What Is ‘Static?’ Mystery Surrounds Their Debut Release ‘S Blonde’
The concept of Static is to produce music on vintage gear, celebrate the limitations and happy accidents caused by the…
Bowie + Reggae In Inspired Mixes By Black Market Dub
Black Market Dub delivers another amazing set of David Bowie reggae style mixes, this time focusing almost exclusively on tunes…
Julian Shah-Tayler Turns Up The Heat With Evocative ‘Melt’
By Keith Walsh I’ve encountered photos of Julian Shah-Tayler as a child, and in these the spark of imagination is…
Cool Vibes And Retro Feels With Second Skin’s Debut ‘Colder’
By Keith Walsh As the spawning ground for a myriad of varieties of synth-based pop music, the 1980s are frequently…
The Trembling Passion Of Julian Shah-Tayler’s ‘Earthquakes’
Julian Shah-Tayler is very much in touch with the primal elements. Inspired by his romantic life, his new single “Earthquakes”…
‘Fantastic Wrist:’ The Indie Experiment Of Nashville’s Basic Printer
By Keith Walsh Jesse Gillenwalters of Basic Printer creates sounds that are weirdly different, unlike anything else, without losing accessibility.…
‘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…