The Paradise Arcade

In our return and first episode of 2025, We proudly present S.P.H.E.R.E.S. In this episode Eric talks to SPHERES about his deep history in the NYC and Toronto electronic music scenes. His background and influences. His progression into the synthwave scene. Where his Name comes from and his debut album coming out on Stratford Ct. Additional thoughts from SPHERES post interview "Thinking more about...

In this weeks episode Eric interviews John AKA Airglow. They sit down and discuss the upcoming 10 year anniversary of his debut album "Memory Bank" John discusses how the album came to be, the process and creative intent behind the album. They reflect on the impact of the album and the emerging Datawave scene. John also discusses the difficulty of following up a beloved album and what the future h...

This week we have rising Datawave artist Delimitr on the show to talk about his music, his background and how he landed in the Datawave genre. We spend talking about the allure of the genre and whats makes it so exciting. We speculate what the future holds and the hope it becomes a properly recognized genre unto itself. This episode contains the Delimitr songs: Evalurate Handshake Keepalive Retrot...

This week we sit down with Makeup and Vanity set and Sferro to talk about their new Datawave album "Wavefinder" We chat about the amusing genesis of the album. The process of creating it, what influences were involved. We chat about the genre of Datawave. All of the amazing people involved in the making of the record and of course their main projects outside of this album. They chat about what els...

We are extremely proud to present this interview. EET has been at the top pf our list for a long time and we have been working on this for literal years. EET explores many textures and sounds, combining accoustic, vocal and synth elements into something truly unique in the chillsynth spectrum of music. To call EET chillsynth is a disservice to his ability and vision. Each album exploring a differe...

This week we have Josh from Small Black on and we chat about whats been going on with him over the last few years. The progression of Small Black over the years. How Josh archives all of their music. how songs can take a long time to develop. Releasing music as an indy group. Touring, inspirations and a lot more. If you enjoyed the interview with this artist and would like to learn more about them...

Aaron AKA Vehlinggo joins us to give a Minnesota goodbye to 2022. As a fellow native we talk about everything other than the actual topic and then spend a little time on music that grabbed our attention this year. Aaron also gives us the history of Vehlinggo, how he got into this scene. He talks about his hopes for the future and of course we talk about Mecha Maiko. If you enjoyed the interview an...

After years of trying we finally have Chillsynth artist Decisive Koala on to talk about his new album "Polarity" coming out on 11/25/22 on Stratford Ct. We talk about how the album came about, the origins of his name. The creative process. DK talks about his influences and how he got into making chillsynth and his early use of the program Oxy to make music. If you enjoyed the interview with this a...

In this weeks episode we have Johnny Famiglietti of HEALTH on the show to discuss the nature of fame and how it's changed in the modern era. He also talks about his journey into music from being a nerdy kid to moving to L.A. trying to get into the film world then working his way into the local scene to where he met up with future band mates. we also discuss a bit about Elden Ring. If you enjoyed t...

In this episode Dan of Electronic Gems sits down with Eric. They talk about the origins of Electronic Gems. How EG has evolved over the years. The power and responsibility of curating music. They discuss what's in the future of EG and where Dan would like to see the Chill synth scene go. They contemplate physical releases for EG and gives props to those who do the hard work. If you enjoyed the int...

In this episode Kiel is back and we interview Greg of Plastik Boxes. We have a lovely chat about about his musical influences such as, Hall and Oates, Aha, Depeche Mode, and more. Gregs love of vintage VHS videos. The starts of Plastik Boxes, performing live. How he writes songs and we get a little silly. We really enjoyed ourselves. We have cut 4 songs into this episode 2 from each of their album...

From 2d Con Eric is joined by none other than Chris AKA North Innsbruck AKA The Third Pour Bastard to interview Joseph and Alan from Puget Sound Collective. We spend time covering their origins, Their operating principals and in general what really drives these two to do what they do. This is a very inspiring interview for those that are looking to do more with whatever they may want to get furthe...

In this episode Eric sits down with Josh and Riley of Battle Tapes to discuss their new upcoming album. The process of writing the album and how the current state of the world effected it. They talk about their music production process and the joy of discovering new sounds. They give a really good insight into what it takes to be an independent artist in today's world, The cost it has on creativit...

This week Belgium Chillwave artist Voyage joins Eric and chats about his work in electronic music. Odyssey and Eric talk about his unique upbringing and his first exposure to electronic music. His first love of Drum and Bass and how that affects his music production today. Odyssey also talks about who he thinks is doing interesting things in chillwave now, His appreciation for Electronic Gems, fut...

In this weeks episode we talk to pioneering Datawave artist CLYDE SHELTON. We talk a lot about his musical process. Datawave, how he started to make the style that he does and more. We also are for the first time including music in the episode to show case how special this artist is. Songs in the episode Earthwalker- from the album Earthwaker The Distance from the alum Earthwalker Ill Gotten from...

In this extremely special two part interview we have Makeup and Vanity Set interview Com Truise. With the help of us or course. These two get right to the heart of it. They talk about their struggles with fame and how to interact with the world. How strife and real world dystopia has effected their creative output. Their annoyance of Zoom calls and how they stay grounded as creative people. There'...

In part two of the interview we have Makeup and Vanity Set interview Com Truise. We dive further into what the future of Seth's music will be. He mulls some ideas not related to CT and how he wants to interact with the world. He also chats about the story of how CT came to be Kiel and I need to state that we are eternally grateful to both Seth and Matt for having the trust and confidence to do thi...

In this episode Eric sits down with Eric from Slyvinyl records. The two Eric's discuss his journey into being the CEO of Slyvinyl. His passion for music and most importantly vinyl records. They discuss Eric's attention to quality and the future of Slyvinyl If you enjoyed the interview with this artist and would like to learn more about them. You can find their music on all streaming platforms and...

In this episode we bring on long time Chill Synth producer ADMO. We talk about his upcoming album "Flying Colors" through Startford CT. His move from the U.K. to Oakland California, his music writing process and philosophy. We talk about about how the Chill Synth Discord got started and his handing over the reigns. Then reflect on his being on the ground floor of the genre and help defining it. If...

In this episode we have Andrew Walker co-founder and owner of Stratford CT Records on the show to discuss music, his labels origins and history. He takes us through his early days of the record label up to what he is doing now. We get into the details of running a label and he gives his unguarded insight into what its like to be an independent label. We discuss vinyl of course and his philosophies...

Nick of Polychora Records joins us this episode. He talks to us about what got him into running his label. How he ended up taking over the Chillsynth Discord server and what is involved in being the premiere Com Truise archivist. He talks to us about his vision for the future and teases some exceptional upcoming projects. We also get into a lively debate about music genre labels and if they're use...

In this episode Eric is joined by Matt Pusti AKA Makeup and Vanity Set to interview the rising star of what is being called Datawave. Sean Harte AKA Memorex Memories. Sean takes Matt and Eric through his musical journey up to this point in his life. His major influences both in terms of music such as Aphex Twin and Squarepusher. To the effect of growing up and living in a working class city in Sco...

In this episode we have the pleasure of sitting down with Marek and Ina of Electronic Purification Records. They are one of the early record labels that have released some of the greatest Synthwave records of all time. They talk about the creation of EPR. The effort and detail that goes into running the label. They offer some humorous anecdotes and give us a taste of whats coming next from them. I...

This weeks incredible episode we have the legendary Waveshaper on. He was on the top of our list of dream guests when we started the show. We are incredibly honored and humbled he took time with us and navigating a 7 hour time difference. While Tom might be considered part of the second wave of Synthwave acts his presence is widely felt through out the scene. Roughly starting in the genre around 2...

Joining us for the first episode of 2022 the mysterious Demin comes out of the shadows to help us kick off the new year. We discuss many things including and obviously his music. His start in house music. Demins affinity for Com Truise and those rumors that he may be Seth Haley. He gives insight into his writing process and what we can expect from him in the future. If you enjoyed the interview wi...