Lone Runner is a teenager in the ‘80s. Daydreaming is his pastime. He has a passion both for synthesizers (the ones he owns and those he can’t afford) and for John Carpenters movies he rents at the local video store. He makes music alone, recording himself on a tape recorder, and he also plays in a prog-rock band. In the early ‘90s, he puts away his synths and takes time off. In 2007, while he’s randomly surfing the Net, Lone Runner stumbles on a French speaking discussion group in which analogue keyboards enthusiasts are sharing their feelings. Something rises again. He hurtles down to the cellar, finds his MS20, his Pro-One and the JX3P as well. They still all work properly; LEDs are sparkling, circuits are softly purring. From then on, in this room bathed in a white light of spring spread threw a tiny window, a new world comes out. Lone Runner starts producing tracks again, in an improvised way. No MIDI signal, no sampler, only old-fashioned machines connected by dusty cables. And yet, it sounds pretty modern. In 2011, Lone Runner releases his first self-produced album, inspired by Tangerine Dream ‘80s period (Logos, Exit, Risky Business OST). The 12 tracks are widely published on streaming Internet platforms such as Jamendo, SoundCloud and YouTube. In 2013, after he published new tracks on the Web, listeners tell him about Synthwave and Retrowave.