‘When Hardware Had Soul’: A Pre-Midi Approach To Creating Synthpop (With Gab Of Beat Ratio, Part 2)
By Keith Walsh In my previous article with Gab of Beat Ratio, he told me about the creation of his…
Beat Ratio’s Wistful Tribute To Italy, Created With Vintage Synths
By Keith WalshCurating Synthbeat.com gives me the joy of discovering electronic music from around the world and meeting its creators.…
An Unexpected Turn With Julian Shah-Tayler’s ‘Bet Your Life’
Keith WalshAs an artist known for his studio wizardry, Julian Shah-Tayler has a way with synthesizers. From his project The…
The Beautiful Bitterness Of Darwin’s ‘Touché’
By Keith Walsh California’s Darwin has found his current musical niche with bittersweet electronic songs about love and loss, about…
2020 Was A Surprisingly Musical Year: Welcoming 2021 With A Spotify Playlist
By Keith Walsh 2021 is a blank slate, and despite a rocky start and the presence of the pandemic, we…
Wintery Tunes For The Holidays And A Livestreamed Future With The Analog Girl (‘VIRTUAL VACATION’ Part 2)
By Keith Walsh The Holidays were made for music, and Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa in 2020 wouldn’t work without new…
From A Psychotic Episode To A Lovely Song: The Story Of Julian Shah-Tayler’s New Single and Video ‘Fisk’
By Keith Walsh Out of bitterness sweetness comes. The latest single by Julian Shah-Tayler demonstrates that sweet music can be…
Preview: The Analog Girl’s New Single ‘VIRTUAL VACATION’ Conjures Spirits Of Christmas Past And Future
By Keith Walsh It would take something really special to revive in me the spirit of Christmas past. And amazingly…
Julian Shah-Tayler Gets Topical With Sublime New EP ‘The Torment Suite’
By Keith Walsh There’s no escaping the news of unrest in the world. In addition to causing grief, the current…
A Tale Of Liberation: How Gary Numan’s Moog Keytar Changed Hands In The 80s
By Keith Walsh Thought to be the first widely available synthesizer Keytar, the Moog Liberation arrived on the scene in…