With Synthetic: Season 3, Rich Aucoin accelerates his conceptual journey through the landscape of synthesizer history, shaping the third chapter in an expansive quadruple LP project. Released by We Are Busy Bodies, the ten-track album blends Aucoin’s passion for electronic texture with a new focus on dance and rave energy. Each piece—built from sessions at Calgary’s National Music Centre and LA’s Vintage Synthesizer Museum—employs era-specific gear as both homage and forward-thinking toolkit. Tracks like “ElectroComp,” “Synthacon,” and “Waldorf Wave” shimmer with analog complexity and melodic immediacy, threading together the nostalgia of festival summers with the pulse of basement rave culture.​

Aucoin’s approach is never merely technical; this album channels ecstatic crowd energy, layering pulsing four-on-the-floor rhythms, playful synth flourishes, and textural flashes that reference classic Detroit techno, French touch, and cosmic disco. Throughout, the project deftly avoids rote retroism, instead infusing each track with the infectious optimism and dynamic intricacy that marks Aucoin’s discography. Melodic lines repeat with trance-like insistence, breakbeats and arpeggios interact across stereo fields, and moments of quiet reflection punctuate waves of club momentum.

Beyond its club ambitions, Synthetic: Season 3 serves as archival document and living experiment, chronicling Aucoin’s process while inviting listeners to celebrate the tactile joy and emotional release that synthesizers can provide. The release coincides with an autumn tour, further emphasizing its intent to build community across dance floors and headphones alike. Each track rewards both focused listening and uninhibited movement, offering accessible futures in the shape of rhythmic, analog sound.​ For fans of classic synth, contemporary electronica, and conceptual pop, Synthetic: Season 3stands as both a continuation and refinement—a vibrant, densely woven celebration of electronic music’s possibility. Rich Aucoin’s commitment to joy, craft, and communal experience is everywhere present, reinforcing the album’s status as a rare and generous contribution to twenty-first century electronic art.​