The State of Synth
Synthwave News, Music, and Interviews
The State of Synth
Show overview
The State of Synth has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 215 episodes. That works out to roughly 310 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 122nd season.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Music show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 22 episodes already out so far this year.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 215 episodesS16E4 – Wave Buffet w/ jacket.
S16E3 – Jessie Frye
S16E2 – Religion for Machines w/ Master Boot Record
S16E1 – Live, Love, L’Avenue
S15E18 – Touching & Tickling w/ Droid Bishop
S15E17 – What’s in the Briefcase? w/ Michael Oakley
S15E16 – Crepes and Honey w/ Jessy Mach
S15E15 – Stranger Ways w/ Midnight Danger
S15E14 – Paging Doctor Parker
S15E13 – Drifting w/ Android Automatic
S15E12 – Eggs and Candy w/ Nouveau Arcade
S15E11 – TRAX AND SNAX w/ Jeremiah Kane
S15E10 – All Your Robs Belong to Us w/ Megatronix
S15E9 – Embracing the Glitch
S15E8 – Chillin’ w/ Skylane Drive
S15 Ep 7S15E7 – Blasting Off w/ Meteor
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. Featuring music from Meteor, Rogue VHS, MYRONE, and the legendary GoST. RIP. Grab a “corn cake” and enjoy.
S15 Ep 6S15E6 – Keeping it Clean w/ Street Cleaner
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 Lightspeed, DRUMxWAVE & The Neon Syndicate, Duett, Morgan Willis, Extra Terra & Rogue VHS, Vector […]
S15 Ep 5S15E5 – Gearing Up w/ Watch Out For Snakes
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 Project, Hideotronic, and more.
S15 Ep 4S15E04 – St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans ft. Seersha
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 & Brothertiger, Eclectotron, Lyst, and Data Fatale, with a few laughs and a little bit of […]
S15 Ep 3S15E3 – Blood & Glitter w/ Megan McDuffee
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 collaborations, and get her thoughts on vampire bites.