I’ve been listening to a decent amount of synth based music lately and have also been learning the ins and outs of programming synthesizers myself. Here are a few bands/people that are synth wizards.
Neon Indian – It’s just one dude, not a group, and I’ve been listening to his Mind Ctrl:Psychic Chasms album non-stop. Recently he put out this cover Neon Indian – Children of the Revolution (T. Rex Cover) as well as a remix of his song “Sleep Paralysist” done by Com Truise which can be downloaded for free at his site.
Yacht – This duo from Portland, OR is pretty funky and they create some danceable tracks. Their 7 minute long “Waste of Time (Dub)” can be had at this link .
Finally, while checking out LCD Soundsystem’s site I stumbled upon the new group of Benoit & Sergio who put out a song all about girls called Boy Trouble .