Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:29:13 +0200 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/ en-EN contact@hearthis.at contact@hearthis.at https://hearthis.at/theencounter/ https://img.hearthis.at/d/a/r/_/uploads/4538736/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_f4e4d1416a81ede11e662a034684e9bdnew-logo-2016-2017-grad.png no no https://hearthis.at/theencounter/the-mach-rider-returns/ -----------------
The year was 1984. Deep within the mountains of upstate New Jersey, a young man named Jack crashed his Suzuki Katana on the way to his girlfriend Valerie's house after leaving her house due to an argument.

He didn't survive.

Now, fueled by regret and anger at himself for causing the argument, his spirit is said to manifest on the twisting roads near Lovers Peak, eternally searching for a sole chance at redemption.
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The album will be released in 2017!]]> -----------------
The year was 1984. Deep within the mountains of upstate New Jersey, a young man named Jack crashed his Suzuki Katana on the way to his girlfriend Valerie's house after leaving her house due to an argument.

He didn't survive.

Now, fueled by regret and anger at himself for causing the argument, his spirit is said to manifest on the twisting roads near Lovers Peak, eternally searching for a sole chance at redemption.
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/theencountermusic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/theenctr
Bandcamp: www.theencounter.bandcamp.com

The album will be released in 2017!]]> 1009898 no no Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:11:29 +0200 2016-08-26T18:11:29+02:00 4:02 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/punch-out-fight-theme-the-encounter-remix/ Samples used are from Punch-Out!! for the NES and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U!
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Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theenctr]]> Samples used are from Punch-Out!! for the NES and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U!
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It is with deep regret that two days ago, we lost him..but instead of mourning his loss, I choose to celebrate the impact he's had in my life and the tens of thousands he's impacted in Argentina. There will never be another human being anywhere close to who my uncle was, and there will never be anyone else in my life that has inspired me into music production and DJing. From letting me use his gear, teaching me how to mix, asking for my personal opinion on things, and going back and forth..to spending hot midsummer afternoons together with our families eating sandwiches and enjoying life.

So to Pato, my uncle and my inspiration, I thank you. I'll never forget the moments we had together and I will always have you on my mind for the rest of my life no matter what comes out of my career as a musician.

Love,
Nigel. ]]>
It is with deep regret that two days ago, we lost him..but instead of mourning his loss, I choose to celebrate the impact he's had in my life and the tens of thousands he's impacted in Argentina. There will never be another human being anywhere close to who my uncle was, and there will never be anyone else in my life that has inspired me into music production and DJing. From letting me use his gear, teaching me how to mix, asking for my personal opinion on things, and going back and forth..to spending hot midsummer afternoons together with our families eating sandwiches and enjoying life.

So to Pato, my uncle and my inspiration, I thank you. I'll never forget the moments we had together and I will always have you on my mind for the rest of my life no matter what comes out of my career as a musician.

Love,
Nigel. ]]> 1009900 no no Sat, 30 Apr 2016 06:40:27 +0200 2016-04-30T06:40:27+02:00 4:18 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/prime-directives-feat-stilz/
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]]> 1009901 no no Sun, 14 Feb 2016 22:55:05 +0100 2016-02-14T22:55:05+01:00 5:07 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/dreamer-ingrids-theme/
Grab a copy for $4 by clicking the "BUY" button above :D]]>
Grab a copy for $4 by clicking the "BUY" button above :D]]> 1009902 no no Sun, 22 Nov 2015 04:36:49 +0100 2015-11-22T04:36:49+01:00 4:12 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/follow-through-intro/
Grab a copy for $4 by clicking the "BUY" button above :D]]>
Grab a copy for $4 by clicking the "BUY" button above :D]]> 1009903 no no Sun, 22 Nov 2015 04:36:40 +0100 2015-11-22T04:36:40+01:00 5:00 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/midnight-signal-jesses-theme/
Grab a copy for $4 by clicking the "BUY" button above :D]]>
Grab a copy for $4 by clicking the "BUY" button above :D]]> 1009904 no no Sun, 22 Nov 2015 04:36:29 +0100 2015-11-22T04:36:29+01:00 5:24 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/waves-her-theme/
You can pre-order it digitally OR physically by clicking the "buy" link above :)]]>
You can pre-order it digitally OR physically by clicking the "buy" link above :)]]> 1009905 no no Wed, 18 Nov 2015 07:47:47 +0100 2015-11-18T07:47:47+01:00 4:16 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/deep-groove-gabbys-theme/ 1009906 no no Fri, 16 Oct 2015 21:40:45 +0200 2015-10-16T21:40:45+02:00 3:51 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/mizucat-kairo-the-encounter-remix/
Original here: https://soundcloud.com/jaqueline-ruther/kairo
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Original here: https://soundcloud.com/jaqueline-ruther/kairo
]]> 1009908 no no Thu, 20 Aug 2015 04:08:12 +0200 2015-08-20T04:08:12+02:00 4:05 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/the-mach-rider/ set him on a course for peace and justice

Half Man, Half Lightning,
The Mach Rider is pure energy
And he's coming for you...

Retro Promenade Presents
The Encounter
The Mach Rider

Retro Promenade
Bright. Fun. Retro. ]]> set him on a course for peace and justice

Half Man, Half Lightning,
The Mach Rider is pure energy
And he's coming for you...

Retro Promenade Presents
The Encounter
The Mach Rider

Retro Promenade
Bright. Fun. Retro. ]]> 1009909 no no Sat, 01 Aug 2015 20:32:11 +0200 2015-08-01T20:32:11+02:00 4:00 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/grids/ set him on a course for peace and justice

Half Man, Half Lightning,
The Mach Rider is pure energy
And he's coming for you...

Retro Promenade Presents
The Encounter
The Mach Rider

Retro Promenade
Bright. Fun. Retro. ]]> set him on a course for peace and justice

Half Man, Half Lightning,
The Mach Rider is pure energy
And he's coming for you...

Retro Promenade Presents
The Encounter
The Mach Rider

Retro Promenade
Bright. Fun. Retro. ]]> 1009910 no no Sat, 01 Aug 2015 20:32:10 +0200 2015-08-01T20:32:10+02:00 3:56 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/sunset-beach/ set him on a course for peace and justice

Half Man, Half Lightning,
The Mach Rider is pure energy
And he's coming for you...

Retro Promenade Presents
The Encounter
The Mach Rider

Retro Promenade
Bright. Fun. Retro. ]]> set him on a course for peace and justice

Half Man, Half Lightning,
The Mach Rider is pure energy
And he's coming for you...

Retro Promenade Presents
The Encounter
The Mach Rider

Retro Promenade
Bright. Fun. Retro. ]]> 1009911 no no Sat, 01 Aug 2015 20:32:08 +0200 2015-08-01T20:32:08+02:00 6:00 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/club-turismo/ set him on a course for peace and justice

Half Man, Half Lightning,
The Mach Rider is pure energy
And he's coming for you...

Retro Promenade Presents
The Encounter
The Mach Rider

Retro Promenade
Bright. Fun. Retro. ]]> set him on a course for peace and justice

Half Man, Half Lightning,
The Mach Rider is pure energy
And he's coming for you...

Retro Promenade Presents
The Encounter
The Mach Rider

Retro Promenade
Bright. Fun. Retro. ]]> 1009912 no no Sat, 01 Aug 2015 20:32:06 +0200 2015-08-01T20:32:06+02:00 4:18 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/5-minute-window/
Tutorial on how to make Outrun (or a Hotline Miami song) here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS91KnzuLYw

The mixing could of been better but eh. I'll replace it with the better sounding MP3 once I get a chance]]>
Tutorial on how to make Outrun (or a Hotline Miami song) here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS91KnzuLYw

The mixing could of been better but eh. I'll replace it with the better sounding MP3 once I get a chance]]> 1009913 no no Fri, 31 Jul 2015 05:24:51 +0200 2015-07-31T05:24:51+02:00 4:05 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/solid-snakes-theme/
Enjoy!
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Follow me on Twitter!
www.twitter.com/nigelxd

Become a fan on Facebook!
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Enjoy!
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Follow me on Twitter!
www.twitter.com/nigelxd

Become a fan on Facebook!
www.facebook.com/theencountermusic]]> 1009914 no no Mon, 20 Jul 2015 06:03:00 +0200 2015-07-20T06:03:00+02:00 3:46 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/zannzibar-breeze/
Enjoy!
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Become a fan on Facebook!
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Enjoy!
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Follow me on Twitter!
www.twitter.com/nigelxd

Become a fan on Facebook!
www.facebook.com/theencountermusic]]> 1009915 no no Mon, 20 Jul 2015 06:02:53 +0200 2015-07-20T06:02:53+02:00 4:02 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/frequency-14038/
Enjoy!
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Follow me on Twitter!
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Become a fan on Facebook!
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Enjoy!
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Follow me on Twitter!
www.twitter.com/nigelxd

Become a fan on Facebook!
www.facebook.com/theencountermusic]]> 1009916 no no Mon, 20 Jul 2015 06:02:48 +0200 2015-07-20T06:02:48+02:00 4:10 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/nightfall-hollys-theme/
Enjoy!
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Follow me on Twitter!
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Become a fan on Facebook!
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Enjoy!
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Follow me on Twitter!
www.twitter.com/nigelxd

Become a fan on Facebook!
www.facebook.com/theencountermusic]]> 1009917 no no Fri, 26 Jun 2015 03:45:28 +0200 2015-06-26T03:45:28+02:00 4:12 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/summer-time-2015-remaster-vip-remix/ On top of all that, I was still dealing with a devastating break up that left me deeply scarred, my low self-esteem and general depression.

I needed an escape from my life and taking everything I've experienced in the past year, I made Family.
It was my first attempt at a personal album. It was about broken hearts, missed opportunities, ghosts of friends I used to know, anger, revival, and it ended with a positive look towards not just my future, but everyone.

Never had I expected the response I got from the Family album. I got support from a lot of people in the Synthwave community and made a shit-ton of new, amazing friends that I'll always keep close by. To add to that, the following months after Family's release, I met the most amazing girl ever who, even to this day, inspires me in my music and my film work.

Special shoutouts to @Omniplexxx and @Occams-laser and Mike Pribush for helping me out during production of the album last year.
Special thanks to Ingrid Campos for being my bae ]]> On top of all that, I was still dealing with a devastating break up that left me deeply scarred, my low self-esteem and general depression.

I needed an escape from my life and taking everything I've experienced in the past year, I made Family.
It was my first attempt at a personal album. It was about broken hearts, missed opportunities, ghosts of friends I used to know, anger, revival, and it ended with a positive look towards not just my future, but everyone.

Never had I expected the response I got from the Family album. I got support from a lot of people in the Synthwave community and made a shit-ton of new, amazing friends that I'll always keep close by. To add to that, the following months after Family's release, I met the most amazing girl ever who, even to this day, inspires me in my music and my film work.

Special shoutouts to @Omniplexxx and @Occams-laser and Mike Pribush for helping me out during production of the album last year.
Special thanks to Ingrid Campos for being my bae ]]> 1009918 no no Fri, 29 May 2015 03:21:47 +0200 2015-05-29T03:21:47+02:00 3:08 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/king-fantastic-why-where-what-the-encounter-remix-instrumental-mix/
Click "Buy Now" to download it for free!
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Become a fan of mine on Facebook: www.facebook.com/theencountermusic]]>
Click "Buy Now" to download it for free!
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Follow me on Twitter! @nigelxd
Become a fan of mine on Facebook: www.facebook.com/theencountermusic]]> 1009919 no no Fri, 01 May 2015 22:49:16 +0200 2015-05-01T22:49:16+02:00 4:24 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/king-fantastic-why-where-what-the-encounter-remix/
I wanted to experiment combining some retro sounds that I'm used to as The Encounter and blend it with some hip-hop which I'm a huge fan of. I've experimented with this before with my Biggie remix from back in December but this is the first time I actually took some effort in trying to retain both the 80s synth feeling along with doing King Fantastic's vocals justice.

I hope you guys enjoy it! It was a blast to work on it!]]>
I wanted to experiment combining some retro sounds that I'm used to as The Encounter and blend it with some hip-hop which I'm a huge fan of. I've experimented with this before with my Biggie remix from back in December but this is the first time I actually took some effort in trying to retain both the 80s synth feeling along with doing King Fantastic's vocals justice.

I hope you guys enjoy it! It was a blast to work on it!]]> 1009920 no no Wed, 29 Apr 2015 06:04:31 +0200 2015-04-29T06:04:31+02:00 4:24 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/rocket/
I LOVE YOU ALL & KEEP IT FUNKY
- Nigel]]>
I LOVE YOU ALL & KEEP IT FUNKY
- Nigel]]> 1009921 no no Tue, 26 Aug 2014 06:07:13 +0200 2014-08-26T06:07:13+02:00 3:38 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/sunset-beach-demo/
Follow me on:
Facebook - www.facebook.com/theencountermusic
Twitter - www.twitter.com/nigelxd]]>
Follow me on:
Facebook - www.facebook.com/theencountermusic
Twitter - www.twitter.com/nigelxd]]> 1009922 no no Sat, 26 Jul 2014 03:20:24 +0200 2014-07-26T03:20:24+02:00 5:54 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/neon-nights-demo/ Send demos to nigeleckzdee@gmail.com ]]> Send demos to nigeleckzdee@gmail.com ]]> 1009924 no no Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:04:15 +0200 2014-06-23T09:04:15+02:00 5:47 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/grace/
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]>
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]> 1009925 no no Wed, 28 May 2014 06:13:40 +0200 2014-05-28T06:13:40+02:00 5:58 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/nyc/
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
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www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]>
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]> 1009926 no no Wed, 28 May 2014 06:13:39 +0200 2014-05-28T06:13:39+02:00 4:18 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/return-of-the-living-dead-part-2/
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]>
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]> 1009927 no no Wed, 28 May 2014 06:13:38 +0200 2014-05-28T06:13:38+02:00 4:29 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/revenge/
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]>
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]> 1009928 no no Wed, 28 May 2014 06:13:37 +0200 2014-05-28T06:13:37+02:00 3:45 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/revival/
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]>
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]> 1009929 no no Wed, 28 May 2014 06:13:37 +0200 2014-05-28T06:13:37+02:00 3:20 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/summertime/
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]>
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]> 1009930 no no Wed, 28 May 2014 06:13:37 +0200 2014-05-28T06:13:37+02:00 3:04 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/the-blob/
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]>
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]> 1009931 no no Wed, 28 May 2014 06:13:36 +0200 2014-05-28T06:13:36+02:00 4:14 https://hearthis.at/theencounter/the-way-you-move/
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]>
Thank you for supporting me and I hope you enjoy the radical tunes :)

- Nigel / The Encounter
www.twitter.com/nigelxd
www.facebook.com/nigelxdmusic
www.theencounter.bandcamp.com]]> 1009932 no no Wed, 28 May 2014 06:13:36 +0200 2014-05-28T06:13:36+02:00 3:07