For those of us who've caught some synthwave tunes here and there in pop culture and would like to take a deeper dive into the genre, what artists and albums should we check out?

Why don't we call it by a proper name, and refer to it as it really is, "80s/90s electronic music."

Also, surprise. Tetris. Skip to about 1:25.



Also, here's a more direct suggestion, this remix from Top Gear.

You can check out this thread: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/80s_synth_electropop_music_thread
Lot's of good stuff in there.

Makeup and Vanity Set, in particular his soundtracks to Brigador and the upcoming Overpass.

Also:
John Carpenter
Zombi
Tangerine Dream

For the "punchier" kind of synthwave:

Pertubator - The Uncanny Valley
GosT - Behemoth
Tommy '86 - Transhumanism

I grew up listening to a lot of New Wave/New Romantic and Synthwave/Synthpop. Try some of these:

A Flock of Seagulls, a-ha, Alphaville, Animotion, Bananarama, Berlin, Blondie, Culture Club, Depeche Mode, Dexys Midnight Runners, Duran Duran, Erasure, Gary Numan, Haircut One Hundred, Howard Jones, Information Society, Men Without Hats, Modern English, Naked Eyes, Nena, New Order, Nik Kershaw, Oingo Boingo, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Pet Shop Boys, Simple Minds, Soft Cell, Spandau Ballet, Talk Talk, Tears for Fears, The Cars, The Cure, The Dream Academy, The Fixx, The Human League, The Psychedelic Furs, Ultravox, Wang Chung, Wham!, Yazoo, Yello.

And of course Rick Astley. :)

Now there's a few I haven't heard in a while...

The synth soundtrack of Axiom Verge is pretty cool, and I haven't even played the game yet.

https://axiomverge.bandcamp.com/album/axiom-verge-soundtrack

I like how Ronald Jenkees compose his music, is he talented of what, perhaps he just sees the world differently:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O2aH4XLbto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhgPVOrKEhY

Dan Terminus
>>The Darkest Benthic Division (2014)
>>Reverie (2014)
>>Stratospheric Cannon Symphony (2014)
>>The Wrath Of Code (2015)
>>Automated Refrains (2017)

I don't know if it's what you're looking for, but I think. I've been listening to [in "most recently played" order]:
Lazerpunk, Daniel Deluxe, Daniel Deluxe, Gunship, Scandroid

Waveshaper
>>Retro Future (2014)
>>Sounds That Kill (2014)
>>Solar Drifter (2015)
>>Exploration 84 (2015)
>>Station Nova (2016)
>>Velocity (2017)
>>Lost Shapes (2018)
>>Artifact (2019)

I recently came across Two Steps From Hell.
If this mix is a clear overview, the group (?) appears to be on the Majestic / Epic kind of Music, but pretty cool nonetheless :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl_ndy61ON4&list=RDrl_ndy61ON4&start_radio=1

Jarre?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaC10Gy0ncA

Stellardrone
Mitch Murder
Robert Parker
Lazerhawk
Airglow
Perturbator
Dance with the Dead
Lifelike
Mega Drive
Megahammer
Midnight Danger
PowerNerd
Powerglove
Starcadian
Starforce
Volkor X
Volt Age
Waveshaper
Wice
Wolf and Raven