And we're back with the first show of 2026! For once when I started going through my inbox for material to play this week, there wasn't a huge bunch of discs from like August that I still have to go through. Maybe after 28 years(!) of doing this show I've managed to learn a bit. Or get organized. I'm sure it's just a coincidence. So let's enjoy a new episode of RSA before we all have to go back to work/school/etc! Dark Minimal Project - Schlafen! (People Theatre) BlakLight - Blind Vision Monochrome - Unbound Ego Salto - Take Me Up Spektralized - Run and Hide (EP) Projekt-A 'The Dark' - Tanz Der Schatten (Phaser One) Soman - To the Rhythm Mareux - The Perfect Girl (Kontravoid) http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

Welcome to the annual best of show! This year we go back through everything we've played over the course of 2025, condense the year into 16 tracks, and voila! I got some great suggestions from people, and had a few "obvious" ones written down for months. But it was worth it to listen to everything, a few gems always pop up that I've forgotten. So enjoy this slightly early show as my Christmas gift for you all to listen to on new devices and toys! DSTRTD SGNL - The Fool Elektrostaub - Too Far From The Pack Zanias - Human Exsequor - The Fallen Core In Motion - Lost (Sonic Sound Factory) Echodead - I Don't Like Humans Aiboforcen - Executions (feat. Noemi Aurora) Vogon Poetry & SCALA - Immortals (Oren Amram) Ankomst - Dancing In Warsaw (Colony 5) Devoid - Memories Alex Braun - Zeitfresser (Ruined Conflict) Fictional - Embrace The Silence (Club) Volkoff - Awaiting Phaser One - God Is Poison Destroy Me Again - Unhappiness (Trance Mix) Massive Ego - In Your Own Darkness http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

Last week of the "normal" year as we present to you the penultimate episode of RSA for 2025. For those keeping track, this is episode #1367! The holiday obligations are plentiful, but I've budgeted enough time to get the show finished next week. I was actually surprised by a few tracks that I would have glanced over if I was choosing tracks visually. But listening to every show seems to always strike gold! Elektrostaub - Too Far From The Pack (diarBlack) cut.rate.box - Fireshine (Extended) DSTRTD SGNL & Talla 2XLC - Dreams (Dark Club) Dawn Of Ashes - Faith Desecration (Frontal Boundary) Pending Position - Immer Wenn Es Dunkel Ist Kartagon - Space (Future Lied To Us) Assemblage 23 - Last Zanias - Happy Endings http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

I've gotten some good suggestions for the best of 2025 emailed to me! Only 2 more weeks until CHristmas is over and I give you my gift, an extra long show. I've begun ordering prizes for the 2026 membership drive. The theme is going to be "flat" to get around the craziness that is trying to mail anything to the USA. This week we've got a great mix of the synth and the agression along with my usual comical attempts at pronouncing words I haven't encountered before! Asphodel Ivory - Eclipse (Teknovore) Evo-Lution - Dein Takt Beyond Border - Machines (Eisfabrik) X Marks The Pedwalk - Automatic Hero Kommision Z80 - Deny, Defend, Dispose! (Stahlschlag) Starsign - Steal The Sun (Single Edit) Outsized - Komet (VDOC Club) Lights Of Euphoria - Crystal Cave http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

After a week from hell, I did manage to spend most of my Friday night blissed out and listening to music for RSA. There's some really neat stuff in here this week, including an interesting cover. All tracks now are eligible for the best of 2026 next year. But I think I have about half of the anual year end show picked. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to email me! Spektralized - Strange Reactions Soman - The Killer DSTRTD SGNL & Talla 2XLC - Dreams (Club) Faderhead - We All Smile Here (Nothing's Fine) Assemblage 23 - Lunatics Pending Position - Starsign FragileChild - Another You SCALA - Den Sista Dansen (Peters Version) http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

The homelab is all nice and fixed, but I never did get an offer for a stack of Hard Drives. :) Stuff like that is getting ridiculously expensive because of all of the Goddamned AI data centers which create nothing but heat. We've got a great show for everyone this week, as the first track I picked had a very fast tempo, and as I've said, that tends to spread to the rest of the show. Also, I begin picking tracks for the best of 2025. Good lord, how is it only 4 weeks until I have to get the show ready! Neuroklast - Succubus (feat. Cassiopeja) Deadly Injection - Religion (Destroy Me Again) Vexillary - Kill Shot EgoAmp - Insanity (Rob Dust feat. Scheuber) Audiocall - Sparks (Steril feat. Arc Morten) Dawn Of Ashes - Throne of Misanthropy (C-Lekktor) Dunkelsucht - Escalate Crushing State - Inner Anarchy (Solar Fake) http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

This weekend I get to play SysAdmin as my homelab (which stores all of my RSA material) had a disk failure in one of my servers. It's all parity protected, but I'm spending a good 20 hours moving data off another disk that I'm kinda suspicious of. If anyone wants to donate a stack of 16TB SATA drives to me, I wouldn't say no at this point. But because I have lost data in the distant past, I've already learned my lesson. But this doesn't directly affect RSA at all, as we've got a great show for everyone. A higher tempo than usual, but the first track I selected was 150 bpm(!), that sets the tone for the rest of the show! Zanias - Human Prometheus Flame - March On Blaze Vexillary - Kill Shot Seelennacht - Grey Apartment Show Faderhead - Cold Chrome Exsequor - Asymmetric War Phaser One - Rise From Within (Larcon) DSTRTD_SGNL - Zick Zack http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

Things are more or less back to normal around here, as we prepare for the onset of Winter in Canada. This week I do put some emphasis on what the heck we're going to do about next years membership drive. I'm really looking for your feedback on what you'd like to receive in return for donations. I'm looking at Enamel pins (much like the Sanctuary pins that are on my "battle jacket"). Sadly the patches we did prior to the pandemic are insanely expensive now. If you have one, it's a collectiors item! THis wek we also expanded to 9 songs instead of the usual 8. In the new world of more singles than full length albums, we'll have to adapt and try to keep the quantity as high as the quality. :) XPQ-21 - Dance With The Devil Elektrostaub - Too Far From The Pack (Salva Maine) Aesthetic Perfection - We Bring The Beat Absurd Minds - Fractured (Autodafeh) Data Kino - Rock It Again Komission Z80 - Choose (Ruined Conflict) Destroy Me Again - The Shards Extize - Cyberghost Audiocall - Retailers! (Single) http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

I apologize for missing last week, but apparently if you're unable to eat solid food for several days the pounds just melt away! I have some work to do on my health, but the work will be done. One thing that I forgot to mention in this weeks show is that this week we have Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veterans day in the USA. Having stood on Tower bridge in London, and the docks in Hamburg I'm just glad that the idea of bombing either city now is such an inconceivable thing. Hamburg was also a significant visit for me because my Grandfather was a part of Operation Gomorrah. The first track is also dedicated to the people at ICE. Front Line Assembly - Vigilante Project Pitchfork - Memento Mori Dead Lights - Killing Time DSTRTD_SGNL - The Fool I Ya Toyah - Denial (Aesthetic Perfection) Causenation - Hearts Beat Strong (Novakill) Zanias - Naiad All The Ashes - Orbit http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

My favourite time of the year. When the leaves are changing, the temperature drops a bit so we need a light jacket. Might be time to pull out my 90s battle jacket. Maybe on Saturday Nov 1 when I DJ at Ground Control. Maybe. This week we only make a passing mention of AI. I swear. But we did get a response from Bandcamp, so the gears are moving. Remember folks, Bandcamp Spotify. Fractions - Unchained Miss Construction - Spiel Mit Mir FragileChild - Escape '21 (Legacy Edit) Kartagon - Space (Frozen Plasma) Analog 80 - The Trap Fictional - Dreaming (Nicky Schulschenk) Echoberyl - Twilight Zone (Alter) Massiv In Mensch - Offensivschock (Live 2005) http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

So all of the Yanks are out protesting today (NO MORE KINGS), Europe is pre-drinking, and the west coast is just getting through brunch. Sounds like a perfect time to drop this weeks RSA! We delve ever so slighly into the ethics of using AI and what its place might be in music production. This also includes a snippet of an AI song that one of our long term listeners has been noodling with. Its quite eye opening. But the most important part of all is getting some great new music out to everyone! DSTRTD_SGNL - Android Teknovore x Grabyourface - Autonomy LPV - Nukleus Lights Of Euphoria - Darkest Addiction BlakLight - Leave A Light On (Axe) TOY - To The Stars With Me Apres la Nuit - Save Your Soul (Club Mix) Happy707 - Your Body Black (Black Light Smoke) http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

Getting the show up early for everyone as this is the Canadian thanksgiving day weekend. So I'll be extra busy as this is usually the last time I see my folks until they venture back to (gulp) Florida. This year I'm making the turkey. We do talk a little about AI music again this week, and I'm going to talk again a bit more next week. The music is the priority, but if I can slip a couple of minutes of commentary in, I will. Super Dragon Punch!! - Haste (Reaper) Synpasyche - What We Believe We Are Sven Phalanx & Eleven-FX - The Battle Begins (Slichtnacht) Blinky Blinky Computerband - You Destroy Democracy (fckafd) SPARK! - Murderous DSTRTD_SGNL & Rob Dust - Sleeper In Metropolis Inline Sex Terror - Electronic Warfare BRYT - Sekvens 2DCAT - Data Fusion (Leaetherstrip) http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

No sermons this week, just great music. Had a bit of a rollercoaster week, so I'm actually surprised that I'm getting things done on time. Lots of great new stuff for everyone, and now I have to run out the door to get the boring part of the weekend (chores) done while I listen to... Club Crimson Room - Still We Gather Fix8:Sed8 - New Eden (Mildreda) Lights Of Euphoria - Electric Lover FragileChild - Shattered Throne (Long Reign) Funkenstaub - With You Again (Narcotic Elements) Happy707 - Your Body Ego Bliss - Ascend (Single Edit) NOIR & Silver Walks - Nothing Stays (SYZYGYX) http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

So last weeks show had an easter egg, unknown even to me. Apparently (and thank you to those who emailed me) one of the bands from last week don't actually exist. So along with the great music you get to hear me philosophise on AI and music. There may be more little chats like this over the next few weeks. But brief. Because we're here for the music, not the sermons! Antibody & Binary Division & Czarina - My Enemy (Vioflesh) cut.rate.box - Fireshine Synpasyche - Blindness SynthAttack - Immortal NZM 99 - Revenge Alienare - Let This Moment Never End Incendie - Decaying Realities (Soj) Touching The Void - Fragment (Substaat) http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

Apologies for this weeks show being a little late. I spent the entire weekend on the road taking care of some family stuff. When I got home on Sunday afternoon I finished the mixing, but was just too wiped to piece it all together and record my usual verbal fumbling. But never fear, got some work done and then shifted focus over here. I can't leave my public waiting! Zone Tripper - Pushing Onwards Blinky Blinky Computerband - Fascist Feelings Device Noize - Fluye Fictional - My Tears Will Fall (Club) 2DCAT - Magic (SITD) Sequence Vogue - Through The Wind And Rain (Denise Ordeal) Soman - Jump Dance Rave Shatoo - Nothing That I Wouldn't Do (Technomancer) http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

Spent most of the day cleaning and listening to this weeks show to make sure that I didn't make any mixes that caused me to make a sour face. There's some notes in this weeks show about next years membership drive. Plus my very efficient and professional method of "proof listeneing" to RSA. It works for me! Fermion - Conflicted Incendie - Decaying Realities NZM 99 - Awareness Ceraph - Lost And Found Exsequor - A World In Trauma Core In Motion - Between The Lines (Sonic Sound Factory) Battery 73 - Sadness Patriarchy - Pain Is Power http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

No holiday to help pass the time this week, so I've been working on my next live set, mostly just writing stuff down at this point. Plus preparing for "work surface" thats lower than expected. That and Imay have to splurge for new headphones. The "Serviceable but not expensive" pair I use for live stuff is starting to flake apart. People have justifiably joked that my "last performance" has happened several times. Well call my Terry Funk then. This week we've got some great stuff from synthpop to aggro! Kontrast - Die Zunkuft (Club) Chrom - Agony Device Noize - Gente Comun Devoid - Slanted Halo Electronic Frequency - Get Naughty Super Dragon Punch!! - Gloom (Ruined Conflict) Rotersand - Father Ocean Zanias - Serpentsmile http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

Its labour day weekend, so I'm getting everything done a little bit early so I can enjoy the long weekend. I'm actually heading to the local cemetery to take some pictures and feed the fattest squirrels in the city. I'm also taking the time to gather songs for my first live set in a couple of years. I've said it before, but this may be the last time you get to see me live. I take it all year by year. DSTRTD_SGNL - Make Me Lose Control (Club) Core In Motion - Between The Lines (Narcotic Elements) Exsequor - Mercenary Teknovore X Draven - Aphorism Evo-Lution - Dein Takt Priest - My Lonely Heart Rynzler - Ex Multis BRYT - Systemfel http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

Had a really nice 4 day weekend, went to the CNE, did some cycling, and listening to music for both this show and a soon to be announced Sanctuary gig in November. Keep your ears open. I'm going to be doing longer sets. But this week we've got some great music for you on RSA, possibly even a track or two I might play live. You never know, the next couple of months are going to be interesting! Slighter - Worms Massiv In Mensch - Green (Extended) Fictional - Crossroads (Psycho Club) MONO_XYD - Platformshoesblues Chainreactor - Empire AD Key - Mein Herz (Martin Bodewell) Selfless Service - New Organ Analog 80 - Operating Code http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio

Its going to be another crazy hot weekend inn Toronto, so I'm hunkering down and working on projects indoors at least today. Hopefully everyone has a great weekend at Infest, I'm probably going to finish re-cabling my server closet and spend some time on the balcony just listening to new music! Glis - Crush (2025) Core In Motion - Lost (Ruined Conflict) Super Dragon Punch!! - Split (Grendel) Terence Fixmer - Evolve (Marcel Dettmann) Silicodisco - Look Back Without Me Scheuber - Ashes Rotersand - Watch Me Vanguard - Unz! http://synthetic.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@RealSyntheticAudio