Week 23 - August 30, 2024
EPISODE 23 of Z-GR! Radio
Z-GR! Radio overview right from your Host:
- My name is Scot Apathy – I’m the lead singer for Zero-G Racetrack, and I curate the ‘Floating Around the Racetrack’ Spotify/YouTube playlist. It’s not a pay for play list; I personally choose what’s on it based on what I hear. True story.
- For Z-GR! Radio, I pull from tracks/artists on the playlist (current and archived) and include newer finds that might not be on the list yet (but likely will be).
- The artists included come from myriad genres, geographical locations and stage of growth. I stay away from mainstream established artists, but I will play artists that I’ve followed as they grow. I love it when emerging artists gain traction, and I like to celebrate it.
- I include a cover song each week, and highly recommend checking out MetroVeteran’s (Ruel Smith) ‘Synthwave Covers’ Spotify playlist. There are 900+ great tracks on that list.
- I post a page like this each week to help you find out more about the artists you heard on this week’s show and to make it easy to do so.
- I’m working with NEWHD on a Featured Artist program, and I’ll note those artists as they appear.
Have fun with the list below, enjoy the artists/music and…
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Episode Twenty THREE - On Demand
Z-GR! Radio Episode Twenty THREE Lineup
Unify Separate / Fatlantic - Solitude & I (Fatlantic Remix)
Unify Separate is a duo of Scottish singer Andrew Montgomery and luminary of Sweden’s legendary synth culture, Leo Josefsson. This is their second turn on the show – they were on Episode 7 and they’re back with a very cool track that’s been remixed by Cornwall’s Rob Overseer, who goes by the moniker ‘Fatlantic’.
Unify Separate
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Fatlantic
Corbin Dooley - Feels Like
Los Angeles DJ/Songwriter Corbin Dooley’s ‘Feels Like’ caught my ear initially with that really great opening bass line, but the more I listen to the song, the more I dig the overall vibe of the track, and that chorus really stays with you. Good stuff.
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Second Daughter - Clever Boys
Cires - Silence
Rogue FX / Dewar - Livin'
UK artist Rogue FX AKA Andrew Wood was our guest artist here on Z-GR! Radio for Episode 16, it was awesome – and his latest release is fantastic – it’s a joint with Scottish singer Kirsty Dewar, who brings a great vocal to the song.
Rogue FX
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Dewar
Noshows - Portrait
I’ve had New York City’s NoShows, aka Max Satow on radar for a while now, and his stream count just keeps going up – he’s well regarded in the NYC live circuit, and has been working with Grammy Winning producer Mark Swersky. Of note as well is that Satow has created a mental health hub called Magnify the Mind, a community whose mission is to educate and advocate for those who need emotional support.
Señor Dinosaur - Buffalo
Zero-G Racetrack - Sexy Pretty Thing
I Am Boleyn - Meet Me in The Clouds
I first started following London based I Am Boleyn back in early 2022; she’s part of the amazing Aztec Records artist line-up, and she just keeps releasing great track after great track – honestly, it’s amazing that I’m just now putting her on the show.
Dualarity / Edictum - Long Road Into the Night
‘Long Road Into The Night’ is a joint between Z-GR! Radio newcomer Dualarity, who has worked with several of the most recognizable synthwave names including Turbo Knight, Syntronix, Dimi Kaye and their partner on this track, Edictum, who was on the show way back in Episode 2. Dualarity is out of Devon in the UK and is yet another fantastic Aztec Record artist.
Dualarity
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Edictum
Plexiphones - Help Me
Germany’s Plexiphones have the fun distinction of having opened for the likes of Alphaville, ZZ Top and Heaven 17 – I’m a sucker for vintage analogue synthesizers playing with rock guitars over a dance beat, and ‘Help Me’ is just that. Great track!
Pendants - Nothing to Fear
That was ‘Nothing to Fear’ by Pendants – unfortunately, the band seems to have broken up around the start of the pandemic, but as you can hear, they really had a great sound and I’d love to hear more from them.
Pop Noir - New Year's Day
Maneframe - Regrowth
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