A Synthesizer Played by Glacier Melting Waters - M E L T by Ghost In The Loop

video upload by Ghost In The Loop

"The full recording session for M E L T, from my new EP C R Y O S P H E R E, is finally here.

This track holds a special place for me because everything about it was completely unplanned. I initially set out to demonstrate my recording techniques inside a glacier, but what was supposed to be a one-minute demo kept growing, first to two minutes, then four.
As I continued, the recording evolved into what felt like a symphony of ice, with the raw, cinematic power of the glacier resonating through the sound. It’s moments like these that show the beauty of the unexpected in extreme recording environments.

For those curious about the technical side, I used an Interharmonics geophone and an Organic Audio hydrophone, connected to my Empress Effects Zoia, which acted as a pre-amp and envelope follower. The audio signal was split using Big T Music LTD’s Mansoon module as a resonator. I manually adjusted the pitch of the chords in real time, creating a progression based on what I was hearing. This added a layer of challenge to the live one-take recording process—if you watch closely, you’ll catch the moments where everything falls perfectly into place!

For this EP, I’ve partnered with EarthPercent and will be donating 50% of all sales profits to support environmental causes. I’m honored to collaborate with them and make my music part of a greater mission.

You can stream the full EP on your favorite platforms, or support further by purchasing it on Bandcamp (links below).

https://ghostintheloop.bandcamp.com/a...

Thank you for watching and for your support!

Images by Mathieu Brochier
Video editing by Lisa Miquet"

ÁST - We Care Because You Do by The ÁST Project

via The ÁST Project

“Hello everyone. A very personal project was published the other day. A compilation of music with a dual CD release + digital. Alot of artists contributed their work for free. In order to help a dear friend out. Please support the project if you can."

via https://theastproject.bandcamp.com

"released October 11, 2024

This collection is an ode to friendship, connection, and the sheer love for music.

Árni Grétar, also known as Futuregrapher, has been a beacon of light and dedication to his craft, channeling it through the most captivating forms of electronica while bringing together a stellar community of like-minded flair from around the planet.

His boundless drive is an inspiration to many.

2024 has proven to be a transformative and challenging year for our dear friend, yet the fire of his labels, personal productions, and collaborations has never dimmed.

Through this music, we wish mostly to express our friendship and gratitude to Árni for all the magic he consistently brings into the world.

All proceeds from this compilation will go directly to Árni to help with unexpected expenses in the times ahead."

Impressions by Parallel Worlds

A new release from supporting member Bakis Sirros.

Impressions by Parallel Worlds

Note there is a MOA1225 LIMITED Double 10" record of 30 copies. Only 5 are left as of this post. It is also available on CD and of course, digital download.

Artist: Parallel Worlds
Release: Impressions
Type: Album (Double 10",CD, Digital)
Genre: Ambient, Experimental, IDM
Year: 2024
Catalog number: MOA1225
Label: Móatún 7

Machines used:
Eurorack Modular
Korg Wavestate
Buchla Modular
Korg SQ64

The Amazing Recording History of Here Comes the Sun

video upload by You Can't Unhear This

"Here Comes The Sun has become one of the most popular and treasured Beatles songs, a gateway into their music for many new fans. This 3-minute gem of unforgettable songwriting is also packed with intriguing anomalies, production quirks and even a mystery. Unlike the vast majority of Beatles songs, Here Comes the Sun was not written by the main songwriting duo of Paul McCartney and John Lennon, but rather by George Harrison, the youngest member of the quartet, who contributed two memorable pieces to the Abbey Road album - an endearing love song called Something, and the effervescent Here Comes the Sun.

I’m going to take you on a journey through the song’s creation and point out some of these surprises. As a fair warning, You Can't Unhear This.

Special thanks to Devin Ellis, Alex Gittleson and Eli Rosen
Credit: ‪@isolatedstems‬ for isolated track stems

00:00 The Most Popular Beatles Song
00:30 Writing 'Here Comes the Sun'
01:23 Dissecting the Recording
04:36 The 'Lost' Guitar Solo
05:35 Adding The Moog
08:07 Post-Production Anomalies
10:26 Sun King / Here Comes The Sun Mystery
12:35 Appreciation and Legacy of Here Comes the Sun"

The Galaxy Electric 💚 REAL LOVE 💚 {Official Music Video} - Analog Retro-tronica Cosmic Tape Music

video upload by The Galaxy Electric

"Music Video by Sean Hancock - ‪@seanhancockphotofilm8960‬

🎵Music by The Galaxy Electric - 'Real Love' (2024) Single out now on all platforms

Learn More here: https://thegalaxyelectricshop.com/blo...

This song was recorded live directly to 1/4" Tape using our Tascam A-3440 Reel to Reel in a daw-less improvised style. Inspired by 80s proto-house music with a dash of 90s deep house, and our obsession with the history of early electronic music techniques.

Gear used includes, but not limited to, the Akai MPC60, Nord Modular, Space Echo RE-20 Delay Pedals, Loopers, and Sequencers.

Stream now on all platforms and follow us for more coming soon!"

If You Play A Song In Reverse - You Get 2 Songs

video upload by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"Time for Portakosmo 2,0!! I wrote this whole EP last week to play at St George's for Ramsgate Festival Of Sound! Download the ep from bandcamp"

"I wrote this EP over the course of a week for a festival called "ramsgate festival of sound" i made a song a day inspired by the surroundings, then played them all at St George's Church on the 22nd of August 2024."

Attack of the Petscii Robots & Planet X3 MIDIFILES

video upload by Espen Kraft

"In the video I'm loading these up on my IBM Thinkpad 600 with a Soundblaster Pro soundcard so it's definitely not sounding as it would have from the MT-32 or SC-55, but that's the charm and how it was back then. The music would sound different depending on what soundcard or MIDI GM box you actually had.

Check it out here:"

Pale Fire by Robotussin

New release from supporting member Robotussin. You might recall some of his vintage synth videos featured in previous posts here. Don't miss them.

Pale Fire was made on an Oberheim FVS, Crumar Spirit, LinnDrum, Recodrum, DX7, Roland MKS-80, TR-808, TR-606, TB-303, Oberheim Matrix-1000, Korg PE-1000.

Illusion - Jay Wires

video upload by Jay Wires

New track from supporting member Jay Wires, who previously brought us Meaningless.

"'Illusion' by Jay Wires delivers a heavy dose of melancholic 80's synth tones over a pulsating groove. Synthpop art with a human heart.

STREAM:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jay..."

"The romantic notion that there is someone out there for everyone sent hundreds of millions of people to online dating apps last year, including Jay Wires. Trapped in a world with seemingly infinite options where temporary relationships are the norm, he decided to set himself apart by putting his profile to music with a brief jingle expressing his intentions, thus giving birth to 'Illusion,' a foray into a desolate, chimerical territory, as he succinctly expresses the loneliness and hopelessness that one feels when searching for their soulmate in a landscape that feels more like a carnival’s House of Mirrors than its Tunnel of Love.

A plaintive query prefaces a punchy electronic beat, and synth layers build as Wires’ cri de coeur - raw and emotional, gives way to a chorus driven by a galloping bassline with the intensity of a racing heartbeat, and distant bells like a death knell stab you to your core, evoking that hollow feeling of loss and want. This is a story of being trapped in the confusion of a shimmering fog, with lyrics full of yearning, calling out for The One that idealism tells us is out there for each of us.

Somewhere in this barren wasteland, Jay finds himself 'losing faith in destiny,' that this person may not even exist. Hope turns to cynicism, and deliciously melancholic hooks and textures fill the atmosphere with disconsolate laments, intensely conveying the exhaustion that Wires feels in this chase, one that seems futile and unending. -Mae de Agua"

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaywires/
Bandcamp: https://jaywires.bandcamp.com/music
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2kykgDmrb5YmN0zORjTOf9

WORDS - Electronic Music

video upload by POPTRONIC

The above is a rework of a 1996 track by EMW's (Electronic Music Works) Paulo S. Santos aka PS Project. The piece features some of his ear VCF progject: "I'm excited to share that I'm launching a musical project featuring a remastered version of a track I composed many years ago, titled 'WORDS.' This piece showcases sounds from my early VCF projects."

YouTube description follows:
"WORDS A 1996 electronic track reborn. This newly remastered version bridges past and present in a hypnotic audiovisual journey. Enjoy!

Created and recorded by Paulo S. Santos (PS Project)."

Clan Analogue Accepting Contributions for Upcoming FM Synthesis Compilation Album

This one is in via supporting member Nick Wilson.

Deatils via Clan Analogue:

"Clan Analogue are seeking tracks for their new compilation album, a celebration of FM synthesis.

Just over 40 years ago, in 1983, Yamaha released the DX7 synthesizer and inaugurated a new age of digital FM synthesis. To celebrate the rich history of this innovation in sound creation, Clan Analogue are looking for new explorations of FM synthesis for their next compilation album. FM synthesis takes many forms. Whether you use a classic Yamaha DX7 or its Dexed emulation, Operator in Ableton Live or Native Instruments’ FM8, FM-patched modular rigs or analogue synths with FM functionality, your contributions are welcome.

FM synthesis was the sound of funky basslines and keyboard riffs in many 80s pop hits but was also heard in the hypnotic ambience of Brian Eno and experimental compositions by FM guru John Chowning. Whatever your inspiration, we invite you to move beyond the preset to explore sounds of the future, the past or a sideways alternative reality.

Submissions are being accepted up until the 31st of July."

See Clan Analogue for additional details on how to enter.

25 Years of DiN (DiN86)

Featuring supporting members Bakis Sirros of Parallel Worlds, Dave Bessell of Node, & more.

via https://dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/25-years-of-din-din86

1. Benge - Shadow - The Rest Of Light 05:06
2. Dave Bessell - All Is Now 08:35
3. Bluetech - Broken Prisms Still Refract Light 05:39
4. Erik Wøllo - Emergence 06:55
5. Lyonel Bauchet - A Perfect Day For Uncertainty 07:16
6. Robert Rich - Ornament Drift 05:37
7. d'Voxx - Vila Madalena 06:28
8. Parallel Worlds - Some Space 06:58
9. Ian Boddy - Small World 07:06
10. Polypores - Viridescence 07:36
11. Markus Reuter - Albatross 06:01
12. Field Lines Cartographer - Sea Of Grass 07:52
13. Scanner - Now There Was Nowhere 06:29
14. Chris Carter - Consonance 03:17
15. Bernhard Wöstheinrich - On The Cusp Of Lucid Dreaming 07:02
16. Radio Massacre International - Flying Colours 07:14
17. Surface 10 - Psyche Dio 07:59
18. Nigel Mullaney - There Is No Dark 06:13
19. Node - Rewind 10:08
20. ARC - System Six 11:33

"This is certainly a milestone release for the DiN label as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Needless to say, this is quite an achievement for a niche, independent label that has relentlessly ploughed its own path for quarter of a century. Its catalogue and release schedule has been carefully curated over all these years by label boss Ian Boddy, who launched the imprint way back in the spring of 1999. It is perhaps a reflection of his own musical identity which, whilst grounded in the Berlin School of the 1970s, has continued to evolve and grow to cover ever widening areas of electronic music, where sub-genres can be mixed and matched at will.

There have been plenty of compilation albums released on the DiN label in the past, most notably the iNDEX sampler albums, of which there have been eight to date. These cover tracks from existing albums and are certainly a great showcase for the label. However, this double album is different, in that Boddy invited the majority of the musicians who have previously been released on the main DiN catalogue to compose new pieces. Spread across two discs, this amounts to 142 minutes of sublime, varied and thoroughly original music. Ranging from beautifully ambient to dark brooding soundscapes, via cinematic electronica through to old school Berlin School sequencer workouts, “25 Years of DiN” is a wonderful distillation of the DiN label.

Presented in a stunning six panel fold out Digipak double CD package with 8-page booklet featuring an essay by Neil Mason (Moonbuilding), this release is a must-have for collectors of the DiN labels output.
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releases July 19, 2024

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Golden Boy C64 edition| Espen Kraft Music

video upload by Espen Kraft

"This is done with an original Commodore 64G. Drums are sampled with the C64 and the synth sounds are done with the analog SID chip. I've multi-tracked the C64 of course.

Find the track here:
https://espenkraft.bandcamp.com/album...

How to video previously posted here.

Here We Are by ThorF

"So, here we are. Me and you, together in this very moment.Thank you for reaching this point. You make it all worth while. The music on this album, was written/recorded in the last 4 years. Everything ,except mastering, was done in my home studio in LA. To sculpt the atmosphere you are listening to I used various synths and efx. All hardware. Clicks & pops, mis-timed midi messages, live mistakes and other things :) It’s all on it. For few good reasons. It’s how the hardware I own, sounds. It’s how I play my instruments, sounds. From the computer that records the audio to the end of the FX chain.

The machines have character.
I hope their character gets delivered to your ears with these recordings.

Instruments: Novation Summit, BC Deckards Dream MKII, Roland Juno 106, Roland JX-3P, Yamaha DX7, Jomox Alphabase Drum Synthesizer, Custom Eurorack System, Coffee. FX: Strymon Big Sky/Timeline, OTO Machines BIM/BAM/BOUM, Hologram Electronics Microcosm, TC Electronics Hall Of Fame 2/Helix Phaser, Coffee. Recording Hardware: PC Desktop/Windows 64 bit, Quad Core 4.0 MHZ, 32 GB RAM, 5TB SSD Combined, MOTU 828es/16A/Midi Express, Furman Power Conditioner, Roland Gold Instruments Cables, Coffee. Recording Software: Reason 12, Coffee."

https://moatun7.bandcamp.com/album/here-we-are

Omar El Shariyi on the Steelphon

video upload by Ammar El Sheraie - عمار الشريعي

Note the Steelphon on the cover. According to discogs this was released in 1976. It's also available on Amazon here.

Playlist:
AMMAR EL SHEREI / OMAR EL SHARIYI "Ana Wehabieby" from "ORIENTAL MUSIC" (1976) Wewantsounds
AMMAR EL SHEREI / OMAR EL SHARIYI "Gafnoho" from "ORIENTAL MUSIC" (1976) OUT NOW on Wewantsounds
AMMAR EL SHEREI / OMAR EL SHARIYI "Yawabor Kolly" from "ORIENTAL MUSIC" (1976) Wewantsounds
Ahwak

1st pic via Amazon, the rest via Discogs. According to Discogs:

"Ammar al-Sherei (1948 - 2012) was an Egyptian composer. He had his own studio in Cairo known as Ammar Sound Studios.

He was the founder and leader of the Egyptian group الأصدقاء (al-Aṣdiqā') in the 1980s."

And accorcing to Amazon:

"Sought-after cult classic instrumental LP by legendary Egyptian musician Omar El Shariyi (aka Ammar El Sherei), first released on Soutelphan in 1976, is reissued by Wewantsounds on vinyl for the first time ever.

Here, the iconic Egyptian musician and composer masterfully interprets six classic compositions by another Egyptian legend, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, in his own hypnotic way. Including "Ana Wehabieby" (aka Ana Wa Habibi), "Ya Wabour Koly" and the "Ahwak" made famous by such talents as Abdel Halim Hafez or Fairuz. Using early electronic keyboards like the Steelphon S900 or the Farfisa as seen on the album cover, El Sherei creates beautifully hypnotic instrumentals that blend together traditional melodies with modern instrumentation, adding jazz and pop elements in the mix.

Achieving cult status over the years with Arabic music collectors and vinyl diggers, 'Oriental Music' is now a sought-after album which command high prices on the international scene.

This re-issue series of Arabic music is curated by Lebanese-born Arabic music expert Mario Choueiry (Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris). As always this has been newly remastered and comes in original artwork."

If anyone has any additional info, feel free to leave a comment.

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Light Vortex - Arcseconds

video upload by Light Vortex

"PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING: This video may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised."

"Arcseconds is the first single available from the debut Light Vortex album, Radiance Dynamics, available on June 7th, 2024.

Featuring, in order of appearance: Noise Engineering Sinc Vereor, Roland MKS-80, Yamaha TX81Z, Roland RS-202, Yamaha Reface DX, and Roland MKS-50."

https://lightvortex.bandcamp.com

Elinch „grau“ | new album out now | experimental electronic music | buchla | eurorack modular

video upload by Elinch

"I am happy to publish my new album 'Grau' on Seil Records. Out now as limited cassette or as download on Bandcamp.

„grau“ (grey) is a diary of experimental sound fragments. Made of 25 individual sonic poetry moments, each one bleeding into the next. Recorded in single takes, they form a vast collage of sound and emotion. Made with eurorack, buchla and tape echo."

LudoWic - QUILTY LANDSCAPES (live @ STMPD studios)

video upload by LudoWic music

"Next week, Friday April 26th, the second single QUILTY LANDSCAPES from my Trautonium album SUPER8 MEMORY will be released.
In this video I play QUILTY LANDSCAPES live @ STMPD recording studios.
Video by the great Edwin Vermeulen."

LudoWic - SUPER8 MEMORY (trautonium)

video upload by LudoWic music

"First single SUPER8 MEMORY from my upcoming album SUPER8 MEMORY.
https://wicrecordings.lnk.to/SUPER8-M...

Album release on May 10th by Wic Recordings (full trautonium record)
Mastering by the amazing Maria Triana."

All Kodamo Mask1 Album - MASQUERADE

MASQUERADE album video upload by j bowman

"I am very pleased to announce the release of my new album, 'MASQUERADE'. All sounds and effects on the album were made exclusively with the Kodamo Mask1.

The album is available on Bandcamp: https://jbowman.bandcamp.com/album/ma..."


And a playlist of Mask1 videos by j bowman:



Playlist:
Kodamo Mask1 - playing with masks and filter
Kodamo Mask1 - can the Mask1 sound like the Twisted-Electrons MegaFM? (no talking)
Kodamo Mask1 - yet more playing with the masks (no talking)
Kodamo Mask1 - exploring the filter and resonance
All that is solid
Island Queen
Song55
A targeted approach
Drone
Half Sign
Take it back
Utopian and scientific
MASQUERADE album
Patching on the Kodamo Mask1 Bitmask Synthesizer: Simple Kick and Snare

Artiphon by Parallel Worlds

New from Parallel Worlds

Artiphon (MOA1221) Móatún 7, in Double 10" Vinyl, CD and Digital.

Vinyl limited to 30 copies, CD limited to 50 copies. Digital is free/name your price, the first two days.

Machines used:

Eurorack modular
Korg wavestate
Buchla modular