Depeche Mode Drums

video upload by Alex Ball

"A look at a specific drum setup used by Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller on their album, Speak and Spell, from 1981.

0:00 Intro
0:51 KR-55 Snare
1:55 Interfacing Setup
3:23 ARP 2600 Daniel Miller Kick
7:32 Roland MC-4
8:14 Test it out
8:43 Alternative Gear / Sample Pack
9:34 Outro Jam

Get the sample pack:
https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org/p..."

Warm Leatherette (The Normal) Eurorack synthesizer cover with Coral of Oxi Instruments. #postpunk

video upload by Audiorial

"One of my favorite track in the Electronic Post Punk style originally written by The Normal//Daniel Miller of Mute records. Every sound is from the Coral, the brand new multipart and polyphonic sound generator of Oxi Instruments."

SynthPlex 2022: Five12 Vector Updates and QV-L Function Module

video upload by sonicstate

"The Five12 Vector Sequencer has a lot of fans - Daniel Miller uses it in his live and studio setups and many more. The firmware 3.0 is approaching and we got a look at some of the features coming with James Coker. He also showed us a new module - the QV-L which is a complex multi-function generator with LFOs., Envelopes and much more besides. With four modulation busses and a ton of configuration possibilities, it packs a lot into a single module.

This will be available end of the year with more to follow early next year priced at $379

http://Five12.com"

Mute Records / Dirty Electronics MUTE SYNTH II w/ Original Box & Materials

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this auction

"Mute Records SYNTH II Dirty Electronics Daniel Miller bleeps/glitch.

Mute and Dirty Electronics are delighted to announce the release of the Dirty Electronics Mute Synth II (MSII), a hand-held synth and sequencer designed in collaboration with the designer and writer, Adrian Shaughnessy. The MSII follows the first Dirty Electronics Mute Synth (MSI), originally created for the legendary Short Circuit presents Mute event at the Roundhouse in 2011.

This item is clean, comes with all paperwork s as me bonus CD.

(Requires 9v battery to use and audio cords - these were not included just wanted to mention)"

See the Dirty Electonics label at the bottom of this post for more.

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Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode Has Passed Away

Andy Fletcher passed away today at the age of 60. I saw Depeche Mode live for the first time as a teenager back on July 14, 1986, at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheter in Irvine, CA. I grew up with their music and still listen to them to this day. They will always be a staple in my life. I have Andy Fletcher and the rest of Depeche Mode to thank for so much magic in my life on so many levels, from being a kid frolicking about in the 80s, to an adult dealing with the trials a tribulations of the day. Depeche Mode is a big part of that and Andy Fletcher was core to the band. He will be sorely missed by so many of us.

This post features two images of Andy. One from Wikipedia, and one from Discogs. The following bio is from Wikipedia. Don't miss the last sentence.

"Andrew John Leonard Fletcher (8 July 1961 – c. 26 May 2022), sometimes known as Fletch, was an English keyboard player, DJ, and a founding member of the electronic band Depeche Mode. In 2020, Fletcher was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Depeche Mode.[1]

In the late 1970s, Fletcher and schoolmate Vince Clarke formed the short-lived band No Romance in China, in which Fletcher played bass guitar. In 1980, Fletcher met Martin Gore at the Van Gogh pub on Paycocke Road in Basildon. With Clarke, the trio, now all on synthesizer, formed another group called Composition of Sound.[2] Clarke served as chief songwriter and also provided lead vocals until singer Dave Gahan was recruited into the band later that year, after which they adopted the name Depeche Mode at Gahan's suggestion.[3] Clarke left the group in late 1981, shortly after the release of their debut album Speak & Spell.[2]

Their 1982 follow-up album, A Broken Frame, was recorded as a trio, with Gore taking over primary songwriting duties.[4] Musician and producer Alan Wilder joined the band in late 1982 and the group continued as a quartet until Wilder's departure in 1995. From then on, the core trio of Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher remained active, up to the release of their 2017 album Spirit and ensuing world tour.[5]

Fletcher's role within Depeche Mode was often a topic of speculation. In early incarnations of the band, he played (electric and later synth) bass. As the band evolved after Vince Clarke's departure in 1981, Fletcher's role changed as each of the band members took to the areas that suited them and benefited the band collectively. In a key scene in D.A. Pennebaker's 1989 documentary film about the band, Fletcher clarified these roles: "Martin's the songwriter, Alan's the good musician, Dave's the vocalist, and I bum around."


Andy Fletcher and Daniel Miller talking about Depeche Mode early days

video upload by Michele Bisceglia

"This interview was shot in november 2015, but never edited and published.
We were in Verbier, Switzerland, for the 3 days happening Audi-o-Rama.
Depeche Mode founding member and keyboardist Fletch & Mute Records boss Miller remember the day they met and discuss other stories about the early days of the band"

A search on the first video to feature Depeche Mode comes up with the following 1981 performance from Top of the Pops. Andy Fletcher is on the Moog Prodigy.

Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough 1981

video upload by memorylane1980s

The following is a live tribue by DX5. If you follow the site you should be familiar with his numerous covers of Depeche Mode. This site is about synths and the people who love synths. This is the first tribute I've seen by a fan of Depeche Mode and I wanted to include it.

Andy (Fletch) Fletcher, has sadly passed away today :( :( Chat and synth tribute to him.

video upload by DX5

SUPERBOOTH 2022 - Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones - Interview

video upload by sonicstate

"Two legends of British electronic music and pop together for a short improvised set at Superbooth on the Beach Stage - which had a banging sound system.

Daniel Miller - head of Mute Records with old friend Gareth Jones - engineer and production on so many great tracks and albums were setting up for their new musical project Sunroof.

We spoke about their approach to the the music they are making together and the gear they are using.

Still working on that first release Sunroof will be available on Mute, well, when they finish it,

https://mute.com/mute/sunroof-daniel-..."

Superbooth Berlin Live Streams

SUPERBOOTH21 DAY1 - First Part video upload by Superbooth Berlin

"Because of internet problems of the event location, the livestream 1 had to be cancelled on 15. Sept. We have now replaced the incomplete livestream with the full length recording! ENJOY!

TABLE OF CONTENT
0:00:00 Welcome Andreas SCHNEIDER/Jörg SUNDERKÖTTER
0:03:26 VGK (=Virtuelles Gesprächskonzert) AFA - ADITIJA
0:21:59 Short Film about and interview with GAMMON (Modular Synth. Ensemble)
0:31:41 Report: Superbooth21/Outdoors
0:32:21 VGK* NOISE ENGINEERING
0:55:03 Daniel MILLER (MUTE) interviews Yann TIERSEN
1:04:40 Report Obergeschoss
1:06:43 GK* (=Gesprächskonzert) Haken AUDIO
1:32:14 Report Westflügel
Miller-Zillmer-Foundation presents:
1:34:18 Miller-Zillmer-Foundation Talk with Diane Zillmer, Daniel Miller, Nicolas, Bougaieff, A. Schneider starting with a performance by Gammon/MODULAR SYNTH. ENSEMBLE
2:39:44 3 min of Yann TIERSEN LIVE @ SUPERBOOTH 21"

SUPERBOOTH21 DAY2 - livestream start 4 pm


TABLE OF CONTENT
0:00:00 Welcome Andreas SCHNEIDER/Jörg SUNDERKÖTTER
0:08:04 METASONIX (VGK)
0:27:30 U-HE (GK)
0:39:08 QUANALOGUE (VGK)
1:15:27 Daniel MILLER (MUTE) interviews Hackedepiciotto
1:25:29 Interview with Marteen Vos
1:36:18 Reinhold Heil Waldorf (VGK)
1:58:33 Modor (GK)
2:30:56 Talk with Jean-Michel Jarre
3:01:24 Ploytec DoBroMan (GK)

SUPERBOOTH21 DAY3 - livestream start 4 pm

TABLE OF CONTENT
0:00:00 Welcome Andreas SCHNEIDER/Jörg SUNDERKÖTTER
0:12:07 Ken McBeth (VGK)
0:35:43 Bitwig (GK)
0:57:58 Acid Rain (VGK)
1:17:32 Daniel MILLER (MUTE) interviews JakoJako & Annalise Van Even
1:30:32 Interview Bernd Kistenmacher
1:41:35 L-1 (VGK)
2:10:16 LPZW & Tubbutec (GK)
2:31:05 Talk with Gareth Jones u.a.
3:20:50 Nonlinear Labs (GK)

SUPERBOOTH21 DAY4 - livestream start 4 pm


TABLE OF CONTENT
0:00:00 Welcome Andreas SCHNEIDER/Jörg SUNDERKÖTTER
0:06:15 Tom Oberheim (VGK)
0:30:25 VERBOS (GK)
0:51:06 Meng Qi (VGK)
1:11:38 Daniel MILLER (MUTE) interviews POLE
1:20:22 Interview with Carolina EYCK
1:30:38 endorphines (VGK)
2:04:54 Polend (GK)
2:26:06 Talk with Atom TM/Uwe Schmidt
3:17:51 Erica Synths (GK)
3:34:30 pyrolator -the trip

Bright Sparks Documentary - B Side

video by GForce Software

"The B Side of the critically acclaimed Bright Sparks Documentary focuses on the British electronic music pioneers, including the original Mellotron makers, Les, Norman and Frank Bradley, EMS's Peter Zinovieff, Electronic Dream Plant's Adrian Wagner & Chris Huggett, and String Ensemble inventor, Ken Freeman.

Includes contributions from I Monster's Dean Honer & Jarrod Gosling, Peter Zinovieff, Chris Cross, Daniel Miller, John Bradley, Karl Hyde, Ken Freeman, Fred Gardner, Will Gregory, Dean Honer & Jarrod Gosling"

You can find additional GForce Bright Sparks posts here.

Bright Sparks Documentary - A Side

video by GForce Software

"The A Side of the critically acclaimed Bright Sparks documentary, created in conjunction with the I Monster album of the same name, focuses on US based electronic music pioneers, including Bob Moog, Don Buchla, Alan R Pearlman and Harry Chamberlin.

Includes contributions from Herb Deutsch, Michelle Moog-Koussa, I Monster's Dean Honer & Jarrod Gosling, Adrian Utley, Daniel Miller, Billy Currie, Karl Hyde, Alessandro Cortini, Will Gregory, Dennis P Colin, Alan Pearlman."

You can find additional GForce Bright Sparks posts here.

KORG MINIKORG 700S Analog Synthesizer 1974 | HD DEMO |

AnalogAudio1

"I played the Minikorg 700S along with a Lexicon MPX 500 (reverb) and a Korg SDD-3000 (delay effects).

The monophonic Mini-Korg 700S was an expanded version of Korg's first synthesizer, the Mini-Korg 700. It has that awesome "traveler" filter (12 dB highpass and lowpass), 2 VCOs (wavevorm of the VCO 2 is always sawtooth), 1 envelope generator and 1 LFO (sine wave only). It also has noise generator, ring modulator modes and the LFO can also be switched to the filters. It has REPEAT mode, which repeats a note to get a sequencer-like feeling.

The Korg 700s is a serious analog synthesizer with a lot of character. It has a fantastic sound, which can be only compared with the first generation Korgs (Korg 770, 800 DV). The parameters use unconventional terminology (singing level, expand, bright, and so on). The 700s has a very nice tone and it's easy to use. A pleasure to play and to hear.

The MiniKORG 700s was used by Vangelis, Kitaro, Human League, Daniel Miller and others."

Machina Bristronica 2020 Event Set for Saturday March 21 in Bristol, UK

Tickets available here

Line-up and details:

Colin Benders, Look Mum No Computer, Scanner, Daniel Miller & Finlay Shakespeare, Steevio & Suzybee, Ossia, Em Williams, dmgn, Adrenospoon.

Gather round humanoids, androids and creatures that live in the wires! The great Machina is stirring and our engineers are gathering from all
corners of the galaxy to join us in celebration of all things modular and bleeping.

Again we at Elevator Sound bring our festival of Knobs, Buttons and Discussions over 4 warehouse rooms in the heart of Bristol.

A full day and evening of synthesizer stalls, panel talks, live hardware performances, DIY modular workshops, Ableton Live workshops, Max4Live build sessions and the Escher Music Connection showcase.

Synths & Talks 12:00pm - 18:00pm
Live Sets : 12:00pm - 20:00pm
Escher Showcase : 20:00pm - 22:00pm with 1020 Radio.

Knobs In Conjuntion with:

Thonk
Focusrite / Novation
Audio-Technica / Allen&Heath
Roland UK

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Daniel Miller - live modular set @SUPERBOOTH19

Published on Jun 13, 2019 Superbooth Official

"Daniel Miller with one of his very rare modular live-sets.

The founder of the legendary label Mute Records played on the second day of SUPERBOOTH19 on the Seaside Stage, attracting many visitors of the trade fair to the outdoor area. He took the audience with him on a journey from gentle ambient worlds to pulsating drone territory. And then it started to rain."

Daniel Miller Mute Records Modules 'Stumm' and 'Makrow' with FSS // Superbooth 2019

Published on May 18, 2019 DivKidVideo

"It was delighted to hear that Future Sound Systems ( FSS ) would be collaborating and working with Daniel Miller of Mute Records. Their two new Eurorack modules Stumm and Makrow presented at Superbooth provide performance friendly ways to mute, group, shift and morph pretty much anything in a modular system. That's always excited, fresh and welcome and I'm really looking forward to trying these out in my own system."

Superbooth 2019 -Future Sound System Daniel Miller Collab On Modules

Published on May 16, 2019 sonicstate

"As well as some interesting new products from Future Sound Systems the Cyclical Engine Oscillator, the Recombination Engine (a triple stack of 3340 oscillators) there were also two new modules made in collaboration with Daniel Miller (Mute Records). STUMM and Macro modules."

Future Sound Systems - Stumm & Makrow - Superbooth 2019 - Product Rundown and Demo

Published on May 10, 2019 Sound On Sound magazine

"FSS show off the first fruits of their collaboration with Mute Records' Daniel Miller - STUMM and MAKROW.

STUMM is a six-channel bank of click-less mutes with grouping functionality.

MAKROW is designed to behave as a patch macro-controller, giving 6 outputs and allows for massive sounding patch changes, all at the turn of a single knob."

Moogfest 2019 - Lets Talk To Daniel Miller

Published on May 2, 2019 sonicstate

"We caught up with Mute boss and general legend of the UK electronic music scene, Daniel Miller, to talk Mute Visual History, modular synths and Mute. Our favourite line: 'Anything for Sonicstate'"

Martin Gore To Receive 2019 Moog Innovation Award

"Moog Music is proud to announce Martin Gore as the recipient of the 2019 Moog Innovation Award

Award Will Be Presented Following Martin Gore’s Keynote Conversation During Moogfest, Friday April 26, 2019

Gore joins past honorees Devo, Brian Eno, Suzanne Ciani, and Gary Numan.

Asheville, N.C. [April 23, 2019] - Musical pioneer Martin Gore’s masterful electronic meditations on the human condition have illuminated the connection between transformative sound and pure emotion for decades. A founding member of the band Depeche Mode, Gore’s sensual electronic compositions and introspective lyrics have resonated with faithful audiences around the world and impacted the direction of countless visionary artists from Trent Reznor to Johnny Cash.

Gore’s enduring ability to connect the rawest aspects of the human experience to the dance floor defined an era and perpetually reminds us what it means to be human through the emotional power of electronic sound. For his contributions we are honored to name Martin Gore as the recipient of the 2019 Moog Innovation Award.

Martin will be presented with the award during Moogfest on Friday, April 26 at 3:30 p.m. (ET) at the Carolina Theatre immediately following his keynote conversation with Mute Records founder Daniel Miller, which begins at 2:30 p.m. (ET).

The Moog Innovation Award recognizes artists who have contributed to the exploration of sound in popular music and beyond for the past 50 years, exemplifying the bold, innovative spirit of Bob Moog. Past recipients include visionary artists Gary Numan, Devo, Suzanne Ciani, Brian Eno, Bernie Worrell, synth designers like Herb Deutsch, last year’s recipient Bernie Krause, and Thomas Dolby, who will also be performing and presenting this year.

For more information on Moogfest, visit www.moogfest.com."

Eurythmics Sweet Dreams tutorial for the UNO synth

Published on Mar 3, 2019 Starsky Carr
Update: Re-Published on Mar 15, 2019.

"A quick look at recreating the famous riff and leads from one of the all time synth pop classic by the Eurythmics.

Easily created on the IK Multimedia UNO monosynth in a couple of minutes. It's so close there's a copyright dispute on the recording
!! I guess I should take that as a compliment.

Here's link to the patches
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kvgjzbfjzzq...

..and here's the documentary I mention:"

Synth Britannia

Published on Mar 16, 2012 clr

"Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.

In the late 1970s, small pockets of electronic artists including the Human League, Daniel Miller and Cabaret Volatire were inspired by Kraftwerk and JG Ballard and dreamt of the sound of the future against the backdrop of bleak, high-rise Britain.

The crossover moment came in 1979 when Gary Numan's appearance on Top of the Pops with Tubeway Army's Are Friends Electric heralded the arrival of synthpop. Four lads from Basildon known as Depeche Mode would come to own the new sound whilst post-punk bands like Ultravox, Soft Cell, OMD and Yazoo took the synth out of the pages of the NME and onto the front page of Smash Hits.

By 1983, acts like Pet Shop Boys and New Order were showing that the future of electronic music would lie in dance music.

Contributors include Philip Oakey, Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan and Neil Tennant."

SUPERBOOTH19 – Berlin 09. - 11. May

SUPERBOOTH19 – Berlin 09. - 11. May from HerrSchneider on Vimeo.

"SUPERBOOTH19 is the biggest trade fair for electronic musical instruments. 250 exhibitors, 30+ concerts each day, workshops and DIY.

Tickets now on sale at superbooth.com
__________

SchneidersLaden presents SUPERBOOTH19"

"Besides the 250 exhibitors from all over the world, SUPERBOOTH19 offers more than 30 concerts and workshops every day. International artists from all genres of electronic music will be present in the three-day program accompanying the trade fair.

Daniel Miller (Mute Records) will play the full version of his modular live set, Robert Lippok (Raster-Media) will be there, as will Scottish musician and instrument maker Ken Macbeth together with T.Raumschmiere (Shitkatapult). Caterina Barbieri plays a Gesprächskonzert for Frap Tools. Christian Vogel, Barbara Morgenstern, Lucid Grain, CYRK, Kebu, Kypski, Tilted Circle, POND – the keyboard electronics classic of the GDR – and more will be playing on the many stages at SUPERBOOTH19. The winners of Ick mach Welle, a music project that enables people with disabilities to play electronic music, are also represented in the program of SUPERBOOTH19.

Educational Saturday
Saturday at SUPERBOOTH19 will be dedicated to education and thus reflects the tradition of the event space FEZ Berlin. The workshops on Modular Synthesizers and DIY offered especially for pupils and students make Saturday particularly attractive for young people. That applies in particular, because of the special pricing for educational institutions, which can apply for strongly discounted ticket contingents. But also for all other guests there are different educational opportunities in the program on all days of the event.

Although the event offers a daily program until 11 pm, there are still several official aftershow-events to celebrate the rest of the night. The C-Base as a publicly accessible and official venue is complemented by three company events in the OHM-Club – for both locations there is currently a program with a lot of live music in the making. C-Base and OHM can be reached very comfortably with the regular boat shuttle.

Boat-trip to SUPERBOOTH19
The free shuttle service runs several times a day between FEZ and Mitte and ensures a relaxed journey to SUPERBOOTH19 and also back to Mitte. This is a great opportunity to make new contacts, talk shop or enjoy the unusual perspective of Berlin.

Visitors with a trade visitor ticket can enter the fair at 10 am. All other guests can buy full-day tickets, which are valid from 1 pm to midnight and will give you access to the C-Base for the after-show events. If you only want to see the evening program, you can buy tickets from March onwards which allow admission from 6 pm. Children and young people up to the age of 16 can attend the event free of charge."

SUPERBOOTH19 Update

SUPERBOOTH19 - Trade fair and festival for electronic musical instruments and electronic music

First announcements for the program of the international trade fair for electronic musical instruments

Besides the 250 exhibitors from all over the world, SUPERBOOTH19 offers more than 30 concerts and workshops every day. International artists from all genres of electronic music will be present in the three-day program accompanying the trade fair.

Daniel Miller (Mute Records) will play the full version of his modular live set, Robert Lippok (Raster-Media) will be there, as will Scottish musician and instrument maker Ken Macbeth together with T.Raumschmiere (Shitkatapult). Caterina Barbieri plays a Gesprächskonzert for Frap Tools. Christian Vogel, Barbara Morgenstern, Lucid Grain, CYRK, Kebu, Kypski, Tilted Circle, POND – the keyboard electronics classic of the GDR – and more will be playing on the many stages at SUPERBOOTH19. The winners of Ick mach Welle, a music project that enables

SUPERBOOTH19 - Trade fair and festival for electronic musical instruments and electronic music
people with disabilities to play electronic music, are also represented in the program of SUPERBOOTH19.
Saturday at SUPERBOOTH19 will be dedicated to education and thus reflects the tradition of the event space FEZ Berlin. The workshops on Modular Synthesizers and DIY offered especially for pupils and students make Saturday particularly attractive for young people. That applies in particular, because of the special pricing for educational institutions, which can apply for strongly discounted ticket contingents (see below). But also for all other guests there are different educational opportunities in the program on all days of the event.

Although the event offers a daily program until 11 pm, there are still several official aftershow-events to celebrate the rest of the night. The C-Base as a publicly accessible and official venue is complemented by three company events in the OHM-Club - for both locations there is currently a program with a lot of live music in the making. C-Base and OHM can be reached very comfortably with the regular boat shuttle.

The free shuttle service runs several times a day between FEZ and Mitte and ensures a relaxed journey to SUPERBOOTH19 and also back to Mitte. This is a great opportunity to make new contacts, talk shop or enjoy the unusual perspective of Berlin.

Visitors with a trade visitor ticket can enter the fair at 10 am. All other guests can buy full-day tickets, which are valid from 1 pm to midnight and will give you access to the C-Base for the after-show events. If you only want to see the evening program, you can buy tickets from March onwards which allow admission from 6 pm. Children and young people up to the age of 16 can attend the event free of charge.

Tickets for SUPERBOOTH19 are for sale until 08 May
www.superbooth.com