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RSA April 29 2024
April 28, 2024 13:09I'm back! Yup, I took last week off because I just wanted a break from my "responsibilities" for the week. Put a bunch of stuff on hold and just relaxed after work. It was worth doing. Of course, that uses 1 of my 2 "vacation" weeks this year, so I'll have to get stuff in the can before I move (hopefully in June) and before my trip to Ukraine in September. But like I said, I'm back with another great show for everyone with some great new music! Xenturion Prime - Pathfinder (Cosmoplex) Lifel...
RSA April 15th 2024
April 14, 2024 19:30Really not feeling great this weekend, distractingly so. But one of the things that usually makes me feel better is getting RSA out for everyone to enjoy. Right now, some poor person somewhere is listening to me butcher German. Look for me not doing well with Latin this week! But the bottom line is that not posting RSA when I have everything done bothers me. So we'll set everything aside, do a bit of coding, and get this into your ears! SMforma - Sierra Dimitri Berzerk - Coniunctio (Martin P...
RSA April 8th 2024
April 07, 2024 13:45A couple of nice sunny weekends has me convinced that spring is right around the corner! Got my bikes ready for the season, and actually got to spend time outside on Saturday without a jacket. Hopefully I'll get word about my move soon so I can plan my summer. But before I can go outside and play, I have to get everyone's fix for the week of great new music! Teknovore - Oubliette Slichtnacht - To The Editor Czarina - Exoskeleto Alex Braun - Algorithm DiarBlack - Faked Life (ES23) Lifelong C...
RSA April 1st 2024
March 31, 2024 13:51Looks like the new meds have sorted me right out, so I had a nice calm healthy week to work on RSA. Lots of great new acts for everyone this week, and with spring right around the corner the big festival season opens soon! While I'm looking forward to cycling again, I do look forward to gazing dreamily at festival lineups. Then I remember that I usually want to tap out after 2 days. Someone do something in Scotland. I haven't visited there yet. Matt Hart - Black Abyss (Teknovore) The Synthet...
RSA March 25th 2024
March 24, 2024 12:51Starting to feel more human again, so it's time to get back to the things that are fun and spread fun to others! This week the track selection veered into some really freat techno industrial as well as some neat minimal synth. Of course we have to end the show with a nice uptempo bit of dancy fun to get your week moving! Massiv In Mensch - Als Die Gotter Fleisch Wurden Sekret Teknik - So Much Trouble Teleskop - Lost Satellites Recall IV - Contrast (Belgium-Mix 1) DATAPOP - Space Invaders (Ba...
RSA March 18th 2024
March 17, 2024 16:38Another week where I'm battling some health issues, but nothing serious enough to keep me from getting all but a few international prize packages out the door! It always makes me happy to somehow return the favour and say thanks for your support. It probably dates back to being a kid and never getting any mail. Little did I know all those letters for my folks were bills. But you want to get to the new music, and I have an orange cat on my lap wondering why the keyboard is getting more attenti...
RSA March 11th 2024
March 10, 2024 15:09What a week! Things are starting to get busy again at work, and honestly I've had a bad stomach week. I didn't get as many prizes out the door as I would have liked, but I've sent out emails with the links to the digital download prizes. If you haven't received a note from me, please reach out. Sometimes people use special paypal only accounts, and I want to make sure you get whats coming to ya! But with all of this "business" type stuff out of the way, lets get right down to some great music...
RSA March 4th 2024
March 03, 2024 13:45The 2024 membership drive is now over and I would like to thank each and every one of you for helping keep RSA going for another year. Still hard to beleive I've been doing this for 26 years. But the stories you folks tell me about listening to RSA for hours while travelling, or just listening passively while working, inspires me. I can do long term psychological damage to people all over the world with my taste in music! LA-X - Venganza Mikrometrik - Malignant Chant Bound (Chains Of Agony) ...
RSA February 26th 2024
February 25, 2024 14:14Welcome to the final week of the annual membership drive! This is your last chance to get your name on the list of supporters for 2024, as well as get your hands on some of our numerous RSA prizes, and gifts from some generous artists! http://synthetic.org/membership.php I can also say that every last T-Shirt is in the mail, and all of the USA orders have been delivered. I'm still waiting to see pictures of you folks wearing your new shirts! Neuroticfish - Bring The Noise Into The Blood ...
RSA February 19th 2024
February 18, 2024 17:08Welcome to the 3rd week of the annual membership drive! This is the time of year that I ask for donations to keep RSA going another year, and give out some prizes! We've got lots of great stuff from great bands as prizes as well as a tonne of RSA swag! So please consider supporting RSA for 2024! I do want to mention that all of the USA shirts are now in the mail, and as of the weekend a few have been delivered! Looking forward to seeing pictures! http://synthetic.org/membership.php DiarBlac...
RSA February 12th 2024
February 11, 2024 15:01Welcome to the 2nd week of the annual membership drive! This is the time of year that I ask for donations to keep RSA going another year, and give out some prizes! The T-Shirt order arrived late this week, much faster than I anticipated, so the first batch of orders have been mailed! If you're in Canada, they'll be in your hands shortly. Then a big trip to get the USA orders out next week. You'll notice that there's even an "invoice" this time around to make sure everyone gets what they order...
RSA February 5th 2024
February 04, 2024 17:09Welcome to the annual membership drive! This is the time of year that I ask for donations to keep RSA going another year, and give out some prizes! We're old school. Think of it like a college radio fundraiser. No Patreon when we started doing this in 2005! The RSA T-Shirt order has been placed, so in a couple of weeks they'll be in my hands and ready to mail out! http://synthetic.org/membership.php Massiv In Mensch - Lonesome Lighthouse (Thefricolix) Mikrometrik - Mr. Blood (Tazento) White...
RSA January 29th 2024
January 28, 2024 18:15The biggest reminder this week is that this is you last week to pre-order the new Shirt Sale. We'll only be taking order for just over another week. The morning of February 2nd the order page will be brought down and the order placed. Don't miss out! Next week the membership drive starts, so get ready to win some prizes! https://realsyntheticaudio.bigcartel.com/product/rsa-2024-t-shirt Rotersand - 16 Devils (Against Insanity) Pending Position - Lick My Legs (Reaper) Neuroticfish - How To Su...
RSA January 22nd 2024
January 21, 2024 14:40OK, no corrections on language or pronunciation, but I did manage to get members of The Cure and The Smiths mixed up last week, so let that be a lesson. Todd's memory is shot. But in my defense, I drank for free for a lot of years working in clubs... Don't forget that we have a new Shirt Sale. We'll only be taking order for just over another week. Next weeks show will be your last call! https://realsyntheticaudio.bigcartel.com/product/rsa-2024-t-shirt Train To Spain - My Spirit Is Free (Clu...
RSA January 15th 2024
January 13, 2024 15:49After being corrected yet again, I can say that this week I pronounce Dark Chisme correctly! Hopefully my usual German schtick "translates" well into Spanish. But we've got a nice upbeat show for everyone this week as we hit some instrumental tracks and some upbeat EBM/Synthpop. Don't forget that we have a new Shirt Sale and these shirts will only be sold off this order, so get your hands on an exclusive! https://realsyntheticaudio.bigcartel.com/product/rsa-2024-t-shirt Stahlschlag - Routin...
RSA January 8th 2024
January 07, 2024 14:22I hope everyone enjoyed the best of show from last week. They always take a lot of time and I inevitably have to cut a song or two out, and I usually agonize over the final selection for like a week. But we're diving right into 2024 with both a new Shirt Sale and a brand new show as we approach the 2024 membership drive. Lots of great prizes for everyone this year! Buy a shirt! https://realsyntheticaudio.bigcartel.com/product/rsa-2024-t-shirt Faderhead - Burn All Night (Electra Black) J:Dea...
RSA January 1st 2024 - Best of 2023 show!
December 30, 2023 15:05This is it! The restrospective for 2023, the best of! This year was much more low key for music than recently, not as many all time club bangers, but a lot of great stuff was released. We've got a couple of covers this year, but if I were to sum up the "theme" for this years show it would be lyrics. From the singing styles of Electra Black, the story told by Probe 7, or stuff falling apart and Eva X singing "And yes I'll take these things in stride." Wonderful stuff that was fun to compile, s...
RSA December 25th 2023
December 25, 2023 16:01A very Merry Christmas to everyone, especially those who are working today. Once upon a time I worked every Christmas so my co-workers could spend time with their families. Now I'm getting the show done 6 days in advance because I have so much stuff going on over the holidays! But that means that I have to get something special, a gift to you. So what else am I going to do than take a small trip down memory land as I play some favourites that have made thier way into the generic "EBM" folder ...
RSA December 18th 2023
December 17, 2023 17:01Crazy weekend so far. Woken at 6am on Saturday by the super saying there was a flood and I needed to "sandbag" my door with towels. No water or power all day. Thank god for my habits of keeping everything charged after use. So with that said, I finished the show this morning and was like "Thats enough for now. I'm exhausted." But I gave the show another "proof listen" and caught my (first?) second wind. So if I'm a tad incoherent for once I have I good reason other than general reocurring bra...
RSA December 11th 2023
December 10, 2023 14:37Its been a busy week here at RSA central. Firstly I had a test print done and I can say that we'll have another RSA T-Shirt shortly, and we should be taking orders in January. It'll be announced at the same time as we do the annual best of show on January 1! I went through the suggestions I got, added my own opinions and managed to get the best of show done last night. I'll probably get some finalization done on it over the next week, but the holiday season will be full of great music for eve...
RSA December 4th 2023
December 03, 2023 19:19The prizes keep wandering in for the 2024 membership drive, make sure you follow us on FB or Instagram to see what comes in each week! Whats also coming in, or maybe "together" is a better word, but the best of for 2023 is mostly picke dout, but I still look to you for suggestions. I'm only about 1/2 of the way through listening to all of RSA in 2023. Hopefully you have some suggestions! Blazej Malinowski - Madness Pending Position - Lick My Legs (Ruined Conflict) GBxCL - Belt Of Constraint ...
RSA November 27th 2023
November 26, 2023 15:07OK, now we're in the race to Christmas and I have to get cracking on the annual "best of" show for 2023. I have a lot of tracks selected, but as always I'm looking for your input! There's always a gem or two that my ears miss and the collective listenership of RSA does catch. The prizes are rolling in for the 2024 membership drive. Thats a few months away, but there may be surprises. I also have an idea for possibly doing another round of more simplified T-Shirts. The Threadless store has bee...
RSA November 20th 2023
November 19, 2023 14:11Had a bit of an existential crisis last week, wondering if RSA has become irrelevant. Once upon a time I did an interview with I Die: You Die and when the topic of is there any end in sight, I commented that what would probably be the end was when RSA became irrelevant. Couple that with some back end technical issues that have been driving me bananas and I suddenly wondered if that time had come. A friend of mine once asked if "Imposter syndrome" ever goes away. It doesn't, but I let my mind ...
RSA November 13th 2023
November 12, 2023 16:46Got some prizes in this week, pins and magnets! Next step, lets get some more stickers made up. In this weeks show I touch on protecting your hearing a bit. Got my hearing checked this week, and its surprisingly good barring the tinnitus. Wear ear plugs at shows if you can, and maybe turn the volume down a bit on your headphones. I've also posted a poll in the Facebook group. I'm looking to see how you "consume" RSA so I can maybe tweak a few things and make life easier for everyone. I'd also...
RSA November 6th 2023
November 05, 2023 15:14I'm still trying to figure out what I should be giving away as prizes, especially at the "Everyone gets something" level. If you have any idea, please reach out. Optical media is dead, and I might have to raise the "minimum" donation from $25 to do anything else, and I'm loathe to do that. I honestly enjoy sending out stuff to everyone! But thats February Todd's problem. November Todd has a great show for everyone! Mind.In.A.Box - Integrate (Club) PreEmptive Strike 0.1 - Ressurective Hunger...
RSA October 30th 2023
October 29, 2023 13:53Had another interaction this week with a listener who stopped listening for whatever reason a decade ago, decided to look us up and voila! Here we are still putting together great shows for everyone. This sort of thing happens more often than you'd expect, I suspect people coming and going has a lot to do with finishing school, changing jobs, etc. I tried once again to get RSA on Spotify, but no dice. RSA is listed in practically every podcast directory, but sometimes I wonder if the time for...
RSA October 23rd 2023
October 22, 2023 18:16I've also shifted to working on RSA during the day when there's ya know, daylight. This time of year gets hard for everyone as the days get shorter and darkness envelopes us all. At least with working from home I don't get that feeling of never seeing the sun all winter. But this week I took my time, worked on the show a bit every day and came up with some really neat recent releases that I know you'll love. It was also really cool to be "able" to play Klaus Nomi. Never thought that day would...
RSA October 16th 2023
October 15, 2023 13:05Actually surprised myself on Saturday and sat down to finish RSA only to find that Thursday Todd was thinking ahead and got everything done. Since the cycling season is over, and I don't think it really affected things this year, but we'll be back to posting the show earlier on the weekend rather than Sunday or even Monday at the last minute. Yes, soon comes the darkness where I get all spooky and work on RSA in the (near) dark. Luckily I ditched the goth and its no longer working by candleli...
RSA October 9th 2023
October 08, 2023 19:09Last night was a lot of fun spinning in Toronto again, I don't think there will be another local gig, I'm actually quite comfortable just working on RSA each week and getting new music out for everyone to hear. I wish there was a little more interaction, but I just think about the person who's listening while working, or even going back to an "ancient" show (we're down to 2006 on YouTube!) and remember that a lot of people just want to listen, and be entertained while doing crazy stuff. Like ...
RSA October 2nd 2023
October 01, 2023 19:34I swear I pick the tracks at random, but I must admit I have a good ear. Otherwise I wouldn't be doing this successfully, now would I? But I have the sneaking suspicion that there may be not 1 but 2 tracks in this weeks show that make their way onto the end of the year Best Of show. One final reminder that this coming Saturday October 7th I'll be doing a couple of live sets at the Sanctuary reunion, so come down! https://www.facebook.com/events/622705113341923 Mind.In.A.Box - Activate Void_...
RSA September 25th 2023
September 24, 2023 14:37I've started thinking about prizes and swag to give away in the 2024 membership drive, but it could be a chaotic drive this year with me uploading shows while tethered to my phone. Possibility of a move coming up and I'll need to get my ducks in a row to have a nice seamless "transfer" like I did in 2019. I've also been toying with Sanctuary sets. Can't go full retro. I've done a lot of stuff since that place closed in 2001. Barring any utterly exceptional circumstances this will be the last ...
RSA September 18th 2023
September 17, 2023 19:14First off apologies to folks for having to miss last weekends Risque. I went all the way to Washington DC just to get sick. But my hosts were wonderful, and I know that much fun was had even in my absence. Plus I still managed to get a chance to hang out with David Chamberlain from Entrzelle for a couple of hours. Add all that together, plus some time to recuperate and I'm back at 100%. Bow all I have to do is figure out what the heck I'm going to play at the Sanctuary reunion in Toronto on O...
RSA September 4th 2023
September 03, 2023 17:38Getting ready for labour day as we take a day off and celebrate those workers who fought for stuff we take for granted, like a 40 hour work week. Now if we could only do something about vacations in North America. Took me 12 years to get a "European" length of vacation time, and if I'm *really* lucky I'll get some more time at year 15. But I'll probably be laid off before then anyhow! So lets all enjoy some great music and forget about work. Just a reminder: I'll be appearing at RISQUE in W...
RSA August 28th 2023
August 27, 2023 19:25Labour day slowly approaches, and with it the feeling that "Summer is over." But Fall is the best time of year for breaking out the dark clothing and that leather jacket thats been in the back of your closet for almost a year. Pasty white flesh is going to be the norm again, so we can rejoice and still put on SPF 50 because skin cancer is no joke. Pallid complexion or not! Just a reminder: I'll be appearing at RISQUE in Washington DC on September 9th, and a Sanctuary reunion in Toronto on O...
RSA August 21st 2023
August 20, 2023 20:06I'm supposed to be finishing the web site updates so that I can get this weeks show posted, but I find myself browsing through my music collection looking for new and forgotten tracks to pull out of my sleeve. One of the things about posting your live sets online (check out out Mixcloud) is that you're forced to get more creative and not just reach into the well and try to avoid the comfortable. Of course this leads us to great show and maybe some much newer stuff than you'd expect from somet...
RSA August 14th 2023
August 14, 2023 12:36I didn't have a long weekend to blame, but I did get outside and enjoy a nice Canadian summer this weekend. BBQ with friends, a food festival on Sunday, now I just need a weekend to recover from the weekend. But before I can start recovering I have to get RSA posted for everyones work week. Or vacation. Just a reminder: I'll be appearing at RISQUE in Washington DC on September 9th, and a Sanctuary reunion in Toronto on October 7th Method Cell - Unwound Desastroes - A Dancers Lullaby BlakLigh...
RSA August 7th 2023
August 07, 2023 13:11Its a long weekend here in Canada, so I've decided to be a bit sneaky. I'm posting the show on the "normal" Sunday, but I'm taking today off and enjoying some downtime. So I'll get the show posted on Sunday (as a few eagle eyed people will notice) and doing all of the "publicity" Monday morning. Heck, I used to post the shows on Mondays during cycling season. Slowly getting back on that horse. Just a reminder: I'll be appearing at RISQUE in Washington DC on September 9th, and a Sanctuary reun...
RSA July 31st 2023
July 30, 2023 15:48The heat has broken for a few days, so I can work on RSA in a nice sunny room with the windows open again. I mean loud music is meant to be shared with all of your neighbours, right? As mentioned in this show, my dance card is filling up for the fall. I'll be appearing at RISQUE in Washington DC on September 9th, and a Sanctuary reunion on October 7th. Two months in a row with 2 different sets? I'm going to have to get my nose to the grindstone and find some forgotten gems in my collection! ...
RSA July 24th 2023
July 23, 2023 17:32Spent the afternoon yesterday going over my remaining vacation days at work and figuring out if I can squeeze a gig or two out for 2023. The last time I was asked I was in a very bad mental state, and the prices to fly to the US haven't exactly gone down recently. So I have some decisions to make. Can I afford to lose more brain cells that a night or three of partying will destroy? This week I also take a moment to talk about my involvement with the ENGin program. I encourage you to take a lo...
RSA July 17th 2023
July 16, 2023 15:44Another fine summer week spent listening to new music while working and trying to stay cool. I can hardly wait until my renoviction is over and I can move back to my "new" building next year. I hate wearing headphones while listening to music, I like the ambience of feeling the music in the room as well. But with a portable air conditioner next to me its either headphones or bake. Soon enough I'll be complaining about the cold as is the tradition in Canada. Nano Infect - Lifeless (World Of D...
RSA July 10th 2023
July 09, 2023 16:57A short work week behind us, and I managed to get sick again on Thursday! But I'm luckily still a Covid virgin, so it only kept me down for a few days. Now I just ration a bit of vertical time over the weekend so I can recover and get important stuff like RSA completed. I've really gotta start watching what I eat, there's something I think I'm sensitive too. Ah, the joys of getting older! But as I said, I always make RSA a priority so that even if I do get knocked down I have enough already d...
RSA July 3rd 2023
July 02, 2023 18:45A great show for everyone as most people in North America have a long-ish weekend with Canada Day and Independence Day so close together. Yes this time every year we celebrate the sacrifice that Randy Quaid made in 1996 to keep earth safe from the alien invaders. Also, the USA does something. Not quite sure what. Psygore - Hate Me More Stahlnebel & Black Selket - Lost The Way (DV8R) Superikone - Aus Purem Gold (Frozen Plasma) To Avoid - Driver (Holocoder) DSTRTD SGNL & Rob Dust - Repeat! (D...
RSA June 26th 2023
June 25, 2023 17:18If last weeks show was minimalist, this weeks is anything but. We run the gamut from Terror EBM to Techno Industrial to ... Ominous EBM? Not quite terror EBM, but not exactly Front 242 either. Lord help me, I swear I knew all of the pigeon holes we put music into and drew a blank on 1 or 2. Well thats perfectly acceptable when I've been editing music, but when I'm doing my "QA listen" I really should be able to figure this stuff out. When in doubt, just slap 2 existing genres together. Much l...
RSA June 19th 2023
June 18, 2023 21:39This weeks show is the result of me keeping an eye on the "minimalist" synthpop I've gotten my hands on over the last several months. Well, that and the inevitable "We're half way into the year, there shouldn't be any 2022 releases left in your inbox!" I'm sure at this point you can imagine that while well organized, I do have a mind like a sieve. So this week long laid plans came to fruition, not "Todd completely forgot!" Honest. 808 Dot Pop - Marconi (vs580-12) Kraftman - When The Race Is ...
RSA June 12th 2023
June 11, 2023 19:29A drizzly "English" Sunday gives me lots of time to work on RSA and get some small projects complete around the house. I always "Proof Read" the shows before the final mix, and I was able to listen for "Oh dear I messed that one up" moments while doing mundane tasks like taking the recycling out. Remember folks, life is what happens when you're waiting for the next big thing! So just turn it up loud and enjoy the waiting! J:Dead - Surrendering Lifelong Corporation - Under Your Sun Vogon Poe...
RSA May 5th 2023
June 04, 2023 15:01A beautiful Sunday morning in Canada, and its the perfect time to get this weeks show out to everyone so I can go for a nice walk and listen to the show at the same time! This week we seem to have centered into a nice Technopop set with some great beats to dance to in your head while working, or whatever it is you do while listening to RSA. This week, I think I'm going to have to get some ice cream while having my wander! Desastroes - Heartbeat Undone Massiv In Mensch - Shalzentrale (Grybyx...
RSA May 29th 2023
May 29, 2023 12:53Well I grossly underestimated how much running around from place to place I'd be doing on my European vacation. Enough that I realized fairly quickly that I had bitten off WAY more than I could chew. Wound up coming back early as the lack of sleep (and absolutely atrocious hotel breakfast food) caused me to start getting sick. I realized that I couldn't handle being sick in a hotel room in Berlin when everything is closed on a Sunday and Monday is a public holiday. But I'm back and recovered ...
RSA May 15th 2023
May 14, 2023 12:32So by the time this show is "official" on the 15th, I'll be on my way to Belgium. Home of ground breaking music, chocolate, and Herge. I'm taking a minimal setup with me, but enough to be able to work on RSA while I'm away. I look forward to doing some mixing in an Amsterdam coffee shop. This week we've got another great eclectic mix with a brand spanking new single and a few new discs! Discotheque - Tiny Little Pieces Monolith - Take Me High Randolph & Mortimer - Self-Medicator TekonoVore -...
RSA May 8th 2023
May 07, 2023 16:57I'm getting closer and closer to my trip and its beginning to be hard to concentrate on my day to day activities. Who wants to work or clean the bathroom when there are restaurants and bars to look at in cities I haven't been to. At least in decades. I'm actually quite addicted to google maps, which makes Germany... problematic with their privacy laws. Still its just going to make exploring that much more fun. There's a Poutine restaurant a block from my hotel in Berlin. They will be judged. ...
RSA May 1st 2023
April 30, 2023 16:10Its a wet, dreary weekend in Toronto, so what better time is there to get RSA finished so its not a chore on Sunday morning? But I didn't anticipate sleeping in as much as I did, so its out with the Sports Direct mug and a mega dose of tea. Starting to work on my trip itinerary, and figure out some things to do, but I will be bringing my Notebook with me so RSA will be right on time while I'm away! I mean I have to have an "official" RSA picture with the Berlin Fernseturn in the background. A...