Tom Andersson (born 26 September 1984), known professionally as Waveshaper, is a Swedish electronic musician"Waveshaper - Music". Soundcloud. Retrieved 22 June 2015. specialising in synthwave. Inspired by artists like Jean-Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk and Daft Punk, as well as 80s movie soundtracks, his music is retrofuturistic and is composed with a variety of hardware synthesizers, including the ARP 2600, Roland Jupiter-4, and Korg MS-20."Interview: Waveshaper" . Neon Vice. Retrieved 11 February 2015. He released his debut album Tracks To The Future on the label Lunar Boogie in 2013,"Waveshaper - Tracks To The Future". Lunar Boogie. Retrieved 13 May 2013. and the EP Sounds That Kill on Telefuture Records in 2014.. Telefuture Records. Retrieved 3 April 2015. In 2015, he released the four-track vinyl record Solar Drifter on the Swedish synthwave label Rad Rush Records."Waveshaper - Solar Drifter". Rad Rush Records. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
Andersson also featured in the 2019 documentary film The Rise of the Synths which explored the origins and growth of the Synthwave genre, appearing alongside various other composers from the scene, including Carpenter Brut. John Carpenter also starred in and narrated the film.
Discography
Albums +YearTitleRecord labelNotes2013Tracks To The FutureLunar Boogie2014Retro FutureSelf released2015Exploration 842016Station Nova NewRetroWave2018Lost Shapes Self released2019Artifact 2021Mainframe 2022Forgotten Shapes 2024A Void Hope 2026Alternate Reality
EPs +YearTitleNotes2015Solar Drifter2017Velocity
Singles +YearTitleAlbum2014Dangerous LoveRetro FutureSo French DiscoRadio SignalExploration 84 2015Hardware PassionStation Nova201766 MHz2019The GuardianArtifact100 MHzData Source2020CRT DaysThe Disk HunterVivid StarsWalking in the Air202133 MHzEternal Journey (Station Nova Bonus)Friends AgainMainframeLost in the CloudThe Phantom Machine (Movie Edit)2022GigabotTerrabotPixel ForceKeep on Running(From "In Search of Tomorrow")Disco on the Baltic Sea Forgotten ShapesCommuteArtificial ElementsE.P.R.O.M. (w/ Oscillian)2023MegabotExabotHearts
Remix releases +YearTitleRecord labelNotes2018Lost Shapes ReinventedAlbum - Self released2020Heard it On The Radio - Waveshaper RemixMillion MusiqueSingleInvincible - RemixJoyful Noise Recordings & Magic SwordI Drive (Waveshaper Remix [The Rise of the Synths Presents]Lakeshore Records2021Less Than Zero (feat. King Protea) [Waveshaper Remix]FiXTSingle, Also provided instrumental track
Other Part of the soundtrack for Furi Remixed the song "Eden" for the 2016 synthwave album Scandroid
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