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The 80s and 90s re-imagined with synthwave & retrowave

At the mall food court, they linger over cold fries, sipping shared orange Julius, people-watching and rating outfits while a faint Spice Girls track blends with the arcade bleeps. ~Central Travel - Chilling In 1997~ youtu.be/98JH46yFn5I


A pager buzzes on the coffee table and no one moves to check it, too busy flipping through Wizard and Nintendo Power, circling things they’ll never actually buy. ~Digital Crew - Chilling In 1997~ youtu.be/98JH46yFn5I


Two friends lean against the hood of a faded Civic behind the strip mall, sipping Big Gulps and trading pogs they’re definitely too old for, watching the sun sink behind a Blockbuster sign. ~Front Gate - Chilling In 1997~ youtu.be/98JH46yFn5I


The living room smells like microwave popcorn and carpet cleaner as they stretch out on the floor, pausing a rented Titanic VHS to argue about whether they’d share that door. ~Sensitive Gentleman - Chilling In 1997~ youtu.be/98JH46yFn5I


In a bedroom lit by a lava lamp, a Discman skips when the dog jumps on the bed, so they all lie perfectly still, listening to Smashing Pumpkins like a fragile spell. ~The Cavern - Chilling In 1997~ youtu.be/98JH46yFn5I


In the park at dusk, a portable radio hums Puff Daddy from tinny speakers, and they lie on a picnic blanket staring at airplane trails like they’re cheat codes in the sky. ~Carma - Chilling In 1997~ youtu.be/98JH46yFn5I


A ceiling fan clicks over the couch while Friends reruns flicker on a boxy TV, and someone lazily scrolls through a CD wallet trying to pick between Oasis and The Fugees ~Scruncher - Chilling In 1997~ youtu.be/98JH46yFn5I


On a Saturday night, they sit cross-legged on the carpet with a rented GoldenEye 007, taking turns on the N64 and swearing never to pick Oddjob again. ~MicroTech - Chilling In 1997~ youtu.be/98JH46yFn5I


The sky bleeds sunset into the rearview while the Depeche Mode tape flips to Side B without asking permission ~Dave's Playground - 1985 Highway Cruise~ youtu.be/MBmvMr2bBwU


Bench-seat vinyl is warm and sticky, cherry air freshener and cigarette ghost braided as mile markers tick like metronomes ~Carnal Knowledge - 1985 Highway Cruise~ youtu.be/MBmvMr2bBwU


A coin arcs into the toll basket, clinks true, and the car launches as if graduating a tiny ceremony ~Virus Research - 1985 Highway Cruise~ youtu.be/MBmvMr2bBwU


Headlights stitch white thread through blacktop, every overpass booming like a drum fill between FM station fades ~Sloth - 1985 Highway Cruise~ youtu.be/MBmvMr2bBwU


Green dash digits stall at 55 as the Fuzzbuster chirps, and the driver’s right foot pretends not to understand ~Club Sierra - 1985 Highway Cruise~ youtu.be/MBmvMr2bBwU


Rain starts, wipers squeak in slow 4/4, and the tires hiss a lullaby that turns the interstate into a very long song ~Life After Death - 1985 Highway Cruise~ youtu.be/MBmvMr2bBwU


A T-top Camaro hums beneath a chrome-colored sky while the passenger pencils a rewind so the chorus hits exactly at the merge ~Last Stand - 1985 Highway Cruise~ youtu.be/MBmvMr2bBwU


Past the outlet-mall billboard, a diner sign promises pie, and they chase it like a radio request. ~Distortions - 1985 Highway Cruise~ youtu.be/MBmvMr2bBwU


Napster hums overnight, and the apartment glows with a CRT moon. ~Solar Windjammer - Together In '99~ youtu.be/3ETmd4mfnlc


New Year’s Eve, they stack water jugs for Y2K, kiss at 11:59, and laugh at 12:01. ~Syslink - Together In '99~ youtu.be/3ETmd4mfnlc


Their AIM away messages flirt in shifts, “brb ramen” and “studying, do not IM” ~Generic Communication - Together In '99~ youtu.be/3ETmd4mfnlc


They watch The Matrix on a new DVD, pausing to decode the green rain. ~Lead Me To The Rock - Together In '99~ youtu.be/3ETmd4mfnlc


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