"This special work was made with a vintage dual ghielmetti 15x15 -when you push on a pin you are making two patchs at the same time-. This video shows a complex drone patch, granular synthesis & external control with a midimplant/monomachine. The speacs from the semi modular are:
- 7 VCO saw waveform
- 4 log VCA and 4 linear VCA
- 8 LFO sine waveform
- 24 dB VCF
- Main VCA
- ADSR (the out is pre-connected to the CV in from the main VCA)
- Each VCO have a switch onf/off to FM
- CV/gate input 1/8"
- Universal power supply AC100-260V
- Outline 1/4"
The outs from the matrix are the X axys and the outs are in the Y axys:
"Nortec Collective es uno de los proyectos más influyentes en la música Mexicana. El Colectivo alcanzó prominencia con su forma pionera de mezclar muestras de música tradicional norteña y de tambora, junto con la estética musical del techno (nor - tec).
Miembros fundadores Pepe Mogt (Fussible) y Ramón Amezcua (Bostich) han usado equipos Novation a través de sus carreras como productores musicales, y quedaron muy sorprendidos con el Bass Station II. Pasamos un poco de tiempo con ellos en su ciudad, donde hicimos un muestreo de los famosos tacos de Tijuana y nos contagió el sonido nortec.
Nortec Collective is one of the most influential projects in Mexican music. They rose to prominence though their pioneering blend of traditional norteño and tambora samples mixed with the musical aesthetics of techno (hence nor-tec).
Founding members Pepe Mogt (Fussible) and Ramón Amezcua (Bostich) have used Novation products throughout their music-making careers, and they’re bowled over by the BassStation II. We spent some time with them in their home town, sampled some of TJ's famous tacos, and got infected by the sound of nortec.
HD version. Non HD version Previously posted here.
"Latinsizer : "Celoán"
Album : "110"
Label: "Staticdiscos"
Music by Pepe Mogt
Latinsizer:
atinsizer basically is a bunch of sincroniced drum machines and synths controlled by pepe mogt.
Started around 1999 and with one Album and 12 inch records(ritmo 55 CD and NOMADA EP 12 inch), a combination of the melodic work of early synth Pop classics and the grit of urban Tijuana.
110 is the second latinsizer Album( August 2008) an electronic disco pop digitalized with analog machines. first debut for Static Discos.
Pepe Mogt has released material with his diferent alias on Because Music(france), Nacional Records(US), Palm pictures label (Tijuana Sessions vol 1), Mil records, Sonic 360 and Nettwerk labels, and has also done remixes and colaborations for Ennio Morricone for a Compost Records, Experimental music pioner Pauline Oliveros, Beck, Toby Dammit, Jessie Evans, Lucrecia(Colombia), Lenny kravitz, Rigo Tovar, 1 Giant Leap, Alan Parsons, David J (Love and Rockets) and Mambotur among others.
Static Discos:
Static Discos is a Mexican independent label based in Tijuana. They are a small group of people bent on bringing forward Mexico's electronic music and their releases focus on minimal techno, dub, electro and IDM. (Murcof, Fax, Carre, Terrestre, Antiguo Automata Mexicano and others)"
Be sure to check out this post followed by these for more.
"playing live at sunrise, Rosarito beach, Mexico.
playing the song TRISINE followed by a jam with 303 bass lines and linndrum beats(more info about 303 and linn below).
Latinsizer
Pepe Mogt In this project Pepe Mogt works with a very synthetic and basic set of musical tools to create a quirky approach to electronic music exemplified by "Ritmo 55", the first track released by Latinsizer which appeared on the Nortec Experimental CD. This approach could be described as a combination of the melodic work of early synth Pop classics such as Eno-era Roxy Music and Switched on Bach, modular synth based artists like Tangerine Dream and the grit of urban Tijuana, Latinsizer "live at MUtek CD" has a more noise dance oriented aproach without loosing his analog roots
Latinsizer becomes an alternate project to Nortec, and particularly, to Fussible, recently playing at experimental and dance music festivals like Mutek or Decibel, currently is working on his new album and EP, Celofán is a video of his latest works.
The TB-303 is THE sound of acid and techno house music! It's a monophonic analog bass synthesizer married to a pattern-based step sequencer released in 1982. It features a single analog oscillator with two waveforms (ramp or square) and has a simple but excellent VCF filter with resonance, cut-off, and envelope controls. There are also knobs to adjust tuning, envelope decay, tempo and accent amount.
How does it work? Well, it's not a performance synthesizer because you have to program a pattern of notes and timing info into it (sort of like a drum machine). Patterns can then be linked into songs. It was originally made to accompany a drum machine, the TR-606 specifically, and provide bass-line accompaniment to guitarists, keyboard players, etc. It was not a successful product in its time. As a result, creative DJs and aspiring electronic musicians found them for next to no money and began using them for techno and acid music. Usually a single pattern is continuously played while the performer tweaks the knobs creating an exciting and expressive musical event.
The TB-303 has become one of the most sought after vintage synths ever! It has helped develop and stylize many forms of electronic music including House, Acid, Trance and Ambient. If ever there was a need for a repetitive bassline/groove or an extremely resonant and bubbly sound, the 303 is KING. Truly a unique machine with a very identifiable sound! It has spun off several imitators as well: Novation BassStation, ReBirth, Doepfer MS-404, MAM MB-33, Syntecno TeeBee, and more (see Related & Alternative Gear sidebar).
Ironically, these days it's become trendy to dislike the 303 again, now because of over-use. But I don't and you shouldn't either because it is one-of-a-kind and it's just got that sound that everyone loves! Fatboy Slim says it best in his song "Everybody Needs A 303".
The LinnDrum was the second machine from Linn Electronics. It's basically an upgraded version of the original LM-1 with added crash and ride cymbals to the kit. The LinnDrum uses samples of acoustic drum sounds. At the time, they sounded great and much more realistic and they were a fresh alternative to the analog drum sounds of the '80's drum machines. The LinnDrum also had a handy upgrade option, a well designed layout and interface, and live drum trigger inputs.
The LinnDrum had beefed up the sampled sounds from 28 to a 35kHz sample rate. It features 15 sounds including bass, snare, rimshot, hihat, crash, ride, three toms, cabasa, tambourine, high and low congas, cowbell, and clap. Up to 12 sounds are available simultaneously. Individual controls are available to tune, pan, and mix each drum sound via dedicated knobs and sliders. An Accent is available for the kick, snare and hats. The handy upgrade options involve inserting new chips containing new sets of sampled drum sounds created by many session drummers of the time.
The sequencer had some innovative features (for the time) such as swing, quantizing and memory storage! Two-bar patterns can be recorded in real or step time, with or without quantizing. There are 56 user patterns for storing your drum patterns. There are also 42 preset drum patterns. Patterns can be arranged into Songs for which there are 49 memory locations. Old songs and patterns can be off-loaded to cassette tape for storage. Designed for the studio, there are 15 individual outputs for each sound around the back as well as external sync and trigger but no MIDI (unless modified by a 3rd party). The LinnDrum's features made it the most professional drum machine of its time. It was widely used throughout the 1980s and there are about 5,000 of them which have been used by professionals (such as Sting, Prince, Jean-Michel Jarre, Sheila E., Todd Rundgren, Jimmy Edgar, Jan Hammer, Peter Gabriel), hobbyists, and educators alike!"
YouTube via pepemogt "Here is "Last last view from Slussen", enjoy!
Video editing and color profile by Ernesto Aello Camera by : Don Trini Music Composed by Pepe Mogt Equipment used: Nikon D90, Rozzbox V2, Vermona retroverb and Electroharmonix Memory Man ------------------------------ http://www.myspace.com/pepemogt"
YouTube via pepemogt "Here is some footage i filmed at the Hoover Dam . Enjoy!
Music by Pepe Mogt(Nortec Collective, Fussible) Song: Ginger Equipment used: Tenori-on and LL Electronics Rozzbox V2 Filmed with Nikon D90 and 70-300mm and 50mm Lenses"
"An special and crapy work for my friend (a founder from Nortec Collective, Tijuana México). 7 voltage controlled oscillators (saw waveform) + 7 controlled amplifiers + 8 LFO (sine waveform) + dual matrix 15x15 ghiemellthi + 4 pole 24dB VCF + Main VCA + ADSR + CV-gate in."
"The LinnDrum was the second machine from Linn Electronics. It's basically an upgraded version of the original with added crash and ride cymbals to the kit. The LinnDrum uses samples of acoustic drum sounds. At the time, they sounded great and much more realistic and they were a fresh alternative to the analog drum sounds of the '80's drum machines. The LinnDrum also had a handy upgrade option, a well designed layout and interface, and live drum trigger inputs.
The LinnDrum had beefed up the sampled sounds from 28 to a 35kHz sample rate. It features 15 sounds including bass, snare, rimshot, hihat, crash, ride, three toms, cabasa, tambourine, high and low congas, cowbell, and clap. Up to 12 sounds are available simultaneously. Individual controls are available to tune, pan, and mix each drum sound via dedicated knobs and sliders. An Accent is available for the kick, snare and hats. The handy upgrade options involve inserting new chips containing new sets of sampled drum sounds created by many session drummers of the time.
The sequencer had some innovative features (for the time) such as swing, quantizing and memory storage! Two-bar patterns can be recorded in real or step time, with or without quantizing. There are 56 user patterns for storing your drum patterns. There are also 42 preset drum patterns. Patterns can be arranged into Songs for which there are 49 memory locations. Old songs and patterns can be off-loaded to cassette tape for storage. Designed for the studio, there are 15 individual outputs for each sound around the back as well as external sync and trigger but no MIDI (unless modified by a 3rd party)."
