Beyond Synth - 384 - Andy's Playlist Warehouse 02 with Mike Mendoza, Jimmy and Ken Giroux

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Andy unveils his year-end playlist warehouse, promising unreleased synthwave gems and live patron calls.

Beyond Synth episode 384, titled 'Andy's Playlist Warehouse 02', is part of a year-end series where host Andy Last plays music he collected but didn't air during the year. The format includes music segments interspersed with live chats with patrons and listeners. Andy opens by introducing the playlist concept and plays a track by Walter Alienson and Minute Taker. He then talks to patron Jimmy, who discusses his retail therapy involving expensive Lego sets and a new car with colored lights, leading to humorous banter about adult responsibilities. After music from Mika Thorwine and From Apes to Angels, Andy chats with Ken Giroux about retro game emulation, specifically FPGA devices like the Analog Pocket and Mr FPG, and playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Later, Andy continues a previous conversation with Mike Mendoza, covering Mike's desire to change his middle name to 'Danger', Wikipedia games, and a critique of local news automation by Sinclair Broadcasting, which eliminates writers and caters to older demographics. The episode concludes with discussions on synthwave's evolution, with Mike gatekeeping the genre and noting artists like The Midnight moving beyond 80s influences, and a final music track before farewells. Throughout, Andy segues between songs and conversations, maintaining a casual, humorous tone typical of the show.

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A year-end playlist catch-up where Phaserland and Ken help the loose format land.

Beyond Synth 384 turns a year-end cleanup job into a loose, music-heavy hang. Andy works through songs he gathered during the year but never managed to fit into the show, including a Minute Taker collaboration he calls a great pop song and Phaserland's "Lightspeed Defender."…

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Want a year-end music rummage with a Minute Taker collab and a very relaxed software-engineer catch-up?

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