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Who is LukHash ? Everything About His Music and Career

Lukhash Born Agust 17, 1984, known professionally as Lukhash, is a Polish musician, producer and DJ. Born in Wroclaw Poland. It all started in 2003, when LukHash began creating and recording musical compositions as SH Music. A veritable one-man-band, he wrote and recorded all parts for guitars, bass, piano, drums and synths himself. Six years later, the sound began to tilt more towards the electronic, as inspiration manifested from the machines of bygone years. He began experimenting with SID chiptune and the Nintendo digital logic soundchip as well as Commodore 64 systems and a couple of 1989's hacked Nintendo Gameboy consoles. The result was a blend of original 8bit sound channeled into 80's and Rock music known as LukHash. From then...

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The History of Synthwave

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...

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Why is Streetwear So Popular ?

How Streetwear Became Popular? Beginning of the Streetwear 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.   Hip Hop and Rise of It wasn't some time before streetwear advanced toward New York City and ended up received inside the hip-bounce scene there. The garments were baggy and free, giving individuals the opportunity that they expected to bust wonderful proceeds onward the move floor. Sneaker brands like Nike and Adidas hopped locally available,...

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6 Futuristic, Synthwave, Retrowave Games

There are Some Good Futuristic Games! Here we go; COD: Infinite Warfare – Zombies in Spaceland Zombies in Spaceland is a DLC of « Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare » accessible since November 2016. It's basically the new « Zombie mode » of the last Call of Duty yet with a Retro 80 soul. The story is an appearance to thump out the most walkers (reference to Walking Dead) as conceivable under a 80s soundtrack with a retro-cutting edge realistic character since it occur in a fascination named « Spaceland ». The player is anticipated into an entertainment mecca under cutting edge view where we can discover zombies masked as comedians, rides as spaceships, a lively dancefloor and some more....

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How To Create 80s Style Retro Futuristic Neon Artwork

Here's the Secret of Retro Artworks Earlier this year I posted a showcase of 80s inspired neon art featuring all kinds of bright fluoro colours and retro futuristic scenes. Having enjoyed browsing this style of art and listening to albums of 80s style electro synth music I decided to have a go at creating a design of my own. Follow this step by step tutorial to see how I put together the Electric Overdrive artwork with various texturing and lighting effects in Photoshop.   The design we’ll be creating makes use of all the typical elements of 80s style retro futuristic art. Desert mountain ranges, Tron style grids and galactic star fields are all combined with intense RGB colours. We’ll take the...

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