Dystopia - A Synthwave Mix

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Tracklist:
00:00 LukeArcher - Statis
02:23 Wice - Dream Rider
06:27 Daniel Deluxe - Silver Samurai
09:39 Infinity Shred - Datadealer (Makeup and Vanity Set Remix)
14:58 Alex - Demons
19:28 LukeArcher - Enter Omega
23:19 Dream Fiend - Pest Control
26:50 Lucy in Disguise - The Trigger
30:33 LukeArcher - Breathing Space
34:24 Tora Tora - Skyline
37:43 LukeArcher - 001_Wasteland
39:18 Tora Tora - Toys
42:18 Kodak Cameo - Oceaan
45:33 The First Contact - Hold the Night
48:55 Sebastian Vivian - The Fall
The best of synthwave, retrowave and cyberpunk 2021.

[@OdysseusOfficial]

1.5M views 🙏👉 [listen on spotify, shop the store, support on patreon, & more] linktr.ee/odysseusclub

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[@archieronin8619]

@Reid Jerry instablaster ;)

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[@reidjerry8432]

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[@archieronin8619]

@Reid Jerry Happy to help xD

[@matthewwyman6896]

I've picked back up writing a dystopian novel I abandoned a while back and I can't even begin to explain how much this mix helps

[@jeromevaleska7629]

I would read it.

[@jameswallbillich6313]

how's the novel goimng? lmk if you need any test-readers.

[@toobstr]

Dude did you continue writing this? I would love to read it while listening to this!

[@dischargesummary8794]

Waiting for it to be published

[@SuperYamaha16]

Give the people what they want! Let’s us readdddd :)

[@colegaud]

Is it just me or does the feeling of loneliness here feel good?

[@Skrillakilla]

Cole Gaudreau there is something oddly soothing pondering our rapidly approaching dystopian future, like the calm before the storm.

[@CGBalla1014]

Anthony Gulisano jr *acts as if we aren’t already in some sort of dystopian “future”*

[@oldman9924]

@@CGBalla1014 The future is the past, and the past is dead.

[@CGBalla1014]

Old Man “I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.” - Alan Watts

[@oldman9924]

@@CGBalla1014 Oh, that's deep man. I was quoting a video game.

[@jas_bataille]

I use this to write a sci-fi screenplay. As a script-writer, I can guarantee this speeds up my process 1000%. I am currently aiming to write one episode between 7pm and noon everyday.

[@OdysseusOfficial]

Glad to know that this is a help!

[@AverageAlien]

sell it if its good

[@panghor]

@@AverageAlien Never heard an update on this so I doubt it.

[@AlexZwaa]

Same here!!! synthwave is the best for writing scifi.

[@arieldebarros]

Synthwave's perfect for writing!

[@hypersonicfalcon6802]

With this playlist, I can procrastinate 100% faster!

[@justtakingawalk1555]

Good taste in music

[@watchvideo7225]

Procrastination is a terrible state of mind. If you are interested in creating your state of mind as you like it to be, try out meditation.

[@ZC.Andrew]

@@watchvideo7225 I wanted to try meditation, but haven't gotten around to it yet

[@TheElectrizantee]

Synthwave is the best wave

[@fatbeardie5353]

Electromagnetic waves are pretty cool

[@reflectionofreality4870]

Synchronized oscillations of electric and magnetic fields that propagate at the speed of light are the pretty best cool.

[@ericsuper8224]

Synthetic Waveforms are the perfect mix for dystopian human modded future.

[@lvbboi9]

Synthwave Retrowave Chillwave Dark synthwave Cyberpunk Cyberwave Theyre all AWESOME

[@ozzylepunknown551]

+ if its russian doomer music

[@goblinfairy1411]

He stand amidst the red sand, staring, gaze trained on the looming metropolis in the distance. He watches the orange and yellow sky, seemingly searching for something, and finding nothing. His cracks a smile, letting out a dry laugh as his dry and heat-scorched fingers find a knob on his radio, twisting it; he closes his eyes and faces the sky as the electric music radiates out from the small box hung on his back, the noise seeming to bounce off every grain of sand and back into his ears. He open his eyes, faces away from the dark towers in the sky- the city-, that he once called home , and begins his journey, not knowing where he'll end up- but excited for the journey ahead.

[@bagbrown21]

strawberrykiss dope

[@weplayatnight3913]

Epic

[@thanoscube8573]

sometimes I wish I could watch literature, fucking hell.

[@flubbertonflows4738]

??

[@FiguringOutStuff]

Wow, that's good.

[@OdysseusOfficial]

"He looked back at the city, towers claiming the horizon against a sinking sun. Orange dust clung to him, a reminder of things taken and lost. Long shadows stalked his escape, dark fingers pulling him back in. Her voice crackled to life at the limits of his radio. 'I miss you.'" - Written by Owen Garner @Owen_Garner_

[@jeansantos8355]

dude is this a kind of romantic Blade Runner

[@JS-bp3tt]

that's pretty much what I was going for :)

[@gl2814]

uou

[@stevenforest]

I like the bit of descriptve writing you have included. It has left me with so many questions...Who is he? Where is he going, Where or when is he? Who is the woman?

[@JS-bp3tt]

stay tuned to odysseus. I might connect all these mix stories before too long ;)

[@gorillasun]

God damn, I listened to this 5 years ago, how time flies... having huge nostalgia right now.

[@Nmax]

The background art is awesome. Love the synth.

[@ChrisVandenheuvel]

Wasn't expecting that beat drop at 4:46! Whoa!!

[@DisneyMelody]

I didn't know how much i needed this... I've been really stressed recently but this really helped me calm down and feel better... thank you so much

[@jimhresco1728]

"More human than human", is our motto. Tyrell

[@mrjamesho]

Blasting this mix in my cybertruck

[@russpointon5279]

Love the background art.

[@OdysseusOfficial]

Thank you!

[@Alex-sy7wn]

The background art can be a great poster

A lifeless Earth, devoid of potable water and forests, cataclysmic winds blowing over the ruins of abandoned cities, bald plains and mountains where once stood luxuriant vegetation, dead oceans and an average temperature of 80ºC or so.

[@brittleskittles]

I'm getting Tatooine vibes

[@francescopapa3511]

Reminds me of a desertic No Man's Sky game cover landscape

[@fatearcher]

This sounds like the most relaxing Dystopia ever

[@justsomebody7487]

I just love keeping this in the background as I listen to a 24 hours news channel.

[@alexanderscott5845]

Thank you so much for not putting ad rolls throughout your videos!

[@elijahaitaok8624]

hey Odysseus would you consider setting up a playlist that has an atmosphere of an arctic environment?

[@OdysseusOfficial]

That's a great idea Elijah, I've put it on the to-do list!

[@elijahaitaok8624]

thats awesome! I live in the arctic circle so I am wondering what a synthwave playlist would sound like

[@shaiyacoprez2812]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZa8qIiIhJp1q5o

[@ewwahuman2318]

Elijah Aitaok What’s it like living far up north

[@nunofonseca5195]

Here you can get cold artic, total distance, desambiguation kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH-rfauVoa2Wr5o

[@lazergurka-smerlin6561]

Alone is a state of being Lonliness is a feeling

[@amit_patel654]

Thank you. I needed to hear that. 🙂

[@chaosdweller]

I've also been told we live in a society 🤔

[@lazergurka-smerlin6561]

@@chaosdweller We do indeed live in a society, 🅱️rother

[@neighbourninja]

From the off, I could tell you’ve got a fantastic feel for mixing. It’s so seamless, it’s pure joy to listen to. And the choice of tracks is just perfect. Emotion envoking. Thank you. 🙏

[@carlh0352]

Spectacular mega-cities covered in neon light, towering above what’s left of humanity. Endless wastelands of orange dust, roads of the new world. Distant stars peeking through the unnaturally coloured clouds, patiently awaiting my arrival. I’m on my way.

[@wafflebibs]

I like this a lot. Your small descriptions speak volumes. Nice.

[@shadowtornado7778]

The background is really relaxing to me for some reason

[@chaosdweller]

Kinda hard on the eyes , it's so bright , it is beautiful though.

[@manolga]

46 people have burnt their brain circuits. God damn your mixes are good.

[@OdysseusOfficial]

❤️❤️

[@timothyweiss9340]

What ever....

[@Synthis_Bioji]

(sassy voice activated) what EVER..

[@nandinisingh5786]

Now that's 436... Hmmm strange

[@brandontse6465]

Now this is a soundtrack for a dystopian movie.

[@newretrowave01]

The background art is simply captivating! It adds an extra layer of charm to the whole experience, like a beautiful painting that sets the perfect mood. 🎨✨

[@fjfrancois]

Tracklist: 00:00 LukeArcher - Statis 02:23 Wice - Dream Rider 06:27 Daniel Deluxe - Silver Samurai 09:39 Infinity Shred - Datadealer (Makeup and Vanity Set Remix) 14:58 Alex - Demons 19:31 LukeArcher - Enter Omega 23:19 Dream Fiend - Pest Control 26:50 Lucy in Disguise - The Trigger 30:33 LukeArcher - Breathing Space 34:24 Tora Tora - Skyline 37:43 LukeArcher - 001_Wasteland 39:18 Tora Tora - Toys 42:18 Kodak Cameo - Oceaan 45:33 The First Contact - Hold the Night 48:55 Sebastian Vivian - The Fall

[@yurililly1978]

Could you please tell me where I can find the song on KZbin? I want to add it to my playlist so badly. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIWaiKtnmLp3pbc

[@LeSatan]

An amazing collection of absolute MASTERPIECES! Many thanks for this, Odysseus!! 🔥👏🤩

[@ascendedwolf4963]

Pretty awesome how the mix actually transitions from a more utopian-like feel to a dystopian.

[@OdysseusOfficial]

The escape into serenity, whatever serenity is...

[@mattiagri2447]

I'm just in the first minutes and I'm already lost in another world. TOP!

[@Jay-ef2ii]

Sounds like music that you would hear on an Arcade machine (located at the Mall). May 5, 2021.

[@chefboy-le6440]

I love how there are minimal ads in these videos. Thank you for considering the quality of uninterrupted listening over the desire for profit. I just wish these were longer, like 1-2 hours.

[@roisin9401]

Tora Tora Toys makes me so happy :)

[@Evilsmile99channel]

Dream Rider is a masterpiece 💜

[@melbournedixen1356]

IKR. It's my favourite 😊🥺

[@robtheslob5264]

This is going to be a good day.

[@kingofmilfgaard7604]

I subscribed solely because your thumbnails are god tier dude, musics great as well lol

[@OdysseusOfficial]

Thank you, I appreciate it :)

[@Darkrunn]

One of my favorite mixes you've ever put out. Awesome for study, writing, etc.

[@Jimbogf]

Music like this would make living in a true dystopian world pleasant.

[@CERBERKILL]

really useful while animating, gives inspiration and helps to concentrate, listen to most of your remixes for my whole day and even when sleeping

[@yannastra]

One thing is certain: in the dystopian future that awaits us there is good music.

[@chaosdweller]

Your welcome

[@chaosdweller]

Nothing gets the creative writing juices flowing, better than dystopian music videos, idk why?

[@welshman100]

Been listening to synthwave a lot these past few months, this has to be my favourite so far.

[@tomkrawec]

You're a mixin' machine.

[@OdysseusOfficial]

Thank you Tom!

[@spacemanspiff7283]

I’m liking this comment solely because I am the 69th like

[@Cream_on_my_shirt]

"See, the thing is, the whole world has gone to shit. first the drought, then the bombs, it was all out war, then they were things that i really don't want to get into but, you get the idea. I have mostly lost everything, my family, my stuff, things like that but, that doesn't stop me. I'm a survivor, i don't leech off others for protection, i don't ask for food, shelter, or water. i find it on my own, but that has drawbacks too. And people ask me why i dont settle down or take anyone with me, the reason is, in my eyes, they slow you down. All i need is, my shotgun gutsy, some armour, and wits. and that's all." -Zte

[@darioisakovic7802]

The song "Enter Omega" by LukeArcher really makes me think of a future, modern, dystopian society. At the beginning of the song, when it's still not that loud, I imagine a modern dystopian city, with Half-Life 2 styled buildings and Soviet brutalism styled buildings. I imagine people walking along the street, with police with gas masks monitoring them, cameras everywhere, only a few cars on the road and groups of people watching a bald dictator with a deep voice and in a black uniform speak to them through big screens attached on walls. Then, when the song slowly builds up, I imagine the camera zoom up on the huge government building towering over the city. It shows the inside rooms of the building, with people being tortured, beaten up, brainwashed and turned into robots. Their screams echo throughout the entire building. And on the top floor, the dictator, guarded by soldiers with mask, watches over the city and the citizens

[@kermithesavage4283]

That's a beautiful perspectives you got ! Peace and blessings brother 🌟

[@TheDweeb002]

I'm sitting here smoking a bowl just trying to take it all in and I think you just blew my fucking mind into a coma. This is the end...

[@sethhenty6128]

half life 2 but the soviet union came from space

[@Vanamonde]

sounds straight out of Hyper Light Drifter, love it

[@aforerunner1773]

I wish I could put an 80s VHS camera lens over my eyes

[@datitsdapussy4283]

That’s a vibe

[@yokotaashi]

Definitely one of the more solid retronica mixes I've heard, way to go and way to not overuse the more popular tracks!

[@jeromevaleska7629]

I love this, most of the songs give off a certain melancholy vibe. Its like hoping that better times will come even though they won't, its happy but still leaves you feeling empty.

[@ulyssebully5816]

mince le temps passe tellement déjà 4 ans que j'ai découvert cette chaine ...

[@ulyssebully5816]

1 ans de plus : /

[@replicantMK2]

What incredible typography and illustration

[@motonerd14]

Your mixes have been getting me through some incredibly difficult days. Thank you for sharing them!

[@corennet.6776]

Songs need to be on iTunes. I need them. I NEED THEM.

[@positivityboi1232]

"Wake up, we have a city to burn."

[@flawlessbinary7449]

W A I T I N G T I M E

[@positivityboi1232]

@Dragunfire12 Yeah, my comment aged like milk.

[@MK-wu2il]

soundtrack for the coming days

[@234bart234]

26:50 had a Playstation 1 intro sound flashback😜

[@dmitryk2058]

we are all livinig a dystopian world today…and its getting more and more unreal

[@wallyrocket87]

This mix is really awesome. Thank you very much for putting it together!

[@stellcrystal1361]

I’ve got this in the background of *everything* every once in a while and my gods it’s perfection

[@AnyLastWords_]

Big bladerunner vibes... from the music to the imagery.

[@adamngangan7416]

Thank you so much for uploading this. The transitions are amazing. Absolutely flawless

[@Qwertyuiop-lz9xv]

This mix popped up one day, and I'm glad I found it! I'm fairly new to the Synthwave genre, so I didn't know what to expect. It sounds like a hybrid of Trance and Electro, just more chill and easy to tune out and work, and yet it sets a great working ambience! I'm looking forward to more, Odysseus!

[@thatvidwasweet]

This is definitely my favorite synthwave mix that I've found!

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

I'm too busy moving to the rhythm to feel alone. The end of the world never felt so alive.

[@chaosdweller]

A great intellectual once said , that the end of the world is the best time to be alive. I think it was either Alan Watts ? or Terrence McKenna?

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

@@chaosdweller It was a dried turd. In all seriousness though, I don't remember either saying that. Regardless, the world comes alive in dissolution because it's a process and not a complex of discrete things. To die is to come alive. One thing I do remember Watts saying that captured this was a quote from the Tempest by William Shakespeare: Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit shall dissolve, And like this insubstantial pageant faded, leave not a rack behind. This is not simply a succession of melodious images, nor does the theme of dissolution simply borrow it's splendor from the things dissolved. The truth is that the the images, though beautiful in of themselves, come alive in the act of vanishing.

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

@@chaosdweller Woah woah woah -- stop! What are you doing? It's cool that you decided to concede, but it doesn't work because, A -- You'd completely ignored/intentionally misrepresented what the other person had said. *This always results in catastrophic failure even if you win.* B -- You didn't make any kind of counter, so you're capitulating yourself for no reason. C -- There was no point of contention to make a rebuttal about. If you wanted to argue, you actually have to pick a fight. No good just making small talk. I understand that my responses sound condescending, ones like these more than any, but you bring a lot of trouble onto yourself by not exercising common sense. Despite often being framed as verbal sparring, argument is not like stepping into a gladiatorial arena. You don't have to be nervous about it; if you have something you want to say, say it. The worst anyone can do is make fun of you.

[@chaosdweller]

@@amanofnoreputation2164 I'm curently reading a book on how arguing is usually bad, (unles absolutely nescessarry)I think I'm going to take heed to this

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

@@chaosdweller That's sensible. You've been pretty terrible at avoiding unnecessary arguments. Like just now.

[@tamoyed]

here because ufa by str boyz on replay wasn't cutting it and i needed more of the "we're doomed" feeling today

[@victorshcherbakov4602]

I want to click "like" each time as I'm listening it.

[@joealexandercook]

Synthwave Delivers me clarity every time

[@hotryu]

lucy in disguise - the trigger thats waht i was searching for the past few weeks. awwwwyeeeeeeh....

[@ripplesr5655]

Intro itself gets you hooked.

[@asiawave4967]

Really great mix! I already know I will be back many times to listen to this.

[@alexandrugionea5029]

This is an amazing journey, thanks for the mix

[@OdysseusOfficial]

A pleasure!

[@JD43232]

The collapse of ecosystems in the mid 2020s led to the rise of the industrialist Niander Wallace, whose mastery of synthetic farming averted famine. Wallace acquired the remains of Tyrell corp and created a new line of replicants who obey. Many older model replicants - Nexus 8s with open-ended lifespans - survived. They are hunted down and 'retired'. Those that hunt them still go by the name... Blade Runner 2021 EDIT: Welcome to the New World Order guys. Are we going to fight or roll over with vaccines passports. If we roll over......we will live in a world where you get to earn your ''freedom'' only if you take the mandatory medicine the government wants to inject into you. And many will die from cancer and a broken immune system along the way for their depopulation plans for the 21st century.

[@npne1253]

Maybe in a different universe... Where humanity is 1000 years ahead

[@MrIkesimba]

Brawndo's go electrolytes, it's what plants crave.

[@oldman9924]

Niander Wallace IS PEOPLE

[@HildmansBookEmporium]

LOL

[@chaosdweller]

Wow! did you think of this?! Or was that from the movie blade runner? Either way that's awesome! LOL!!!

[@jared8676]

chill apocalypse vibes

[@samhhaincat2703]

my opinion that nobody asked for: this is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too happy for dystopian music. Extremely way too happy.

[@Skellingtor]

By far one of my favourite mixes, great tracks

[@m3talman]

This mix is really good. It goes well with my Factorio playthroughs. Thanks for making it!

[@colortheory]

Fantastic set! 👍🏻

[@OdysseusOfficial]

Thank you Color Theory!

[@Blutteufel]

Perfect for a Dark Sun campaign.

[@Zorro9129]

Hopefully featuring the Black Sun!

[@thomasfletcher8997]

Good "No Man's Sky" or "Subnautica" music...

[@luthor3143]

Or Astroneer

[@icxcarnie]

or the outer worlds

[@jeevan863able]

Its been raining here all day n im listening to this song on loop.

[@aeroripper]

Think this is my favorite synthwave mix out there, and I've listened to dozens if not more.

[@OdysseusOfficial]

🙏

[@litjellyfish2980]

These dystopian music tracks hit different nowadays

[@oscarjesusmenaarias7632]

Daaaaaaaaamn!!!! "Demons" is simply perfect. Thank you, man.

[@Olafleflibustier]

Awesome sound ! I love Old-school cyberpunk and this set is really cool 'cause it represents perfectly that wave ! really great !

[@OdysseusOfficial]

Thank you very much!

[@chaosdweller]

Indeed, it's currently 12349 in this picture, it's become a society were Maslow hiarchy of needs have been forgot about, and due to the decenitization of the populations EQ, through insensitivity training during the 8th phase of the social media project , called "develop the computer" were we try to convince a new breed of humans to believe that there computers, and convince the rest (other side) of the population that the other population "is" ........ We reached a point where the very top of the pyramid was actually the bottom, and the bottom was actually the top. This was the status quo , ex during this time, the main point of life was being remembered? or getting attention , trumped everything, (exasterbated by the machines of course) even shelter ect ect. This created a new race of weak and out of shape , low EQ'ed people, going around doing and saying everything negative they possibly could imagine , in order to impress the : politicians , musicians, actors/actresses comedians, and everyone else with a microphone, especially if they worked with a glass screen and a microphone , without being arrested of course, (exasterbated by the machines). This created a huge homeless population of people in the billions, living in tents and squatting in every metropolitan area; the homeless population (exasperated by the machines of course) was up to about 90% percent during this picture, I believe he was looking for a ride (hitchhiking) in this picture, because he was tired of the deathreats and the weekly violent breakins in his own home, on a weekly sometimes daily basis, (sometimes from foregners) they never did much damage, just enough to completely break spirits, this was a common part of every day Life for him at the time, in that part of the world. I know this cause of the captions or paragraph under the picture in the college history book I found it in; it's obviously not listed here, so I thought I'd share the story below since it's not shown.

[@neonsolace2748]

man the dystopia if you go deeper into it it kinda starts being so fucking creepy

[@SectorGamer-jf5xh]

That’s what she said

[@ghostmedic86]

I think these tracks are spot on. Good job!

[@generaltsingshitao4368]

I come to these music when I am reading a book related to It. Very Immersive!

[@BGMRelaxingMusicStudio]

this has been one of the only things that will put my cat to sleep lately 🥺❤

[@raoniband]

Amazing vector art on the cover. Congrats!

[@DarkDomain]

Another fantastic mix, thanks! This is the type of music that inspired me to make my own darksynth channel with my own mixes and creations.

[@ShadowPriestBear]

Sweet slection! TY VM!

[@bicyclist2]

Beautiful! Thanks.

[@FUGENTVJDM]

The music is just so good man, i love this channel 😉

[@lmc333]

OMG what is this ??!!!?? There are quite a few Masterpieces in here ! My ears are bleeding in joy at the 40ish min mark !

[@chrispreddy4082]

This has made my Friday. Thanks 👍

[@icata12345]

Was listening to this while reading the Metro books was super great experience!

[@TurboPotato]

already really digging this

[@filipmokrogulski9463]

I really need this on Spotify!!

[@viktors.kovacs115]

I can relate with that playlist because our everyday life is like when you live in a technological dystopia

[@Changenow-ze2sl]

This is some truly fantastic art. Please make more Mixes in this style. Maybe an optimistic positive version.