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The State of Synth

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The State of Synth

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.

#200

S14E13 – Making it Epic w/ Chroma Cloud

This week on The State of Synth, Groot and Neon Fawkes welcome Ohio synthpop duo Chroma Cl... more

03 Dec 2025

1 HR 51 MINS

1:51:42

03 Dec 2025

#199

S14E12 – The Swedish Takeover Episode w/ Lyst

On this week’s episode of The State of Synth, Groot and Neon Fawkes hang out with Swedish ... more

20 Nov 2025

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:01

20 Nov 2025

#198

S14E11 – The Touch of YOTA

This week on The State of Synth, Groot and Neon Fawkes chat with Swedish-French artist YOT... more

12 Nov 2025

1 HR 50 MINS

1:50:35

12 Nov 2025

#197

S14E10 – The Doctor Will Synth You Now (w/ Dr. Jess Blaise Ward)

This week on The State of Synth, Groot and Neon Fawkes sit down with the one and only Dr. ... more

05 Nov 2025

2 HR 04 MINS

2:04:15

05 Nov 2025

#196

S14E9 – Letting Our Hair Down w/ Anniee

Groot and Neon Fawkes sit down with Anniee to talk Night School, her musical The Heart (an... more

30 Oct 2025

1 HR 50 MINS

1:50:04

30 Oct 2025

#195

S14E8 – Three Layers of Bass w/ Neon Nox

Groot and Neon Fawkes were joined by Swedish outrun powerhouse Neon Nox to talk about his ... more

15 Oct 2025

2 HR 06 MINS

2:06:16

15 Oct 2025

#194

S14E7 – Getting Nostalgic For Nostalgia w/ Vehlinggo

Groot and Neon Fawkes were joined by Vehlinggo’s Aaron Vehling to talk about the blog’s or... more

02 Oct 2025

2 HR 17 MINS

2:17:34

02 Oct 2025

#193

S14E6 – Making Music in Our Heads w/ VHS Dreams

Groot and Fawkes were joined by VHS Dreams — one of the OGs of the synthwave scene — for a... more

24 Sep 2025

00 MINS

00:00

24 Sep 2025

#192

S14E5 – DreamReaper & Chill

This week, Groot and Fawkes plug into the dark cybernetic world of DreamReaper — the Portl... more

19 Sep 2025

2 HR 15 MINS

2:15:33

19 Sep 2025

#191

S14E4 – Pro Wrestling Energy w/ Immortal Girlfriend

Groot and Fawkes were joined by Immortal Girlfriend — the Dark Knights of Synth — for a de... more

10 Sep 2025

1 HR 52 MINS

1:52:57

10 Sep 2025

#190

S14E3 – All Those Collabs w/ Pashang and Edictum

This week on The State of Synth, Groot and Neon Fawkes are joined by special guests Edictu... more

03 Sep 2025

1 HR 57 MINS

1:57:49

03 Sep 2025

#189

S14E2 – Hitting the Invisible Cowbell w/ DRUMxWAVE

Groot and Neon Fawkes welcome Timecop1983 tour drummer and multi-talented artist Jay, aka ... more

27 Aug 2025

2 HR 02 MINS

2:02:10

27 Aug 2025

#188

S14E1 – Monster Battles w/ Power Rob

Fawkes and Groot power up the season premiere with Neotropolis veteran and vocal powerhous... more

13 Aug 2025

2 HR 11 MINS

2:11:15

13 Aug 2025

#187

S13E15 – The Valkyrie Collective (Season Finale)

Dennis and Jules wrap up the season with an epic chat featuring OG Synthwave and French To... more

19 Jun 2025

3 HR 13 MINS

3:13:10

19 Jun 2025

#186

S13E14 – Getting Mellow w/ Nightflyer

Groot and Neon Fawkes chat with Toronto-based chillsynth producer Nightflyer. They dive in... more

05 Jun 2025

1 HR 46 MINS

1:46:24

05 Jun 2025

#185

S13E13 – Kickin’ it w/ Indigo

In this episode of The State of Synth, Groot and Neon Fawkes sit down with New Zealand-bas... more

01 Jun 2025

1 HR 51 MINS

1:51:39

01 Jun 2025

#184

S13E12 – Starcadian Tribute

In this episode of The State of Synth, Groot and Neon Fawkes honor the late Starcadian wit... more

14 May 2025

3 HR 31 MINS

3:31:05

14 May 2025

#183

S13E11 – The Synthwave Matryoshka w/ ODDitee

This week on The State of Synth, Groot and Neon Fawkes welcome Pacific Northwest-based art... more

09 May 2025

1 HR 46 MINS

1:46:10

09 May 2025

#182

S13E10 – Happy Spiritual Songs w/ Mike Templar

Swiss synthwave artist Mike Templar joins us to talk about his spiritual new album The Owl... more

02 May 2025