Streetwear's ancestor is actually Urbanwear. Those born between 1970 and 1980 are sure to have heard of Urbanwear in their youth at least once. Streetwear was originally revealed in 1980 by Los Angeles surfers, skateboarders and hiphop audiences. The reason for this style became so popular is to look contrary but elegant. Of course, at that time, such products were not considered luxury and did not even seem to be a profitable investment by any brand. Therefore, young people started to create their own style by making different combinations of sports products they bought. Sometimes they even produced products themselves. Luxury Brands Luxury brands such as Supreme, A bathing ape and Stüssy, which we know today,...
Beginning of the Urban During the 1970s, the street and skateboarding subcultures were taking off in California. They roused an interesting style of simple and open to dressing, which was driven by one creator specifically Shawn Stussy, who began off moving handcrafted shirts out of his vehicle boot and is presently frequently credited similar to the adoptive parent of streetwear. Early Streetwear Early streetwear brands took motivation from the DIY tasteful of punk, new wave, overwhelming metal and hip hop. Built up sportswear and form brands, for example, Kangol and Adidas connected themselves to the mid 1980s hip hop scene Late 90s In the late 1990's, proficient American games establishments bigly affected the scene, with Los Angeles Raiders and...
