Modular Equinox Recordings

Below are some recordings from last Saturday's Modular Equinox event in New York (announced here). You'll find some notes on the event on adhoc.fm.

This one in via Nathan Cearley on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge.

Mister Matthews 10 Cuba Libres & True Color of Venus Synthesizers

Published on Jan 16, 2014 TRUE COLOR OF VENUS·3 videos

"First single from the 905 tapes release '10 Cuba Libres' circa 2014.
All sounds created on custom True Color Of Venus synthesizers on Good Friday 2013 by Mister Matthews."

Note this is the first True Color of Venus Synthesizers post, although Mister Matthews has been mentioned in previous Modular Equinox posts. The following are some notes and pics on True Color of Venus Synthesizers via Mister Matthews:

"There will be a website at truecolorofvenus.com in the very near future, but I am far more handy in the physical world than the cyber (for the moment you can find me at truecolorofvenus@gmail.com) It will be a contact point for synth building as well as a general blog type spot to disseminate cool stuff my friends and associates are up to. The name arose as a catch all for some of my music, a tiny label imprint for tape releases, and then finally for synth builds as I started to roll them up for my gently widening circle of pals. I am not a designer, I just build from the whole breadth of available designs, from commercial DIY PCBs down thru old crusty schematics hiding in the various cubbyholes of the internet. I generally build in what people are now referring to as 4U, however there is no established standard for this yet, and I sort of feel it would best if it could stay open ended as long as possible. Mostly people have adopted Serge build style, I have taken whats good about it, but have come up with my own layouts which i think make the best sense. So much that to this point I have never labeled a single control element on a panel. My layouts have evolved from playing A LOT of live gigs in conditions that would make most of the residents over at muffwiggler choke, spotty sound systems, low light, no soundcheck... it may sound crazy but I have had several first time modular users take immediately to it. its very intuitive. Oh yeah, I am near religious regarding banana jacks, and could go on about their virtue forever, I use a really simple color coding for the jacks. At this point and as far as I can predict, any sales are rather personal. There is no exacting menu of choices. I try to figure out what someone is trying to achieve and then work out a starter system with a lot of range, and then take it wherever they want to go from there. Everything is on a one-off basis, down to hand punching and drilling each hole. Really no nonsense, very solid builds for people to make really solid nonsense with :)"

The Modular Synthesizer Equinox Event is This Saturday in New York

Active links on the Facebook page here. This post is to let you know the event is this weekend.

"Nathan Cearley and Matthew Regula present this installment of the Modular Equinox. The modular synthesizer quarterly returns to summon the spring and lay waste to this miserable winter.

Mister Matthews
http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/matthew-regulas-homemade-synthesizers-prove-diy-is-still-alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cakTvbEva1s

Embarker (Philly)
http://www.embarker.org/
http://vimeo.com/27225667

On a Clear Day (Ryan Martin + David Grant, formerly Detrop)
https://www.facebook.com/OnAClearDayNYC

Anthony Saunders (NJ)
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Explosive_Improvised_Device
http://anthonysaunders.bandcamp.com/album/hydration

Jesse DeRosa (mem Grasshopper)
https://soundcloud.com/bakedtapes/arctic-ash

die Reihe (Jack Callahan, mem Sundburned Hand of the Man)
https://soundcloud.com/diereihe
http://clatl.com/cribnotes/archives/2013/07/22/sunburned-hand-of-the-mans-jack-callahan-headlines-wonderroot

Arp 2500 demo with Ryan Soper
http://www.vintagesynth.com/arp/2500.php
http://trianglz.bandcamp.com/

Modular video visuals by Jonas Bers + Andrew Morelli (owner, Steady State Fate)
http://www.steadystatefate.com/

The Silent Barn
603 Bushwick Ave
J/M/Z to Myrtle Broadway
UFO to 40.6942° N, 73.9186° W

All ages
No BYOB
$8.00"

Modular Equinox Pics

Photos of the Modular Equinox by Christopher Merritt of Matthew Regula, Nathan Cearley and Mark Dwinell, Matthew Azevedo, Joseph Bastardo and Seth Graham, and Daniel Fishkin, Ryan Soper and Lucas Crane.

You'll find the full gallery here.  These are pics of the Modular Equinox event in Brooklyn last Saturday (previously announced here).

Click the pics for the super size shots. If you have low bandwidth at the moment, you can check out the lower res pics here.

Modular Equinox - Live Modular Performances Coming to Brooklyn September 21

"Its that time of year when the Moon has caught up to the Sun and the light begins to fade. Time for the Autumnal Modular Equinox. We are psyched to have recently completed our first cycle and are excited about this next turn around the wheel!"

Full details on here: https://www.facebook.com/events/221988427957745/

Brooklyn Modular Equinox Event Saturday, March 23, 2013

Image via Retribution Body on Facebook:

"Come hear this March 23rd in Brooklyn!"

Some details via the FB event page:

"Modular Equinox: Drew McDowall (Coil) + many more--installations and workshops

LDP Institutes present an extravaganza sized Modular Synthesizer Spring Equinox complete with performances, presentations, workshops and installations. All afternoon and night.

5:30 doors open: the Modular Equinox will be in the Silent Barn artists in residence spaces and the Champagne Room.

6:00 Narwhalz presentation on hallway installation (PAiA synth/eurorack light and noise hallway install)

6:10 E.S.P. Lab presentation on 2L installation (analog video/analog noise room install)

6:20 G.Lucas Crane presentation on 2R installation (Nova Drone and light room install)

6:30 Matthew Azevedo workshop 3L: modular synthesizer basics

7:00 Mark Dwinell workshop 3L: how to integrate semi modular synths into a standard synth set up

7:30 Shawn Devin O'Sullivan workshop: how to create live techno sets using modular

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