author: shadowlink
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Great news for synthwave fans: indie label FiXT Neon has just given Neon Dystopia the honor of showcasing the first single off Pylot’s upcoming EP. Clean our those earholes of...
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Trip hop is a tricky genre to get your head around if you’re a filthy casual listener. In more ways than one, it feels like it was beamed back to us from the future–it draws...
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Sometimes, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what makes certain kinds of music fall under the cyberpunk umbrella. If the scope is too broad, you risk lumping in modern music...
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Say goodbye to a truly dystopian year, cyberpunks, and say hello to the ominous 2019. Since we at Neon Dystopia (and apparently, the rest of the internet) have been occupied...
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So last week I spent what remained of my paltry monetary units from my occupation as a corporate wage slave on six pairs of mirrored sunglasses. Why, you ask? Because, dear...
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One experimental, dangerous, and possibly-illegal medical procedure that allows me to download digital information directly into my brain later, I’ve done it. I’ve gotten...
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Just for you punks, I’ve saved the best for last. Since you’ll probably be spending what’s left of your dwindling savings on mass-produced goods in a frenzy of debaucherous...
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It’s been a long time coming, but at last–at last–I’ve returned from my quest of poring through every last nook and cranny I could find of cyberpunk games under $5 (including...
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K.W. Jeter must have been in a bad place when writing his second novelized sequel to the cyberpunk codifier, Blade Runner. I say this because, after a year’s hiatus from...
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We’ve seen a lot of changes in 2018, many of them for the worse. There are constant reminders that the shadow of corporate and governmental fascism hangs over us. Technological...
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Preface Having dabbled in creative writing, I often find myself dissecting categories of fiction to isolate what makes them unique. It’s my belief that every mode of...
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If you wired in last week, you know everything you need to about the horrific scrap-ridden drug trip that is Tetsuo: The Iron Man. But the copious amounts of body horror don’t...
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Well, well, well. If you caught the first half of this two-parter, then I must be doing something right to have you coming back for more. If you haven’t, well, let’s just say...
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Longtime readers know we here at Neon Dystopia like to refer to Tetsuo: The Iron Man quite a bit. However, it occurred to me recently that we haven’t given Shinya Tsukamoto’s...
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Haven’t you heard? Cyberpunk is cool now! Cyberpunk is what all the edgy, rebellious kids are into these days. All modern science fiction is, or wants to be, cyberpunk, until...
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I know I promised those of you who commented on the previous articles I’d cover your suggestions months ago, but man, time flies when you suddenly find yourself working for a...
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It’s a rare thing to find media that swims in the murky, mutagen-polluted waters of cyberpunk that doesn’t tackle world-ending stakes—a massive conspiracy covering up the true...
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Oh look, apparently Netflix wants to shift their focus on original content from comedy to science fiction. Not surprising, since sci-fi seems to be where it’s at these days....
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Even if you’re the kind of person who tries their damnedest to remain insulated from our ad-saturated reality, you probably know that the ‘80s are “in” right now. For better or...
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It’s been nearly a year since the facade of leadership and guidance on behalf of the United States’ federal government was stripped away. Now we can see the political machine’s...