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The State of Synth is a weekly live synthwave radio show on Nightride FM — part news, part music, and just a dash of ’80s cheese. Equal parts funny, surreal, and informative, it features exclusive interviews and tracks from some of synthwave’s most notable artists.
Unknown Host hosts The State of Synth, a music show with 200 episodes published.
Droid Bishop joins Dennis G and Neon Fawkes to discuss his new album Frontiers, life after Neotropolis, and catch up on what’s been going on with the World Cup. Plus, hear brand-new music from Sun City, Toxxic Proj
Michael Oakley returns to The State of Synth to chat with Dennis G, Neon Fawkes, and KZL about his new album Prologue, making music, favorite movies, and whatever snacks happened to be nearby. Plus, new music from Michae
Dennis G and Neon Fawkes welcome French synthwave artist Jessy Mach to The State of Synth to discuss his musical roots, classic TV inspirations, creative process, and why his music didn’t make it into the new He-Ma
Dennis G and Neon Fawkes welcome Midnight Danger to the show for a deep dive into the horror synth project’s origins, influences, soundtrack work, favorite snacks, live performances, and joining forces with Swedish
Dennis G and Neon Fawkes catch up with Swedish synthwave favorite Robert Parker as he returns to The State of Synth to discuss what he’s been up to, his French house influences, live performances, and his most recent unr
Dennis G and Neon Fawkes are joined by Kaarin Zoe Lee for a long-overdue chat with Michigan synthwave veteran Android Automatic. From the desert highways of Mojave (“Mo-Jav-ay”) to the chilled-out pulse of Infinite Drift
Seattle duo Nouveau Arcade join Dennis G and Neon Fawkes to talk about their deeply personal concept album Die Happy, recording inside a 19th-century church, distorted vocals, mental health, and leaving imperfections in
Jeremiah Kane joins Dennis G and Neon Fawkes for a synth-fueled ride through muscle cars, retro riffs, and what really belongs on a Polish sausage.
Robbie Whiplash and Power Robs, better known as Megatronix, join Dennis and Jules for a fast, chaotic pre-Neotropolis warm-up packed with laughs, robo-banter, and heavy tracks. The crew talks upcoming desert plans, the o
Jules and Groot catch up with Emmy Award-winning DJ and producer Faith In The Glitch to talk Night.wav, music production, DJ life, and getting ready for Neotropolis. Plus, a stacked playlist featuring new music from Jess
This week on The State of Synth, Groot and Neon Fawkes link up with Skylane Drive. We break down how his sound is built, what’s behind the recent run of releases, and what’s been fueling the atmosphere lately, from X-Fil
This week on The State of Synth, Groot, Jules, and Kaarin welcome Colombian artist Meteor to the show. They dive into his origins, production style, and what all those letters in front of fighter jets actually mean. Feat
This week on The State of Synth, Groot and Jules catch up with Street Cleaner to talk Neotropolis, live shows, Street Cleaner 3 the video game, and a few bat shit crazy ideas. We spin a stacked lineup including Alex Ligh
This week on The State of Synth, Groot and Jules catch up with Atlanta’s Watch Out For Snakes to talk touring, retro games, and his move toward vocal tracks, featuring new cuts from WOFS, Seersha, 7 Rising, Toxxic Projec
This week on The State of Synth, Atlanta artist Seersha joined us for a St. Patrick’s Day episode that went a little off the rails, fueled by drinks, hot sauce, and guest host KZL. Featuring tracks from Seersha, Nicolaas
This week on The State of Synth, award-winning composer and synthwave artist Megan McDuffee joins us to talk about her work in video games, film, and dark electronic music. We spin several of her tracks, dive into her co
This week on The State of Synth, we’re joined by Seattle synthwave veteran Vector Hold (Peter Rice). We talk about his evolution from dreamwave to harder-hitting retro sounds, his production setup, creative influences, a
Season 15 launches offworld to Kepler-609c. In this episode, we’re joined by the Creative Director of Neotropolis for an exclusive preview of the 2026 festival — what’s new, what’s evolving, and what to expect before lif
We wrap up the season with a full Zenith Sounds takeover, co-hosted by Von Kaiser. Dennis G and Neon Fawkes hang out with Jonah (7 Rising), Alan (Let Em Riot), Mayah Camara, and Bobby (Syst3m Glitch) to talk shop, spin n
This week on The State of Synth, Groot and Neon Fawkes are joined by John Kunkel of The New Division for a focused chat on his music, production process, and work within the synthwave scene. We spin key tracks from The N
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The State of Synth is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under music (interviews) and has published 200 episodes.
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