My guest this week is Jean-Michel Jarre, a true icon and pioneer of electronic musicWith a career spanning over 52 years in music, he is one of the most successful electronic artists ever, selling over 85 million albums and singles. Known for his large scale, elaborate live shows, Jarre has performed concerts at the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids in Egypt and even the Sahara Desert. He’s also a UNESCO ambassador for education, science and culture and in 2017 was awarded the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science CommunicationWe discuss the making of his new album and concert film ‘Live in Bratislava - an audio-visual record of his historic open-air concert-event 'Bridge From The Future', performed on May 12, 2024 in Slovakia. A truly spectacular live event that features all that you’d expect from a Jean-Michel Jarre concert - elaborate sets, stunning visuals, fireworks and for the first time, a drone display For more information or to pre-order the album, visit: https://www.jeanmicheljarre.com/live-in-bratislavaSynthetic Dreams is presented and produced by Scott ZverblisFollow Synthetic Dreams on InstagramFollow Synthetic Dreams on ThreadsFollow Synthetic Dreams on Twitter / XSynthetic Dreams title music by Chris Ibbott
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EP 134: Franz Treichler (The Young Gods)
I’m delighted to be joined by Swiss singer, songwriter, composer and record producer, Franz Treichler, best known as the vocalist and founder member of the hugely influential industrial rock band The Young Gods.Franz formed The Young Gods in 1985 and the original lineup of the band featured The original lineup of the band featured singer Franz Treichler, Cesare Pizzi and drummer Frank Bagnoud. Known for their innovative use of samplers in rock music, the band have influenced a number of artists, including Mike Patton from Faith No More, American industrial band, Ministry and even David Bowie, who cited the Young Gods as a direct influence on his 1996 album ‘Outside’. Impressive stuff! We discuss, amongst other things, the making of The Young Gods ninth studio album, ‘Appear Disappear’ released in back in June.
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EP133: Altern 8
Retro Synthetic! Another chance to listen to this previously unavailable interview with DJ and musician, Mark Archer, Altern 8.The duo, known for their signature fluorescent yellow dust masks and green boiler suits, released a series of hugely influential techno records before achieving massive chart success with Altern 8.It was great to speak to the man behind the mask about the early rave scene, playing Top Of The Pops and how he came up with their distinctive look.Actually, this interview was recorded back in 2021, a time where everyone was wearing masks! Top one, nice one, get sorted! Synthetic Dreams is presented and produced by Scott ZverblisFollow Synthetic Dreams on InstagramFollow Synthetic Dreams on ThreadsFollow Synthetic Dreams on Twitter / XAlso, check out my monthly show Synthetic Sundays on Louder Than War Radio : https://www.mixcloud.com/louderthanwar/synthetic-sundays-july-2025/If you can, please support the Synthetic Dreams Podcast by buying a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/syntheticdreams
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EP132: Gwenno and Rhys Edwards
Today’s extremely fun and insightful episode features multi-talented musician, Gwenno, plus her musical partner and husband, Rhys Edwards. We discuss the making of Gwenno’s brilliant new album,‘Utopia’, which is out now on Heavenly Recordings. The record, which is one of my favourite releases of 2025, has received some truly amazing reviews and is well worth checking out. Gwenno is doing some very intimate gigs to promote the release, including an album launch show at The Lower Third in London tomorrow evening (Wednesday 16 July) and an in-store gig at Resident Music, Brighton on Thursday. She will be performing at Greenman Festival next month, before heading out on a UK tour in October. For more information and tickets, visit: https://www.gwenno.infohttps://gwenno.bandcamp.com/musicGwenno - Utopia (Official Video) Synthetic Dreams is presented and produced by Scott ZverblisFollow Synthetic Dreams on InstagramFollow Synthetic Dreams on ThreadsFollow Synthetic Dreams on Twitter / XAlso, check out my monthly show on Louder Than War Radio : https://louderthanwar.com/louder-than-war-radio/scott-z-synthetic-sundays/If you can, please support the Synthetic Dreams Podcast by buying a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/syntheticdreams
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EP131: All The Young Droids
Today’s fascinating and insightful episode features a conversation with Phil King, curator of ‘All The Young Droids: Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985’, a wonderful double Vinyl / Double CD compilation that charts the underdogs of the 80s electronica and synth-pop scene. There’s a very special album launch happening this Monday at Spiritland in London. The evening will include a conversation chaired by Philip, featuring a few artists from the record, including Andy Beaumont (Vision) and Joe Murphy (Dream Unit) Plus, music by Dj Martin Green.For more info and to but tickets, visit: https://ra.co/events/2197026
Hosted by Scott Zverblis, Synthetic Dreams is a podcast series featuring relaxed, in-depth interviews with artists from different genres and backgrounds to discuss their music, career and what keeps them inspired.
The show started back in 2021 and guests so far have included, Vince Clarke, Paul Hartnol (Orbital) Neil Barnes (Leftfield) Alex Paterson (The Orb) Graham Massey (808 State) Boris Blank (Yello) Sonic Boom (Spaceman 3) Daniel Miller (Mute Records) Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) Andy McCluskey (OMD) John Grant, Clem Burke (Blondie) and legendary producer Youth.
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