SPLIT VISION, PURWIEN & KOWA and HELDAUTOMAT

Split Vision - "Cold War" 

Purwien & Kowa - "Italo Disco In San Francisco" 

Heldautomat - "Liebe Ist Endlich" 

One of the most productive labels here in Scandinavia is Town And Towers Recordlabel, which is based in Denmark. This Friday two new tracks was released from Purwien & Kowa and Heldautomat, and last week the Swedish duo of Split Vision released "Cold War", a track that already gained lot of radio airplay and support on different radiostations all over the World. 

Three good tracks that are a must in your playlist on Spotify for an example or if you buy them on Bandcamp, support the artists :) 

Split Vision @ FACEBOOK 

Purwien & Kowa @ FACEBOOK 

Heldautomat @ FACEBOOK 

Supported by Electric Cafe & Muzik Mag Sweden

 

 

DJ Thessla

UNIFY SEPARATE

The Swedish-Scottish duo Unify Separate has released a new single; the track gives off James Bond vibes—it could easily serve as the theme song for a Bond movie, and even the title feels very Bond-esque. It is incredibly good, featuring fantastic vocals, majestic synth stabs, and a cinematic feel. Fun fact, the James Bond comparison from me was before I read the pressrelease, haha.

"A Million Ways To Die" is OUT NOW!!! 

Pressrelease: 

Unify Separate return with defiant new electronic anthem, ’A Million Ways To Die’. 

After a year of making serious in-roads into Germany's live black-electronic music scene, Stockholm duo Unify Separate are back with an urgent and uplifting new single, ’A Million Ways To Die’. 

Inspired by personal loss, the song is a defiant synth-rock hymn to making the most of the life you’re given and not being afraid to push your boundaries. Here, Unify Separate are channelling the light-heavy feel of HEALTH, Berlin-era Bowie and the poppier side of Nine Inch Nails, with a touch of Bond-themed grandeur on the side. 

’A Million Ways To Die’ is an exciting and anthemic curtain-raiser for the band’s third studio album, ’The God Particle’, which will be released November 6th 2026. 

Unify Separate @ FACEBOOK 

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DJ Thessla

RROYCE

It´s Friday and with that NEW SYNTHMUSIC FRIDAY. Last week it was Bandcamp Friday so I hope that you grab some good music for your library. 

One of the big songs that I had looked forward this Friday is the new single by RROYCE. 

"Runaway" is about self-protection turning into self-sabotage. About people trying to protect themselves from what could go wrong—and in doing so, missing out on what could have gone right. Sometimes you don't run away because you feel nothing, but because you feel you have too much to lose. 

"Runaway" is produced by Olaf Wollschläger who has just released a killer remix of Mesh's latest single. 

RROYCE @ FACEBOOK 

Supported by Electric Cafe & Muzik Mag Sweden

 

DJ Thessla

CØLDSTAR

Up next is new music that was released last friday on the Bandcamp Friday from a band called CØLDSTAR, hailing from Switzerland and their new single "Last Night On Earth" is OUT NOW through Town And Towers Recordlabel. 

Pressrelease: 

A cold, cinematic transmission from the end of the world 

Marking a new collaboration, Town And Towers Records presents the first release with Swiss dark-synth duo CØLDSTAR. 

The band return on the Nordic synth label with their brand new single "Last Night On Earth". A haunting journey into the final hours of humanity, seen from seven hundred miles above a dying planet. 

There is no panic. No desperate attempt to save the world. No final prayer. Only silence. 

On "Last Night On Earth," CØLDSTAR take the listener beyond the atmosphere and into a world where Earth has already become a memory. From the isolation of a spacecraft, the narrator watches the blue planet disappear behind glass as cities burn, oceans turn grey and the Moon slowly transforms the familiar world into an unrecognisable wasteland. 

With its stark imagery and emotionally detached narrator, "Last Night On Earth" explores the strange calm that might exist when there is nothing left to save. Seven hundred miles above the chaos, the air is synthetic, the oxygen cycles mechanically, and the final connection to Earth is reduced to something distant and almost unreal. Musically, CØLDSTAR create the perfect soundtrack for this cold farewell. 

Dark synth textures, pulsating electronic rhythms, melancholic melodies and an icy futuristic atmosphere, that show influence from VNV Nation and Black Nail Cabaret, turn the track into a cinematic voyage through darkness. It is simultaneously intimate and enormous. A human voice surrounded by the infinite emptiness of space. 

The song's central image is particularly striking: the Moon itself becomes a predator, slowly swallowing the light and leaving the cosmos beneath a "funeral glow." Humanity's greatest achievements become insignificant against the vastness of space. And yet, there is something strangely beautiful in the destruction. "A velvet curtain, and we're not coming back." 

CØLDSTAR @ FACEBOOK 

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DJ Thessla

RETROGRATH

Hi everyone, time to talk about music again. I’ve had to lay low for a while because Facebook, among other things, has been giving me a hard time and messing with me. Not only did they delete my old account, but they’ve also blocked me from—for instance—buying things on their Marketplace; so, in my eyes, Facebook is a damn joke, though unfortunately, they are important for promoting your music and the blog. 

But now, let’s talk about what this blog is all about: synth music in all it´s forms. 

One of many talented Swedish artists out there is Retrograth, so let us do a shoutout for him.

Pressrelease: 

The swedish DIY postpunk/dark electro act Retrograth presents the new single “Dada Supremacy”. Inspired by the Dada movement and its rejection of a world built on logic and order, the track asks whether Dada’s ideas might be relevant once again in today’s increasingly chaotic world. 

The sounds on the track are based on vocal samples. It was recorded at Studio Gothland in Stockholm and follows more than 100 live shows across Japan, North America, Europe and South America. 

The single will be released publicly on September 19, followed by the EP Articulation in October and first show in UK, nov 5 in Sheffield och 6 i Bradford.  

Artist Bio: 

"Retrograth is a postpunk, dark electro act from Sweden, Retrograth has played more than 100 shows in 20 countries and tours regularly across Japan, the Americas, and Europe. Often compared to early Human League, Nine Inch Nails and Boy Harsher. Known for an energetic live performance with a theremin synth controller on stage and a dark distinct coroner voice, special for the genre." 

Retrograth @ BANDCAMP 

Retrograth @ FACEBOOK 

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DJ Thessla

SYNTHPOP SYMPHONY #345

DJ Matt Williams is back with a new Synthpop Symphony. 

This is the show for you lovers of synthmusic in all the shapes, originals, remixes and much more.

Pressrelease: 

The music we grew up with meets TODAY’S dance floor! 

We open with Depeche Mode’s “Leave in Silence” (TSF Remix) and two 2026 mashups featuring Pet Shop Boys, Den Harrow and Propaganda. 

NEW SYNTHPOP comes from Tommy Countach, Silky Roads, Future Analog, JLuis and OAG’s “Forgotten Feelings” — my RECORD OF THE WEEK! 

SCHOOL OF SYNTH spotlights LASGO’s “Something” and new single “Rise,” followed by my mix of DJ John VDW reworks of New Order, Sandra and The Human League. HOUR 2 GOES MASSIVE with PARRALOX MEGAMIX 2021, then Barcelona’s DJ CIANNY P delivers EDM MIX #42 featuring ARTBAT, Tiësto, Korolova, Anyma, Gryffin and more! 

Every week on 68 radio stations worldwide! 

DJ Matt Williams — has spent over three decades behind the mic, shaping sound across commercial radio, FM programming, club residencies, and artist development. 

A veteran of classic and modern dance radio formats, Matt is a former program director and live DJ with thousands of hours of broadcast experience. His deep-rooted connections within the electronic, new wave, and synthpop communities give him rare access to both legacy icons and the next generation of artists 

DJ Matt Williams @ FACEBOOK 

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DJ Thessla

RADIO VIRUS

This Monday marked the season premiere of Radio Virus. 

Radio Virus is a radio station that broadcasts live on Mixcloud every Monday at 18pm CET. Established in -92 

They keep a finger on the pulse of synth music in all its forms, covering both the international and Swedish scenes. 

This was the first broadcast of the autumn season; they briefly recapped the summer and moved on to Swedish news from All Systems Out, Förnan, Quelle Bagatelle, and Autorythm, as well as international updates featuring Namnd, Damien Hearse, NNHMN, and Megan McDuffee. 

Radio Virus @ FACEBOOK 

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DJ Thessla