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80s Inspired

Plaedoha flirts with future pasts in the euphoric escapism of the synth score, Opening Sky

Posted on 25 October 2025

Plaedoha slathered their standout instrumental single Opening Sky in retrofuturist euphoria, inducing a heady dose of nostalgia through twilight-beckoning synths that strobe and stab their way into your rhythmic pulses and pleasure senses.

There are swathes of scintillation writhing within the mellifluous production, but Plaedoha never lets the sci-fi aesthetics overpower the mix. The synths don’t serve as a novelty throwback; they’re tools of immersion, pulling you into a starlit atmosphere where the past and the future hold hands across an 80s-lit dreamscape. The production is drenched in cinematic serenity, yet a steady current of momentum flows beneath, giving the piece a sense of purpose without needing to shout about it. It never tries too hard to dazzle, it simply envelops.

Opening Sky plays out like an invitation to drift beyond what your senses can grasp. There’s restraint in the sparkle, control in the cosmic alchemy, and enough mood architecture to trigger personal projection. The track lays out the blueprint for escape, then disappears into its own synthesised sunset.

Based in the world of electronic composition and analogue ingenuity, Plaedoha’s aesthetic touches on sci-fi without slipping into caricature. It’s as much about tone and mood as it is about melody and structure. Opening Sky is the ultimate spectral portal for anyone who has ever chased the ecstasy of soundwaves that shimmer like chrome.

Opening Sky is now available on all major streaming platforms, including YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Kiki Kyte redefines retro seduction with her euphoric 80s anthem Nightfall

Posted on 22 October 2025

Kiki Kyte brought back the infectious rhythm of the 80s synth rock bop with her latest single, Nightfall. Following in the iconic footsteps of artists in the same vein as Laura Branigan, Kiki Kyte knows exactly how to make her analog synth lines bleed euphoria around the solid pulse of the atmospheric drum pads, all while nostalgia-wrenched overdriven guitars carry the emotional momentum. The result is a track that doesn’t rely on throwback gimmicks; it lives and breathes the raw, rhythmic soul of the era that birthed it.

She may have honed her voice in gospel choirs, but the way her notes soar with voracious desire, attitude and soul proves her vocals were always destined for cinematic pop-rock earworms. Her command of expression is unrelenting, each phrase dripping with a seductive sharpness that could cut through even the most apathetic crowd.

Born in the Carolinas, Kiki Kyte made her name across the stages of Europe before igniting the American scene. She is a singer, drummer, and rock-pop-alternative visionary, now splitting her time between Los Angeles and Paris. Before the revivalists caught on, she was already living the sound and aesthetic of the eras she channels with effortless authenticity. Everything about her is high-octane yet poised, edgy yet elegant, iconic yet entirely her own.

Nightfall is another marker on her path toward redefining what it means to be a global rockstar in the 21st century — not a copy, not a revival, but an evolution.

Nightfall is now available on all major streaming platforms via this link.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Remembering simpler times: Long Island’s Memory Set sends us back the the 80’s on the spectacular ‘Swimming’

Posted on 22 January 2021

Memory Set glides effortlessly into the crystal clean pool, with the lead single from his upcoming EP called ‘As The Tides‘. and helps us put behind the darkness of 2020 on ‘Swimming‘.

Formerly known as Zephyr, Long Island, New York writer, producer, mixing/mastering engineer extraordinaire Jacob Eifert aka Memory Set, flows through the water of life and ends up floating high above the water, with his head held up high.

That 80’s feel is in such happy abundance at the start and you feel like letting your hair down and getting onto that dance floor in your kitchen, swinging your partner around and being free.

The satisfying beat gets you to smile again and think that this is going to be your year, no matter what the news or anyone says. With a slower beat in the middle to tease us tightly and plenty of sensational saxophone simmering, this is a track that only improves throughout.

‘Swimming‘ is the type of song you put on and place on repeat. The pureness is heavenly and you feel like reminiscing and only good memories come out. Being in the pool with friends and splashing about, going underwater and feeling so free inside your heart, like there were no worries in the world.

Long Island producer Memory Set clearly has that special soul inside of him and sends a reminder that life can be simple and pure, just like it was intended. Through his stunning music, it lives on.

Stream this wonderful new single that will have your body is raptures via Spotify and check out the visuals on IG.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen