The Joy Factory Monthly #13: Synthwave Handed Down from the Heavens

<p>And so it came to pass that the Joy Factory Monthly turned its attention the pure wonder of synthwave! This episode, I'm joined by The G -- a musician, literary critic, and all around awesome dude -- to talk about the synthwave genre and his new album, <em>Wanderers</em>!</p><br><p>You can find out more about Alex at these lovely spaces:</p><ul><li><a href="https://thegmusic.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The G's Bandcamp</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/nerds_feather" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The G's Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/musicbytheg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The G's Instagram</a></li><li><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nerds of a feather, flock together</a></li><li><a href="https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/album/wanderers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wanderers</em></a><em> </em>(also on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/77CsoFgj7Zu0bPwiKKv3pa?si=d6rXY99MTlWN4Yj2I_GWag&amp;dl_branch=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>)</li><li>Also check out his other albums: <a href="https://timeslaves.bandcamp.com/album/cosmopolis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cosmopolis</em></a>, <a href="https://timeslaves.bandcamp.com/album/concrete-island" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Concrete Island</em></a>, and <a href="https://timeslaves.bandcamp.com/album/postcards-from-la" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Postcards from LA</em></a>)</li><li><a href="https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewRetroWave Records</a></li><li><a href="https://timeslaves.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Time Slave Recordings</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Artists mentioned on this episode:</p><ul><li>Essenger</li><li>Dance with the Dead</li><li>Casseter</li><li>FM-84</li><li>The Midnight</li><li>Timecop1983</li><li>Midnight Danger</li><li>Perturbator</li><l