Back in 1981, “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League was an insanely big hit. It’s not an overly complex song, either. Martin Rushent, who produced the song, added a drum machine, a very basic synth, ...

The debut solo album from one-half of British experimental pop duo Let’s Eat Grandma goes heavy on the synthesizers and the ...

With the final season of Stranger Things still fresh in the cultural bloodstream, the sound of the 1980s is everywhere again.

SYNTH WEEK 2024: After the incredible leaps in synthesizer technology that were made in the late '70s, 1980 could be regarded as the year that was the calm before the beautiful storm. There weren’t ...

Although there might have been other music produced or recorded in the 1980s, we may never know of its existence due to the cacophony of all of the various keytars, drum machines, and other ...

Even the promo pictures look pretty '80s. Here’s some pretty big news for iOS musicians: AudioKit’s Digital D1 synth is now an Audio Unit. What? That means that, instead of running as a standalone app ...

An image from the film “Resynator” shows Alison Tavel with components of the synthesizer her father invented. (Photo courtesy of Select a Shape Pictures) When Alison Tavel asked family members about ...

Top ‘80s songs include entries from across the musical spectrum. Throughout 1980s there was a renaissance occurring within music, one which stretched throughout all genres be it pop, rock, country, ...