VVMPYRE Reviews Draven - Abyssal Arcana. A new dark synth album by Draven which releases on April 29, 2022.

Arcana was released by Czarina on February 22, 2022 by Dark Tunes Music Group. This review includes music videos and some tracks.

Game Genie Sokolov Signal Loss review by Ghostech. An EP of synthwave, colored by the sound of the Yamaha FM synthesizer and video games.

Review of Until Liars Fear You by Duncan Evans / Wilderness Hymnal by Ghostech. Album is available on Bandcamp by Trepanation Recordings.

Immersed as I am in the current synth music scene, I first began to love synth-based music as a kid growing up in the ‘80s.

A review of Illusion State by Anne Marie which was released on December 4, 2021 through SwissDarkNights.

Then Now Forever by MicroMatscenes is out now and released on Monday January 10, 2022. This release has 4 tracks of high energy vibes...

Dimi Kaye is easily one of the most recognized, active, and highly in demand producers within the Synthwave genre; I say this realizing...

2021 in music was weird, especially within this community. I mostly resorted to checking music in this community, and while I am sure...

First and foremost, I want to say that this list is part of my personal collection that I have been listening to on Bandcamp and iTunes....

Throughout my reviews, I have often challenged myself to tackle different approaches to each album I review. I want to introduce you all...

I really want to take this segment to thank not just the head Michael, who will be reading this before I make my post, but also every...

I always struggle to pick favourites out of the music that I’ve reviewed in a year. There’s so much superb, well-crafted music being...

Nothing is ever quite as challenging as an artist than a first impression. Sending that initial track, or the way new listeners hear or...

Sometimes when it comes to being a critic, it is good to be one step ahead of the crowd. Figuring out what’s the next big thing allows...

Let’s talk about authenticity in music. Music in of itself is one of the most genuine expressions of art, especially when you put your...

Over time, it has been apparent the crossover between EDM and Synthwave audiences would eventually affect the sound of Synthwave as a...

It’s very evident that over time with these reviews, I will probably find records that I really like, but I won’t have enough to say or...

I first got into synth-based music through retrowave and it remains one of my favorite sub-genres. It has continued to expand in sound...

When a critic does their first review, perhaps it is easy to overthink what that says about themselves as a critic. Perhaps it is easy...