Week 9 - April 26 , 2024
NINE times the Awesome, Kids!
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…
PLEASE share the page out on your Socials!
LV-380
Sean Haeberman, AKA LV-380, is this week’s Guest Instrumentalist and is a native of the San Fransisco Bay Area. Sean’s music blends cinematic elements with retro electronic sounds and is inspired by his love for film scores, metal music, and video games from the 80’s and 90’s. It’s also really, really cool, no lie.
Spotify | Linktree | Bandcamp | Instagram
Thanks for the music beds, LV-380!
Episode Nine - On Demand
Z-GR! Radio Episode NINE Lineup
ELIOT, Silverhook, Fear of Tigers - Neon Bluebird Fear of Tigers
A joint effort between ELIOT and DJ Silverhook was already a playlisted favorite of mine when Fear of Tigers came along and upped the game with a super sick, super awesome remix. It was cool to see Fear of Tigers do the remix, as they’ve been a playlist artist since 2022.
Eliot:
Spotify | Linktree | Instagram | TwitterX
Silverhook:
Fear of Tigers:
Vogon Poetry - Passion Erotic Elk Remix
Sweden’s Vogon Poetry ‘Passion’ remix from Erotic Elk was on the list in late 2022 and is awesome, so it’s on the show. Worth checking them out; I’ve also had a mix of ‘Forbidden Land’ playlisted, and it’s great. Vogon Poetry has been playing out recently with another favorite Swedish artist of mine, SCALA, and they’re set to release a joint called ‘Come Home Again’ in early May, so keep an ear open for that.
Chrizy - Face to Face
KERRY - Get Me A Doctor
I’ve had Kerry on my radar for weeks now, so it’s great to finally put ‘Get Me A Doctor’ on the show…the song was featured on a Russian TV show and it’s got some serious Lily Allen vibes which is awesome. She’s been releasing a steady stream of singles and remixes, so check her stuff out.
Synthewomia - Bla Bla and Nothing Changes
We recently received an email at NEWHD from Swiss Pop Records – they asked us to put ears on a new release from Synthewomia, the Swiss-American Duo of Nancy Berie and Tess Bright. They have some really fun and interesting tracks, so be sure to take a minute to check them out.
Train to Spain - I Wanna Know
‘I Wanna Know’ is a great track by Train to Spain, a Swedish duo who list their influences as Alphaville, Depeche Mode and Howard Jones. I love all three, and considering that they named their band after a line in a Human League song, it’s no wonder that I dig that track. Good stuff!
Grabyourface - Rob The Bank - Drew Von Sheim
Mercury Machine - Vultures
I came across Manchester’s Mercury Machinethem a few months back and really dig their throwback synth-goth darkwave sound. …they have a modernized Bauhaus vibe and it’s on display with ‘Vultures’. They’re playing out July 19 in Manchester, so grab yourself a seat and check them out.
Whitney Tai - Not Have Each Other
NEWHD Featured Artist Whitney Tai will be onstage in Hollywood on May 18th; she’s been promoting her Blaktai project lately, but truth to tell, she’s got an amazing library all her own. ‘Not Have Each Other’ is off of her 2020 release ‘Apogee’ and it’s fantastic.
Spotify | Linktree | Bandcamp | Instagram | TwitterX | Facebook
Zero-G Racetrack - I Think You’re Beautiful
‘I Think You’re Beautiful’ is our tip of the hat to Duran Duran, Roxy Music, and Giorgio Moroder. It’s been steadily picking up streams in part because of the awesome extended Club Mix we released on the Maxi-single, and also because the Spotify algo really likes to push the Radio Instrumental to non-English speaking parts of the World, where it’s been received really well (it makes our singer sad, but he’ll get over it).
The Scratch - Excuse
It seems like every time I turn around, I find another great band out of Dublin, Ireland. This time it’s The Scratch, a 4 piece who like to mash metal and traditional Irish music together and it sounds awesome – just listen to ‘Excuse’. Apparently, the band tears it up on a live stage, and judging by their live album release, it’s not an exaggeration.
Who Killed James - Who Killed James
Trope - Shout
This week’s cover is of a favorite and beloved Tears for Fears track called ‘Shout’ as imagined by Trope, an alt-prog rock band that has done a great job touring out and has earned accolades worldwide as a result. They were Staff Pick of the month by Loudwire and have and will be supporting Kings X in 2024. They’re working on a double album for this year, so clearly they’re keeping busy. I did them a lot, so make sure you check the rest of their stuff out.
LV-380 - Perfect Score
I’ve been a fan of LV-380 since 2021 and was really excited when Sean dropped a new track called ‘Perfect Score’ earlier this year – it’s a really cool nod to the soundtracks of the 16-bit game consoles of the late 80’s, and it was a perfect closer for the show. Also, I’ll add a huge thank you to Sean for helping out with the bed music; it sounded really great and I really do appreciate the assist.
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