Saudi Aramco Studio X 80s

Saudi Aramco Studio X 80s positions itself as a dedicated 1980s throwback stream from the Arabian Gulf region, broadcasting the decade when synth-pop, new wave, and hair metal dominated global charts. The station doesn't try to recontextualize or ironicize the era - it just plays the records that mattered then and matter now to listeners nostalgic for that specific sound. At 128kbps the production clears enough for you to hear what made those tracks work: the synthetic textures, the particular vocal approaches, the rhythm sections that defined the decade. The programming likely pulls from both…