There are days when subtle ambient pads and gentle soundscapes just won't cut it. When your energy is running low or the routine feels like grinding through mud, there’s only one real cure: turn up…

In a world driven by short attention spans, quick clips, and instant gratification, taking your time has become a rare luxury. But true sonic immersion can’t be rushed. It takes space to unfold, room…

Why is it that people seem not to learn from the past? Some seem to simply forget, others to not see the similarities to past events. And while the new media is called "social", it is not. It builds…

Sometimes you just need to mute the world for a few minutes. When everyday life is whizzing by in fast-forward once again, there’s hardly anything better t

It's a kind of magic watching a wall of analogue gear come alive. All those LEDs glowing and dancing around producing sequences from wires and tubes. Nowad

Life is moving fast, isn't it? And so does technology, if not faster. We get stuck between smart devices annoying you every second or so, and algorithms tr

Did you notice the Sun taking a coffee break on Wednesday? No panic. It’s just our occasional solar eclipse reminding us that even the bright centerpiece o

So, I am sitting here waiting for some food delivery while preparing this show. It was meant to be delivered in about 45 minutes, according to the delivery

Once each year, on July 14th, it's a special celebration day for our wonderful netlabels out there: The Netlabel Day. Quite a page full of releases offered

Time and again I go back to the style and sound that sparked my love for electronic music; that is back in the 1970s/1980s, the so called golden age for tr

The nice thing about recent hot weather is that undressing at the doctors gets easier. On the other hand, it's not so comfortable wearing soaking wet shirt

It's deep into summer, and we are out for the happy and exciting things in life. Well, speaking northern hemisphere. One of my favourite is being curious a

Heat off, beat on! That's the general motto of this edition, where we come back to some more "robust" electronic music. Well, not the hardest version, but

This is definitely too hot for my Chinchilla, to quote some greats in electronic music. I'm currently melting away in my studio, and if you were to put som

There is a heatwave rolling up in Europe, and we can already feel it with nearly 35 C today. Which makes it a jump of about 15 degrees since last Friday. S

Whatever you expect, but there is definitively no soccer inside this podcast. Rather, tonight it's all about repeating patterns and sequences and soundscap

What is it like for you opening a new music album? What are you expecting? Things, you already know? Elements of surprise? Back in my youth it definitely w

I need a chill! It's only May, but temperature's are reaching 30 C and above already. I hope you are with me on this chillout ride. I'd guess, several of t

If there is one instrument for electronic music that is cult, this is it: The Roland TR-808. The percussive foundation for many styles, starting with Elect

Sometimes, plans change. As did the one for tonight, as of some sad news coming in this week, which is the passing of Ronald Schmidt aka Faber. Such news d

We are back in the world of glamour with this edition, where we have quite a number of film music, that is the sound of movies and tv series, which I love

So, we've been to a nice littel ice cream parlour today and enjoyed the food, sitting in and relishing the summerly weather. Besides ice cream, they also s

Now, what is it that made me feel a little bit easier this week? Maybe it's the Spring-view with all its green and yellow colours. And it is slightly getti

When I was young, it was quite difficult to get hold of instrumental music by itself, well, maybe except for classical music. The electronic music albums w

So humans are back to the moon, or at least "going around" the moon. Is this the start of space businesses? Will we soon see adventures to colonize the moo

What a tiring week this was. I had to travel to doctor appointments a number of times, which, especially with buses, seem to take ages. Not to mention the

This is an excerptional show you will find tonight, as it is edition 80-0 of syndae, which will feature a look back at the beginnings of electronic music a

Not sure, if I am influenced by the current situatino in the world, but tonight you will get some harder beat than usual. As a musician, you know about bea

So, it's been two weeks since the Schallwelle awards have been handed to the respective winners. Tonight you will get music by (nearly) all of those proud

It's been more than 20 years ago now that I've been living in Berlin. And while I seldom look or go back physically, maybe for a short visit now and then,

Is it Spring already? Nope, not quite. But the longing for Spring is there. At least where I live. Less darkness, more colours, happier people. And nature

It's awards season. Recently there were the Grammys, soon you will have the Oscars. In between, one of the most precious awards is given in an excellent ce

With all the crazy stuff going about in the world, which seems to spin faster and more unpredictable each day, I definitely need some space to chill and re

Currently, my weeks are packed with appointments. With all the traveling around, it is great to have some time to enjoy the silence, well, yeah, also Depec

It have been some rocky past weeks with all the stuff happening around me and even more so around the world. One of the anchors keeping me grounded of cour

Whoa, what a great welcome back you gave me. Very much motivating to continue immediately with another compilation of fine electronic music, where this tim

Are you having your hopes up for 2026? Well, I somewhat do, as the ending of the past year didn't sit well with me. Great to be back. Thank you for taking

This was quite an exhausting week, with lots of busy stuff going on at work and privately. Routine visits to doctors are quite... well... routine. But they

So, this was a timely surprise this week, when Klaus from Schallwende e.V. announced that the annual club CD is ready for shipment. Why am I excited? Becau

So, only one week at work after a short vacation, I am good for some quieter and relaxing sounds. Also fitting to a shimmer of hope to be found, at least s

So, I was on a vacation spot the other day with my new laptop, which I especially bought for audio processing, when I found that playback in my application

A slight sign of relieve on the horizon seeing a comedian I like being un-cancelled. At least for now. It's definitely no good sign for a nations health, w

Oh, boy. These are dark times indeed, looking over the pond. I'm quite sorry for our musical friends overseas, in a country once glorified for its freedom

This week actually started slow and easy, but turned to a turmoil of demands and tasks towards the end. As always is the case. If something becomes urgent,

Two interesting events are up soon, teaser for which will also open this edition. One of them in the UK, one in Germany, and both with great music. And if

Do you need some time off? Well, you are in the right place with this edition. In there, you will find no information about politic stunts, nothing on craz

As you may know by now, besides being a great fan of electronic-based music I am also a serials junkie. Recently, I watched quite a number of Anime. Becaus

Exciting times ahead with the season of electronic music events in late summer and fall in Germany and the Netherlands. Three of them being featured in thi

So, recently I mentioned that show, which definitely was sci-fi. Last week I watched another TV show, that started out as kind of film noir, but then surpr