Six Months Of Superb Synth 2026 - EPs
by Karl Magi
Introduction
I’ve rounded up my favourite EPs from the last half year. Please note that while these selections are particularly enjoyable for me, there's been an enormous amount of first rate music from which to choose in 2026.
“Fall of the Titans II - Act 1: The sins of our fathers” by Millennium Falck
“Fall of the Titans II - Act 1: The sins of our fathers” is a cinematic adventure across the unending reaches of space. A narrative of battle, titanic conflict and a fight to keep humanity’s essence alive unfolds in majestic musical storytelling.
Amidst apocalyptic doom for humanity, the music captures resistance in the face of existential dread. There is gargantuan weight heaving above darkness as the orchestral string section cries out with bittersweet emotion, horns create growing ferocity and a cello adds melancholy presence. All of the elements combine to produce filmic beauty and drama.
“Aerobic drive" by Jessy Mach
“Aerobic drive" takes listeners on an ear-pleasing trip to the French Riviera in 1985, bringing us into the life of a character who drives an iconic ’80s BMW and keeps herself in beach-ready shape at the Riviera Performance Gym.
Throughout the EP, Jessy Mach’s guitar evokes a roaring motor bouncing off canyon walls, the peace of a Mediterranean sunrise and easy-going relaxation.
Complex synth tones paint seabirds on a breeze, lounging with soft sea breezes and a motorboat carving a wake through blue water. All of the sounds grow into a luscious, atmospheric portrait of the Riviera.
“The Grand Harmony Hotel (EP & Singles)” by Sun City & Izzy Perri
“The Grand Harmony Hotel (EP & Singles)” brims with joyful retro synth energy as Izzy Perri gives a performance full of verve, playful feelings and soul deep passion. Serenity and jazzy passion intermingle in Jonas Klintström Larsen’s sax and the effulgent guitar sounds that sail with serenity.
Sweet sensuality combines with silken, evocative expression in the synth sounds to paint imagery of billowing ease. Melodies which ache with desire, dream and drift move above swaying rhythms. sun-dappled notes cruise as relaxed sensations fill every pore. Izzy Perri’s voice flows like caramel and chocolate through the songs.
“Replicants” by Toxxic Project
“Replicants” elicits images of a shadow-filled world of malevolent technology as it unfolds. Empty winds sweep through desolate spaces as spinning arpeggios float like wheeling galaxies and crushing bass hammers. Tones like cold starlight shine on metallic surfaces and melodies contain barely hidden menace.
Synth elements paint images of distant stars glittering in deep space, whispering voices moving through darkness and thundering machinery advancing relentlessly. Radiant notes contrast with horror rumbling below and glittering notes shine like distant stars. Ever-present evil moves beneath the EP’s surface, capturing me with its atmosphere.
“We Saw The Future” by Vertebre
“We Saw The Future” takes a symphonic journey into a dark future world tinged with loss, pain and a small flicker of light in the umbral gloom that enfolds everything. Daniele Marinelli and Adriana Marinucci weave a musical tapestry that engages me deeply, infusing me with a welter of complex feeling.
Adriana Marinucci’s electric violin captures emotion with plangent sorrow as it infuses me with the passion,loss and lurking threat which permeate the instrument’s tones. Daniele Marinelli’s synths are suffused with radiance, fearful emptiness and damaged affection while his electric guitar sings with majesty and danger.
“Victims Of Light” by Violentene
“Victims Of Light" is a journey through refracted light and voids of shadow, anchored by Mvrijo's vocal performance and given texture and shape by Roland M’s approach to the sound. The EP moves across shattered emotional terrain and variegated feelings as it evolves.
Threatening weight swells with shadowy import and nobility mixes with danger and melancholy. Mvrijo’s voice is caressing and shadowed, mixing seduction with fear as Roland M’s guitar hovers like a nocturnal cloud as dramatic orchestral synth vibrates with swelling serenity and pain. Bittersweet melodies create music steeped in shadow.
