A driving pulse for those who navigate the world with a different kind of gravity. "Smile Like That" is out now. See you in the dark. open.spotify.com/album/3Ry8u… #Moonrunner83 #Popwave #Retrowave #yycsynthwave

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Fielder just keeps on hammering away in the forge. 🛠️

Are you one of my supporters on @Bandcamp? Cool. I'm gonna release CHASING SHADOWS today (a week early) to pre-order purchasers. My little way of saying thanks for sending us a couple bucks, sorry for flubbing the last pre-order and releasing it a day after the official release, and...you just rock. Okay? Lemme finish my coffee and I'll jump on the comp and push your access. Love you guys. You know who you are. moonrunner83.bandcamp.com

C:\Moonrunner83> boot juno-rant.exe 💾 Every year, I usually take a moment to note my disappointment with the #JUNOAwards. The JUNOs, however, are just the flashpoint and symptom of the much more depressing state of public art in Canada. Am I bitter and resentful? Not at all. I am genuinely happy for anyone who gets a kick out of the relentless onslaught of mainstream #CanCon Kraft Dinner content. The ongoing (and bizarre) praise for last night’s JUNO Awards highlights a persistent disconnect between the legacy music industry and the actual landscape of Canadian music. Government-funded showcases of domestic talent continue to elevate the exact same acts they championed twenty-five years ago. This stagnant institutional loop reinforces a tired global stigma that Canadian music lacks depth or innovation. The reality is entirely the opposite. Much like our tired legacy national media, Canadians simply tuned the JUNOs out a decade ago — or more. And this is really my point: I am not here to dismantle the JUNOs. Forget the JUNOs. Canada is chock-full of talent you will never hear on the CBC, who will never win a JUNO, and who will never be pushed by industry “insiders” who no longer hold the keys to anything. We are navigating an era defined by algorithmic saturation, the influx of AI-generated audio, and diminishing financial support for the arts. Despite these friction points, real Canadian musicians are quietly engineering the sound of right now. People are listening to them in the millions. They are working in indie studios, mastering tracks on laptops, and building dedicated audiences from the ground up — entirely by themselves, without relying on legacy gatekeepers. These creators bypass the outdated machinery of “Government Art.” They recognize that panels comprised of forgotten legacy figureheads, presiding over an industry that has moved on, offer zero value to the modern grind. Authentic momentum requires no institutional permission. True Canadian music lives in the late-night glow of independent setups, in the local clubs, and through the direct relationships forged with listeners. These artists skip the community backrubs and taxpayer subsidies. They simply make their art and serve their fans. Canada possesses an immense reservoir of innovative, world-class talent. You simply will not find it on a subsidized broadcast. We need to stop pretending these legacy events represent the vanguard, and instead focus our attention on the independent artists doing the actual work. 🇨🇦🎤 #JUNOS #CanadianMusic #IndependentArtist #Synthwave #CanCon #yycmusic #yegmusic

“I have nothing against artists. I had a rock band myself. My problem is that if you need a government subsidy to make art, you’re no longer an artist—you’re a public employee.” — Javier Milei

Some tracks are born in a single night — others demand a season of waiting. After a year of shaping this cinematic landscape alongside Jarred Nicklen, Caroline Whyte brings her crystalline voice to my first duet in years. "Chasing Shadows" arrives April 10 everywhere, featuring the final soaring vocal cut and the newly remastered instrumental demo. #synthwave #yycsynthwave #yycmusic

We’re excited to announce that Bitwig Studio 6 will be released on March 11. Thank you for your patience and support while we finalize this major update to Bitwig Studio 🧡 Learn more about what’s coming: bitwig.com/stories/416/

We aren't hiding in the dark to be melancholy. We're turning off the lights so we can finally see the colours clearly. Everything Looks Better In The Dark — Arriving March 6. Turn up the brightness: moonrunner83.bandcamp.com/al…… #synthwave

LIVE NOW! ah.fm/ Tune in! Unreleased tracks, rare covers, and great remixes of MR83 classics. Scope it.

Man the Windows 11 4109 Update fiasco has completely hobbled three of my working rigs. It's been nearly three weeks. I honestly don't think I could deal with this again. Thankfully the new MR83 Studio rig is fully AMD and didn't seem to get hammered by the terrible Windows update. @nvidia has stated that it's Microsoft's fault. I tend to believe them. I haven't used GRUB bootloader in about a million years. Anyone running a consistent dualboot Windows / Linux build at the moment? I don't think I can gas Windows entirely for my work machines yet. And I'm already using CLI headless Linux servers. Just haven't spent much time with GNOME or Plasma or anything in quite some time. I'm wondering how much of the stuff I'm doing for law / video / music / gaming can reliably be done with Fedora or Mint. Any thoughts welcome.

Tonight. 4pm MT. Let's do this. Unreleased tracks. New sounds. A full hour vibe. AH.FM #yycsynthwave #synthwave #newretrowave

Transmission incoming 📡 Stepping into the booth for a guestmix on MJR’s "Off The Grid" this Wednesday! 🎹 ⚡️ 1 hour of exclusive/unreleased tracks ⚡️ Gritty #YYCSynthwave ➡️ Heavy Progressive House FEB 5 | 4-6PM MST Tune in: ah.fm @afterhoursfm #Moonrunner83 #ProgHouse #Synthwave

I just got my hands on @Audeze new Maxwell 2s. These things are crazy for the price. The dongle is a little buggy, but supports high shelf Bluetooth codecs and hardline. Drivers are bonkers. Will report back.