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 You know, that sweaty, neo-noir, crime-filled, seeding, pulsating dubsteppy, synthy, bubblegum-chewing, sunglasses-wearing, underbelly of Miami, and man I'm out of similes. Movies, music, games, whatever floats your boat! Books would be great, but this is a very sensory genre, so I'm guessing it'd be hard to find one. Here are some obvious examples that got me into this style, would love to hear some less obvious or well-known ones. I'll be adding stuff to the OP if I think it fits the bill. If I don't add your suggestion, that's just my specific taste speaking! Movies First off, the one that solidifies this as a genre in my mind: Drive  Slow, dark, broody and a perfect sountrack Spring Breakers  Not what you'd expect, captures the day of the genre as well as the night Enter the Void  Just a mindfuck, best dosed together with illicit substances Hobo with a Shotgun  Intentionally b-grade horror flick, violent and grungy Only God Forgives  Music  Outrun by Kavinsky Nightcall from the Drive soundtrack, his other stuff is great too  Perturbator More 80's synth electro goodness  Com Truise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMjCxV7u8OA  Lazerhawk  Mitch Murder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzV-5zeZlhs  Danger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRMh3OJqsFo  VHS HEAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WYIKIQpebY  Flashworx Games  Hotline Miami The reigning champion. Fast paced, 2D oldschool neon gorefest.  GTA: Vice City Nothing to say here. It's out for tablets!  [b]Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon A bit too self aware for its own good, but fits the bill regardless.  [b]Double Dragon Neon Like Blood Dragon, mightily self-aware, but en excellent example Schurik has a new favorite as of 20:46 on Aug 21, 2013 |
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Hobo With A Shotgun may not spring to mind immediately, but parts of it are just SOAKED in the grungy neon greens and pinks, and boy does it bring the murder, gore, drugs, and arcade games. I say it qualifies.
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Jul 10, 2013 23:41
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Hobo With A Shotgun so qualifies! Also, Power Glove did the soundtrack for it (along with the excellent FC3: Blood Dragon soundtrack) if there was still any doubt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CXvBzY_grc Also I love the music video for Brokendate for Com Truise, which I think qualifies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMjCxV7u8OA There's a ton of awesomely synth-y "retro wave" (or whatever it's called) music out there. You got Lazerhawk, Com Truise, Tesla Boy, Makeup & Vanity Set, and basically anything on Rosso Corsa Records just to name a few.
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Jul 11, 2013 00:10
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We have a serious lack of Double Dragon Neon here.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfs2gNNFgTg
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Jul 11, 2013 00:37
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I'm gonna add stuff to the OP if I think it fits the bill, keep 'em coming!
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Jul 11, 2013 02:11
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Pollyanna posted:We have a serious lack of Double Dragon Neon here. I had a serious lack of Double Dragon Neon in my life! I think that whole game was made as an excuse to write a unique 80s-style song for every in-game special power.
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Jul 11, 2013 02:16
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Michael Mann's MANHUNTER from 1986, the first adaptation of Thomas Harris' RED DRAGON; Paul Michael Glaser's BAND OF THE HAND, also from '86, and big chunks of it feel like they raided Mann's sets. MANHUNTER had a pretty electro sountrack, but BotH didn't really stick in my memory for music.
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Jul 11, 2013 02:20
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Ygolonac posted:Michael Mann's MANHUNTER from 1986, the first adaptation of Thomas Harris' RED DRAGON; Paul Michael Glaser's BAND OF THE HAND, also from '86, and big chunks of it feel like they raided Mann's sets. Great suggestions, but I think an important attribute of what specifically I'm looking for is the fact that it's modern, and deliberately a throwback. Otherwise 90% of actual 80's stuff would classify. Again, not coming down on you, just outlining a bit.
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Jul 11, 2013 02:43
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Schurik posted:Great suggestions, but I think an important attribute of what specifically I'm looking for is the fact that it's modern, and deliberately a throwback. Otherwise 90% of actual 80's stuff would classify. Again, not coming down on you, just outlining a bit. That's kind of boring though and also Michael Mann is a huge part of the whole aesthetic that's being imitated. Especially Thief which Drive owes a lot to--and Miami Vice, which is 90% of the aesthetic anyway. e: to contribute something that fits the throwback criteria, Arcade High powerofrecall has a new favorite as of 03:19 on Jul 11, 2013 |
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Jul 11, 2013 03:17
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This is an awesome thread. Are there novels or comix which fit the genre?
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Jul 11, 2013 18:28
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Uncle Salty posted:This is an awesome thread. Are there novels or comix which fit the genre? Yeah, I'm wondering about that too. It's almost impossible to search on your own for new stuff, any help from you folks would be appreciated!
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Jul 11, 2013 21:11
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The Miami Vice movie by Michael Mann is super underrated. Harmony Korine said it was the biggest influence on Spring Breakers.
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Jul 11, 2013 21:23
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Thanks to this thread I started to watch Miami Connection. Man, I missed real 80's movies. That film is my whole childhood. Trapper Keppers count?     
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Jul 12, 2013 00:38
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Schurik posted:Great suggestions, but I think an important attribute of what specifically I'm looking for is the fact that it's modern, and deliberately a throwback. Otherwise 90% of actual 80's stuff would classify. Again, not coming down on you, just outlining a bit. I don't think you should stick with this, it'll make you miss sweet stuff you might not have known about that informed this aesthetic to begin with. Diva was one of the key movies in this style and i'd never heard of it til recently. Fallen Angels and Chungking Express too, though those are from the 90s. Fallen Angels is on Netflix now.
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Jul 13, 2013 03:23
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If we're sticking to recently created stuff, Cadillac does some amazing '80s-throwback neon electropop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8RLcoc5pM4 The Italians Do It Better label are influenced by the aesthetic but have a sparser take on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgv88ZLi6LY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdV5fnwTwZM If you like that sound you could do way worse than to pick up Symmetry's Themes from an Imaginary Film, much of which was composed for Drive (2011, not 1997 unfortunately). I'm also going to cheat back to actual '80s stuff and recommend To Live And Die In L.A. as a solid sundrenched/SoCal take on the neon/Miami theme (great soundtrack too), and if you want to dig into the real nighttime neon city wasteland of the '80s music scene...look no further. Steam has Hotline Miami on sale for $2.50 until noon Saturday, by the way.
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Jul 13, 2013 05:03
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Mitch Murder Also neros77's Youtube Channel. They edit videos together for a lot of these musicians, and I think a lot of them are neat. A couple of my favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzV-5zeZlhs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB3ibdil2UM
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Jul 13, 2013 09:02
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The album "R.E.T.R.O." By Mind in a Box, essentially a tribute to Commodore 64 games and music. Here are some highlights. 8 bits http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEOLPDOKdtY I Love 64 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RoilEVFuKU Caveman Cat has a new favorite as of 09:58 on Jul 13, 2013 |
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Jul 13, 2013 09:49
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French DJ known as Danger is along the lines of all the artists posted so far. He's quite good. Here's his Myspace with some tracks: https://myspace.com/2emedanger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRMh3OJqsFo
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Jul 13, 2013 09:51
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swamp waste posted:I don't think you should stick with this, it'll make you miss sweet stuff you might not have known about that informed this aesthetic to begin with. Diva was one of the key movies in this style and i'd never heard of it til recently. Fallen Angels and Chungking Express too, though those are from the 90s. Fallen Angels is on Netflix now. Yeah, as I said earlier, I'm not dismissing it or anything. The inspiration came from recent stuff though, so that's the driving force behind this thread. Doesn't mean that classics are unwelcome! Adding new stuff to the OP later.
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Jul 13, 2013 12:37
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VHS Head supposedly creates the entirety of his music by sampling his extensive and obscure VHS collection, a good many coming from this time period. If you've never heard it before you really owe it to yourself to check out his lp Trademark Ribbons of Gold . http://youtu.be/B0QmwvnQOZU
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Jul 13, 2013 15:25
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The Warriors has some great moments along these lines, plus it's totally classic and endlessly quotable. Sure, there's not that much flashing neon, but it's got slightly surreal, tense and lovably camp atmosphere to spare. check these stylish as hell opening titles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p7EE1F80fU watch out for these bad dudes (great soundtrack on this bit, I seem to recall) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3AXTHvqPvw Can You Dig It? Uncle Salty posted:This is an awesome thread. Are there novels or comix which fit the genre? Novels: NB All of these are kind of precursors or antecedents of the genre in question, but again, they've got the atmosphere down Coin Locker Babies by Ryu Murakami (Bizarre 1980s Tokyo sex-punk wierdness) Night and the City by Gerald Kersh (A seedy pimp in 1950s Soho goes off the deep end) Dirty Snow by Georges Simenon (crime/thriller in occupied France) The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman (like Cabaret but much ruder & funnier) The first bit of Neuromancer I guess? (Everyone's read Neuromancer by now, surely) Mousepractice has a new favorite as of 16:34 on Jul 13, 2013 |
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Jul 13, 2013 16:20
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Tron Legacy fits. I only saw it once in theaters but thought it was fun.
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Jul 13, 2013 16:20
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Jul 13, 2013 18:36
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old Miami Vice
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Jul 13, 2013 23:44
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I don't have any cool album covers for it, but Scattle rocks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJGmoWE5rnM Basically anyone who had music featured in HLM is great. 
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Jul 14, 2013 00:03
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Casa del Mirto have done some great Miami Vice/generally great synthpop-y stuff in the past few years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_NkMVgf7TQ Also Games did some pretty great stuff in this category: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQoeQ_YziWM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5scYXIvAr7w Phetz has a new favorite as of 08:47 on Jul 15, 2013 |
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Jul 15, 2013 08:23
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Anything Jan Hammer did for Miami Vice. Crockett's Return is a personal favorite. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pjO1Do5qxU And neros77 has already been mentioned, but the NewRetroWave channel is also a goldmine. http://www.youtube.com/user/NewRetroWave So is Maniac Synth http://www.youtube.com/user/ManiacSynth
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Jul 15, 2013 09:09
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Studio Killers are the Neon-Underground counterpart to the Gorillaz. They make great synth-pop with an 80s veneer, and have the aesthetics to match. Eros & Apollo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_QnHKblsKk All Men are Pigs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFTL3pBnR2Y Ode to the Bouncer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo-EmtXbFRg
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Jul 15, 2013 15:35
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Thanks to this thread I discovered VHS' amazing 'Trademark Ribbons of Gold', definitely belongs in the OP 
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Jul 16, 2013 14:52
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Nightsatan bill themself as "lasermetal" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LkVe7rty1Y
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Jul 16, 2013 18:24
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heiden posted:Thanks to this thread I discovered VHS' amazing 'Trademark Ribbons of Gold', definitely belongs in the OP Agreed!
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Jul 16, 2013 20:26
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Only God Forgives is, by design, kinda like bizarro Drive. It has a lot of the same aesthetics, but it's far more abstract and surreal, and transplants the action to Bangkok. It also has a loving fantastic score. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZSuR7FfIvo SALT CURES HAM has a new favorite as of 18:39 on Jul 25, 2013 |
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Jul 25, 2013 18:37
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A bunch of YOSPOS posters have neon blue/violet avatars now. That's kinda 80's. Also, Outrun by Kavinsky's been mentioned but I haven't seen mention of Outrun Europa, which appears to be some sort of big collaborative effort involving a bunch of artists. It's available for free download! I also recently bought this EP simply because the album art is amazing.  Although the music is pretty good too.
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Aug 3, 2013 22:07
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Penguingo posted:A bunch of YOSPOS posters have neon blue/violet avatars now. That's kinda 80's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Graphics_Adapter#Standard_graphics_modes 
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Aug 3, 2013 22:43
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I like how only one of the palates is capable of displaying black and white at the same time without programming trickery. Your Standard Graphics Modes are a Piece of poo poo. Lazlo Nibble posted:The Italians Do It Better label are influenced by the aesthetic but have a sparser take on it: How can you mention IDIB without Desire? They also contributed to the Drive soundtrack but they have a whole album out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJqhUbHEpGM On the topic of music, here's Com Truise's remix of Foster the People's Helena Beat in an unofficial music video composed of clips from Dario Argent's giallo horror masterpiece Suspiria. It was filmed in 1977 but its dark yet vibrant lighting and cinematography fit pretty well in the genre. (May be  for gore)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix3GCzROOvI
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Aug 4, 2013 01:40
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The music of Gatekeeper. new school 80's synth revival with a lurid, VHS horror movie twist. Optimus Maximus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldiwDB_m3As Visions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuNhlslqwAw
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Aug 4, 2013 07:02
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powerofrecall posted:That's kind of boring though and also Michael Mann is a huge part of the whole aesthetic that's being imitated. Especially Thief which Drive owes a lot to--and Miami Vice, which is 90% of the aesthetic anyway. Thief is essentially just a better Drive with more coherent characters and an anti-hero that makes sense and a better finale. EDIT: Oh, for content. Public Image Ltd. - The Order of Death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSyuhF6eNiY This song is better than most of that droning faux 80's poo poo because it at least has a melody and some kind of cohesive theme to it rather than just blase imitation of a sound that people can't seem to properly replicate with simple poorly atmospheric synth riffs. Lil Swamp Booger Baby has a new favorite as of 07:16 on Aug 4, 2013 |
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Aug 4, 2013 07:12
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Can-O-Raid posted:I like how only one of the palates is capable of displaying black and white at the same time without programming trickery. Your Standard Graphics Modes are a Piece of poo poo.
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Aug 14, 2013 11:37
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Easystreet - an electronic duo from SF. http://www.youtube.com/user/SexyEasystreet Even their websites is 80s neon.
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'Beyond the Black Rainbow' is available on Netflix - a movie that's very similar in pacing to 'The House of the Devil', but with a much more stylized approach to '80's horror. While opinions are pretty much split on both films, their style alone makes them worth watching.
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