Tag: Synth-Pop

Remembering Dave Ball: Synth Pioneer and Soft Cell’s Genius

Oct 24, 2025

Talking Music

The Listening Log

Dave Ball, Soft Cell’s keyboard virtuoso, has passed away, leaving behind a legacy of innovative synth-pop music that transformed the genre and deeply influenced fans and musicians alike.
Exploring Depeche Mode’s A Broken Frame: An Essential Transition

Jul 1, 2025

Sound Bites

The Listening Log

In A Broken Frame, Depeche Mode trade in their synth-pop cheer for moody introspection, like a kid swapping skittles for existential dread. Fun, flawed, and historically essential!