A short list of examples of my work as a multi-instrumentalist composer and producer.
All music composed, performed, recorded + mixed by Tara Rodgers/Analog Tara, except where noted.
Strawberry Moon. ~6 min. From the Dimensions techno EP, 2021. Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann. Released on vinyl and digital by 1432 R (DC). Variations performed in live sets in Chicago, Memphis, Charlottesville, and DC, 2017–18.
Circularity. ~5 min. From the self-released single Slow Time, 2021. Beatmaking in Ableton Live from my performances on Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, synth, piano, electric bass + drum machine.
I of V. ~8 min. From Life of the Mother, 2026, an album of ambient and experimental electronic music made from analog synths, noise, and drum machine patterns run through a DJ mixer. Mastered by Piper Payne, assisted by Colby Gustafson, at Neato Mastering in Nashville, TN. Released on cassette and digital by Important Records.
Go On, Return. ~2 min. From Ocean State, an album of electroacoustic lullabies and reveries, 2007. Drums and percussion performed by Curt Newton and recorded by Amos Scattergood in Medford, Mass., April 2005. Piano and Moog IIIp synth performed and recorded by Tara at the Center for Contemporary Music, Mills College, Oakland, Calif. Composition, editing, and mixing by Tara, 2006.
#studiotime #practicing #edit. ~1 min. Very short montage from a series of social media videos I made to document my studio practice, 2020–23.