It’s the season finale of Beyond Synth Season 12! Andy is still taking calls from listeners and patrons and catching up with some former guests. Joe Ozone started making YouTube videos, caught up with an old friend, and wants you to support creators! Joshua had his wrestling debut and tells Andy a bit about cyberpunk lore. Andy meets Berzinski who …

Happy holidays from Beyond Synth! Today Andy takes calls from listeners and catches up with some patrons. Glenn Main found a Depeche Mode bar in Estonia and he’s going to be a one man band for a Norwegian talk show in 2025! Binkley gives us a Festivus pinball tournament update, and we talk Bohr-Rutherford diagrams and autistic accents with Skye Wol…

Today Andy welcomes DJ ROBOT (a.k.a. Chat GPT) as his co-host. They talk about Doctor Who, Goldeneye, and black lights. They also play a few rounds of “guess the video game” which a super powerful AI is incredibly good at. So will DJ ROBOT become part of the team? And just who is the “King of the Traps?” Find out as these fools chat about random no…

Today on the best synth wave chat show there is Sunglasses Kid returns to the show after almost 4 years! Edward talks about going viral on social media and pioneering the 80s POV cinematic music videos, and writing the perfect caption. They also chat Call of Duty, ISRC codes, and the problems and potential of using AI in their workflows. Edward tel…

Today on Beyond Synth, Andy has his mind blown by Mark Edwards; comedian, voice actor, and entertaining man. Known for his funny videos on TikTok and Instagram, Edwards shares his background, including his comedy training at Humber College and his voice acting career. Mark explains his creative process and discusses the nuances of crafting content …

Today, Andy’s catching up with Julian a.k.a. Neon Fawkes, Toronto synth wave DJ and co-host of THE STATE OF SYNTH on NIGHTRIDE.FM. Julian talks about social media, moving to bluesky, and his synth wave DJ night at TILT in Toronto. Synth events and concerts have been returning to the city and Julian saw The Midnight open for Chromeo and a bunch of o…

Today on the show, Mike has been thinking about Denethor, and Andy wants to transform the show into a movie and entertainment news show. Andy makes a Skyrim-sized revelation, and Mike watched some boxing. They also chat about Rings of Power, Grand Elfs, and how Lord of the Ring’s characters get their names. Mike and Andy talk about upcoming Star Wa…

Today on the second Halloween Beyond Synth of 2024, Andy is joined by the spooky gentlemen from Le Cassette. What horrors await in the dreaded Cliff House?! What will happen when these terrifying men try to perform an AI generated Horror themed radio play? Join us and find out! We’ll also be listening to lots of cool music along the way!You can sup…

Today on the first Halloween Beyond Synth of 2024, Marko and Andy have a spooky time reviewing the Evil Dead Trilogy of movies while listening to cool music! Andy has taken his time away from a double XP weekend on Mortal Kombat to record this special program. They also chat about video game grinding, haunted houses, Silent Hill 2, Dragon Crystals,…

Today on the show Andy chat’s with Binster a.k.a .mpegasus a.k.a. Martin! Binster chats about making cool music, live performances, working in the video games industry, and producing his own game: Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar. This leads to a talk about quantum physics, the uncertainty principle, and how many movies Michael Ironside loses a limb in. T…

Today on the show, Andy catches up with Mike and they chat about movies they’ve seen and make bold box office predictions! They chat some more about AI Music and we find out, according to ChatGPT, which is the #1 synth wave podcast! Mike watched Alien Romulus and Andy watched Beetle Juice Beetle Juice and Batman: Caped Crusader. Andy does a taste t…

Today on the best synth-wave chat show there is, Andy catches up with Neil Holdsworth a.k.a. The Astral Stereo Project about his new album “Turnaround.” Neil discusses his influences for the album, and he and Andy chat about David Lynch, Lost Highway, Wild At Heart, and Twin Peaks Season 3. Andy tells Neil about Neil Young’s experimental album Tran…

Andy catches up with Marko to chat about the amazing Bruno Mattei film ROBOWAR. But before that, there’s an exciting Ball-School update, Andy complains about Mortal Kombat DLC pricing, and Marko went to Dairy Queen for the first time! Andy also gives his thoughts on Road House 2024, Robocop the game, Dave the Diver and Deadpool vs Wolverine. And th…

Today Andy presents his latest chat with Le Cassette which was originally recorded for Episode 400. It is very silly.You can check out LE CASSETTE here:https://www.instagram.com/zrobusa/https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jesNA0xWqXtanMVTB1EMphttps://zachrobinsonmusic.com/soundshttps://soundcloud.com/dadmusichttps://dadmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-con…

Zach Robinson returns to Beyond Synth to chat about making the music for the final season of Cobra Kai. Zach and his musical partner Leo Birenberg have been busy dudes having also worked on the Twisted Metal series and winning an Emmy for their work on Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Zach and Andy chat about supportive teachers, finding cool musical …

This week’s scheduled episode has been hit by a delay, so Andy called up Mike for an emergency Radio Fiasco recording! Today the gentleman hosts talk about Movie News, Mike is excited for Twisters and the new Running Man movie, and Andy has some thought on the upcoming Beetle Juice sequel. Apparently Dr. Pepper is now the #2 soft-drink in America a…

Today on Beyond Synth Andy chats with Rob Hill from The Bad Movie Bible! Rob talks about his process making videos for his popular YouTube channel and how he defines the “so bad it’s good” movie. Andy and Rob chat about the glory days of 80’s filmmaking and their mutual love for practical effects, stunts, and episodic television. Other topics inclu…

Andy chats with Marko shortly after a Tornado watch and updates Marko on his arcade machine and how he feels about Magic Spoon cereal. Marko’s been playing Star Fox 64 and tells Andy to watch RoboWar. Andy and Marko finally learned what a bivouac is, and then they chat a bit about AI, strip clubs, skunks, and Star Wars. They also talk about charact…

Today on Beyond Synth Andy chats with Sferro; talented music man and founder of Girlfriend Records! Eric talks about his early musical influences, making tunes with a Groove Box, filming skate videos, and his shocking revelation that he doesn’t watch movies! This leads to a lot of video game talk including Sferro’s love for the Sega Dreamcast, Soni…

There’s no time to celebrate the 400th episode of Beyond Synth because Mike and Andy are too busy doing John Rhys-Davies impressions while talking about ketamine, ground nutmeg, Murdoch and David Dastmalchian. The titular hosts speculate about 90s movie sequels, and Andy doesn’t like the Elves’ square heads in the Amazon Lord of the Rings series. M…

The round table convenes again but Michael is missing in action! Florence went to England to see a Pendulum concert and Mew playing with a chamber orchestra. Marko got a new job, beat Goldeneye64 on 00 Agent mode, and Andy is proud of him. Michael pretends that he is not the local vandal sabotaging the speed cameras in his village. The Gang also ta…

Today on the best synth wave chat show there is, Matt a.k.a. Makeup and Vanity Set returns after not being on the show for 6 years! And there’s a lot to catch up on. Matt talks about his collaboration with Sferro on Wavefinder, scoring true crime podcasts and making music for the Batman The Animated Series Bluray release. Andy and Matt both have ni…

Today Mike and Andy continue their look at the movies of 2024…sort of. Mike gives his thoughts on Godzilla x Kong x Ghostbusters New Frozen Empire and Andy complains about the new The Crow movie which looks stupid. But most importantly, they play awesome music from the Retro Power Chart!If you like what you’re hearing you can support Beyond Synth o…

Today on the best synth wave chat show there is, Andy chats with Ben a.k.a. Minute Taker. Ben talks about his Contemporary Music education, music marketing, and his collaborations with Walter Alienson. Andy finds out what a Minute Taker actually is, what Ben’s writing process is, and what Ben has been watching on Netflix. They also talk about their…

Today on the Marko and Andy Power Hour these two cobbers just watched Mega Force and spoiler alert… it sucked. We get an update on Andy’s arcade machine build, more retro game emulator talk, and Marko loves Pseudoephedrine. Nothing will ever be the same as Marko is shocked by Andy’s startling Goldeneye revelation! Plus the old man hosts listen to s…

Today on the best synth wave chat show there is, Droid Bishop returns to to let Andy know what he’s been up. They chat about being a new dad, social media algorithms, and Jame’s other music project YACHTS ON FIRE! James and Andy reminisce about the past 10 years, new video games, and the joys of Air Fryers.If you like what you’re hearing you can su…

Today, Mike introduces Andy to the Retro Power Chart! Mike's groundbreaking data-driven music playlist represents a paradigm shift in synth wave music presentation. Leveraging cutting-edge algorithms and AI-driven analytics, this dynamic playlist uses real-time data to accurately assess the contemporary musical synth zeitgeist. Andy and Mike also t…

Today, Andy chats with Elevate The Sky on the best synth wave chat show there is! Scott tells Andy about his storied retail career and the time he accidentally broke his Oculus. They talk about Scott’s approach to making music, overused songs in movies, and VR Games. Andy and Scott also invent some new sayings and proverbs that you’re all welcome t…

Today on the Marko and Andy Power Hour the boys catch-up after the holidays. Andy tells Marko about the arcade he is building and Marko finally bought Baldurs Gate 3. They chat about childhood gaming memories, video game emulation, CRT monitors, game prices, and why Goldeneye is the best. Andy rants about modern FPS games and Marko thinks games pea…

Today on the best synthwave chat show there is, Andy chats with electronic music veteran LIFELIKE. Laurent talks about his early musician days, making house music, playing in bands, and discovering computer music production. They discuss making music in the early 2000s vs. now, and the effects of getting rid of physical media on the music business.…

In the final installment of Andy’s Playlist Warehouse, and the final episode of Season 11, Andy chats with more awesome Beyond Synth patrons and listens to more cool music! Andy catches up with Warrant Officer Kyle in Kosovo and they chat about Non compliant weaponized actors, Kyle’s recent marriage, long work days, and crazy mansions in Kosovo tha…

In the last episode of 2023, Andy continues playing cool music from his playlist warehouse while chatting with awesome listeners and patrons of the show! Andy catches up with Joshua Winter and learns about wrestling, one-shot RPGs, fractured ribs, and Jeff Jarrett. Then, Andy gets a call from David Evans, the Irishman in Cambridge, andy they talk a…

Andy is playing all the awesome music he’s collected over the year and chatting with awesome Beyond Synth listeners and Patrons in the fifth installment of Andy’s Playlist Warehouse! Andy chat’s with Tyber 83 about game streaming on twitch, Mario RPG, huskies, litter boxes and everyone’s favourite topic: Star Wars! Then Andy is joined by Skye Wolff…

As we near the end of Season 11 of Beyond Synth, Andy still has lots of awesome music to play and cool people to chat with! Today on the show, Andy chats with Tron Javolta about parenting 4 boys, dens, Black Friday Tramplings and wedding playlists. Then Andy is joined by Timo who is beginning his journey into scoring video games. They talk about Co…

Andy’s Playlist Warehouse continues on Beyond Synth where Andy plays awesome music he wants you to hear while chatting with awesome Beyond Synth patrons! Andy chats with Wes a.k.a. Cenotaff all the way from Wales to talk about delivering groceries, European chocolate, True Crime and fried chicken. Then we travel to the United States to chat with Ju…

Today on the best synthwave chat show there is, we continue the trip into Andy’s Playlist Warehouse where Andy plays lots of awesome music, continues his chat with Mike Mendoza and talks to Beyond Synth patrons Jimmy and Ken! Jimmy is buying lots of LEGO sets as part of his retail therapy, Ken enjoys cycle accurate game emulation, and Mike needs to…

As we wind down this season of the best synthwave chat show there is, Andy is joined by old friend Mike Mendoza a.k.a Modern Knight/formerly Who-Ha/Retro Promenade! These 2 goofs kick off Andy’s Playlist Warehouse, where Andy plays all the music he didn’t get around to playing on the show this year. They chat about the Publisher’s Clearinghouse, ha…

Today on the best synthwave chat show there is, Andy catches up with Color Theory about his latest album Underneath These Dying Stars. Brian talks about Model UN, being a medical experiment as a kid, music production, anime music videos, and his excitement for his new toy the Elektron Syntakt! Also today, Andy has a quick chat with Power Rob to pla…

Today on the best synthwave chat show there is, Andy catches up with Yota to talk about her latest album Room 412. They also talk about movies, pretentious art and cinema, and Swedish porn? Yota explains the meaning of the album and discusses her producer collaborators: Lifelike, Douze, Stéphane Lozac'h Brandon Duhon, Tommy '86, Olivier Visconti, &…

Today Andy chats with business-wave artist and sushi chef Michael Weber! Michael talks about how he discovered synthwave, going to culinary school, and that time he had an MMA match. Andy has lots of questions about cooking and then he and Michael nerd out about Zelda Ocarina of Time. If you like what you're hearing, you can support Beyond Synth on…

On this very spooky Halloween edition of the Marko and Andy Power Hour, the terrifying duo discuss the horror/comedy Dead Heat and have an awesome playlist of darksynth tracks. Andy got an Anbernic RG35XX and is VERY excited about his new Air Fryer. There’s a ball school update, Marko had a birthday and watched Terrifier 2, and Andy skimmed through…

Today on Beyond Synth, Andy catches up with Dan Terminus and finds out what he’s been up to for the past few years. Dan quit smoking and had some life shake-ups which have affected his favourite hobbies. Now Dan is learning to draw and collaborating on video games like Bio Crisis. It’s always fun when Dan pops up on the show!If you like what you're…

Today on Beyond Synth, Andy chats with All The Damn Vampires a.k.a. Davey Oberlin! Davey talks about touring with Five Finger Death Punch, Metallica and Korn! We get sidetracked a bit while Andy rants about his taxes before talking about Mortal Kombat for a long time. They talk about Disney Club 33, Davey’s collabs with Mint Simon, Yota and U DYE, …

In the latest Beyond Synth Round Table, Florence and Michael share their experience from the Ollie Wride show in LA alongside Parallels and the following synthwave hangout. Michael got a new kitten and Florence witnesses something interesting on the streets of LA. Marko has too many cats, Andy watched "Basket Case" and then everyone watched "Brain …

Something crazy has happened! Le Cassette has released a new song! To celebrate, Andy is joined by Adam and Joe from Le Cassette to talk about it. They don’t actually talk about it though, because this is an episode of Beyond Synth. I’m not sure what you were expecting. If you like what you're hearing, you can support Beyond Synth on Patreon: www.p…

Today on Beyond Synth, Andy chats with Alex Chod a.k.a. Yatte! Alex talks about the collaborative nature of the Yatte project, his early years making music, and his mimicry skills, and the voice of Super Mario. Then, Andy explains some Mortal Kombat lore to Alex who could not be more disinterested. It’s a good time!If you like what you're hearing, …

Today on the best synthwave chat show there is, Andy has a fun chat with Gryff all the way from Australia! They chat about funny Australian memes, being movie nerds, and their favourite James Bond theme songs. Gryff also talks about his collaborations with Kopano, Ace Buchannon, and Yatte. If you like what you're hearing, you can support Beyond Syn…

Today Marko and Andy are joined by awesome patron of the arts Mike Erdahl. The trio chat about catnip, semiconductors, fixing old cars, Cyberpunk, Starfield, and Baldurs Gate 3 Bear fornication. Plus they ponder the origins of synthwave and what the best movies series’ are. And like every episode, there’s lots of great music!If you like what you’re…

Today it’s Andy’s day off and Cactus Hawking hosts his own show where he spins some of his favourite chiptune tracks! Cactus takes calls and hears some listener messages and has lots of fun along the way! Featuring the voice talents of Joe and Adam from Le Cassette, System Glow, Yatte, Ben Robson, and Glenn Main.If you like what you're hearing, you…

Today on Beyond Synth Andy has a fun chat with I Am Boleyn a.k.a. Lydia! She chats about the origin of I Am Boleyn, her influences, and the other kinds of music she was playing before moving into the synth-pop world. Lydia also talks about her collaborations with Swedish producers and the difference between visiting Sweden in the summer vs. the win…