Over the last decade, producer and multi-instrumentalist James Lollar has carved out his own niche as GosT, imbuing synthwave with the morbid imagery and grim attitude of metal at its cultest.

There’s a sleazy, seedy edge to GosT that markedly sets them apart from fellow keyboard enthusiasts like Carpenter Brut and Perturbator. And not just because Valediction opens with a blast of ...