"Billy Corgan is lending a hand to preserve the musical legacy of electronic synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog by creating a museum about his life and work.The Smashing Pumpkins frontman is working with the Bob Moog Foundation to establish the museum and scholarships in his name.
'I believe Bob Moog to be one of the great visionaries of our time," said Corgan in a statement.
'His ideas far transcend use in just music, and to this day continue to have impact in everything from rock to rap to quantum physics. I strongly believe many people all over the world would benefit from being able to interact with the thoughts, ideas, inventions, and life of Dr. Moog.'"
full story on NME
Update via minimi123:
"according to a very reliable source, bon harris of nitzer ebb fame did the synth programming on billy corgan's album thefutureembrace, and they used a lot of doepfer a100 and roland system 100 as well as analog drum machines.
i really like this album, which is quite different from corgans work with the smashing pumpkins. his involvement in this moog museum comes as no surprise to me.
here's an article on bon's work with the smashing pumpkins from back in 98:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug98/articles/bonharris.html"
"... quantum physics ..." !?!?
ReplyDeleteIsn't this taking spacey music a bit too far??
lol
it isn't widely known, but wave function collapse is the true source of the ladder filter sound.
ReplyDeleteit's what makes it moooogy
if anon posting was still allowed, i'd sign this: "dead cat in a box"
is that where 'stairway to heaven' comes from?
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It's the in sound from way out, man. That stuff totally inspires quantum physicists.
ReplyDeleteAll joking aside, it is awesome that someone with Corgan's clout is getting behind the Moog Museum project and trying to raise support to preserve Bob's archives. It's important stuff and the Moog family alone doesn't have the resources to deal with it all. Kudos to Billy.
That dude needs some follicles.
ReplyDeleteThe Opus 3 set string theory back several decades.
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