Ladytron - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

video upload by KEXP

Some synth spotting with Ladytron. Cool to see a Kawai K1 and not one, but two Roland D-10s. Also a Korg Delta in there. Spot the rest...

And of course, enjoy the performance.

"http://KEXP.ORG presents Ladytron performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded June 6, 2026.

Songs:
Metaphysica 00:40
A Death In London 05:34
Secret Dreams Of Thieves 10:31
Destroy Everything You Touch 14:59

Helen Marnie - Vocals, Keys
Mira Aroyo - Vocals, Keys
Daniel Hunt - Keys, Guitar, Vocals
Peter Kelly - Drums
Andrew Hunt - Keys, Percussion, Sax

Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineer: Julian Martlew
Guest Audio Engineer & Mixer: Daniel Woodward
Mastering Engineer: Matt Ogaz

Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Leah Franks, Luke Knecht & Ettie Wahl
Editor: Leah Franks

https://www.ladytron.com
http://kexp.org"

Tengu presents: Sonic Explorations with Bloop Group

This one is in via Caroline Swords of Bloop Group

Details follow:

https://ra.co/events/2423801

Saturday July 25th
11am to 3am

Tengu invites Bloop Groop to take over The Drape, SCARLET’s immersive installation, with a hand‑picked string of live hardware sets. Curated across ages, backgrounds, identities and career stages, the 4-person lineup is united by one thing: a deep love of making and playing electronic music. Expect banging, all‑hardware techno that’s as thoughtful as it is full‑on - something real, authentic and firmly rooted in Dublin’s underground.
Greg Oleksevic, MAV, Gint, Katie Laffan

Brought to you by Bloop Groop - a community for electronic musicians of every level based in FLUX Digital Hub, Dublin 8.

Tickets:
€13.15 - €16.40
Resident Advisor link: https://ra.co/events/2423801

Location:
Yamamori Tengu, 37 Strand Street Great, North City, Dublin 1, Ireland

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SPACE CRAFT: Event Set for Perseid Meteor Shower with Tangerine Dream, Steve Roach, & More

This one is in via Adam G

via https://www.spacecraftjoshuatree.com/home:

Experience the Perseid Meteor Shower

Tangerine Dream, ESG, Laraaji, Steve Roach + more

Every August, the Perseid Meteor Shower draws stargazers from around the world to witness one of nature's most spectacular annual displays.

This year is especially remarkable.

And via the Pioneer Town Gazette:

SPACE CRAFT brings two generations of experimental electronic music to Pappy & Harriet’s Outdoor Stage on Saturday, August 15. Evicshen, Victoria Shen’s performance project, opens at 6:30 p.m. with a 45-minute set of experimental sound and electronics. Tangerine Dream takes the stage at 7:45 p.m. for a two-hour set. Founded by Edgar Froese in 1967, Tangerine Dream brings nearly six decades of electronic-music history to the desert. Saturday’s sequence places Victoria Shen’s contemporary performance project alongside one of the genre’s longest-running groups, then gives the headliner two full hours. Tickets start at $110 and rise to $265 by tier. The festival is all ages, every attendee needs a ticket, and guests under 18 must attend with an adult. The peak of the Perseids coincides with the new moon, creating exceptionally dark skies and ideal viewing conditions that only occur every few years.

But there's another reason: truly dark skies are disappearing — light pollution and the rapidly growing number of satellites in orbit are forever changing how we experience stars.

You can grab tickets at https://www.spacecraftjoshuatree.com/home

ako - Home3D (four track tape version) - recording w/ a Yamaha MT-50 tape recorder, DX21 & RX5

video upload by ako

"Here's a video of the recording of the A-side for my new single (links to all formats below). It was was recorded on an Yamaha MT-50 four track tape recorder (a solidly underrated recorder, with an advantage over various more popular Portastudio models in that you can record on all 4 tracks simultaneously, rather than just 2 at once) with a Yamaha DX21 (bass, chords and FX), Novation Ultranova (additional chord layers) and Yamaha RX5 (drums). Synchronisation between tape (which had the chord layers bounced down to 2 tracks to free up tracks) and MIDI used to sequence the bass and drums was achieved using a Yamaha YMC10 MIDI clock to tape-synch converter (solid little converter). Reverb was provided by an Alesis MIDIverb II (an FX unit that needs no introduction) and chorus for the bass via a Boss CH-1 Super Chorus - my favourite chorus, to me it just sounds how chorus should sound (this particular one is a vintage ‘made in Japan’ model, so fully analogue compared to later digital CH-1 models, and just sounds super warm). It was mixed on MT-50 but also with a venerable Peavey Unity Series 2000-16 (for submixes and sends etc.), this mixer has a flavour all of it’s own, certainly not high fidelity, but kinda gritty and warm and just kinda ‘Peavey’… The track is out now for stream and download, hope you folks dig the track 🙂

Stream / DL:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cKvT...


Music video:

ako - Home3D (four track tape version) [vaporwave / synthfunk / utopian virtual]

video upload by ako

"Taken from my new single - previously unreleased versions of ‘Home3D’ and ‘Basic Microwaving’ recorded on four track tape (FFO: Eyeliner, FM Skyline, Rustie). Out now on Spotify, BandCamp, YouTube and all other digital platforms, all formats here: https://linktr.ee/simeonsoden

This track (the A-side) was recorded on an Yamaha MT-50 four track with DX21 (bass, chords and FX), RX5 (drums) and some bits and pieces from a Novation Ultranova.

I made the video by retexturing the classic win95-98 '3D Maze.scr' screen saver with archetypal win98 desktop wallpapers to create the sensation of the desktop opening as a portal to virtual worlds beyond. Re-filmed from various CRTs and projectors. Hope you folks enjoy :)"

No Plan, Just Sound | Live Hardware Jam with Ableton Move × Circuit

video upload by microMarie

"Tonight was something different: no prepared DJ set, no finished tracks — just the Ableton Move, Novation Circuit and a lot of improvisation.

I built loops, switched between both machines and tried to turn spontaneous ideas into a live electronic performance. Not everything was planned, not everything was perfect — but that is exactly what makes a hardware jam exciting.

Expect melodic moments, driving drums, changing grooves and a few chaotic experiments along the way."

👉 soundcloud.com/micromarie_official

The OXI Playbook #2 Mod Lanes + Pattern Reset

video upload by OXI Instruments

"The OXI team's favorite workflows, patches, and sequencing tricks.

Today's trick comes from Pietro Coquinati, a modular synth maestro.

Check his work here:
https://www.instagram.com/coquinati"

00:00 Introduction
00:56 Setting the Mod lanes
02:14 Changing mod lane length and using reset
03:20 Discovering new phrasing by changing mod lane length
04:29 Combining multiple mod lanes
05:18 Making a single chord groovy / great for Dub!

OUTSIDE THE KNOBS | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Exploring a few of the 'hidden' behaviors accessible only by control voltage in New Universal Synthesizer System modules.

Plus a visual score by Sean Mahan, realized by Bobby A!"

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

easel improv 72126

video upload by Todd Barton

"More sonic explorations with the Easel..."

Would you like to see the OP-XY GO HARD? Well would you? Watch this. - Hard Dance Live Jam

video upload by Dan Chippendale

"Just a big old tune after a days work, nothing else to see.

Enjoy you crazy horses!"

You can find additional videos in a playlist here.

EMS VCS3 Synth "The Putney" with Cricklewood Keyboard

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

via this Reverb listing

"Here is an extremely rare EMS VSC3 "The Putney" Synthesizer, with the accompanying Cricklewood keyboard. Most VCS3's are extremely rare, but this one has the distinction of belonging to Al Kooper, noted guitarist, synthesist, record producer and arranger. This was used on many of his recordings in the 1970's and 1980's, and was restored 3 years ago to its original glory. A full set of replacement pots were purchased from EMS, but the tech who serviced it found that the original pots were still in fine shape, and after cleaning and lubrication, performed as they should. So, this comes with a full set of replacement pots for whenever service needs arise."

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