"We've got to get this on every track": How A Place to Bury Strangers made an LP into a DIY synth
video upload by MusicRadar Tech
User demo below.
"Between his noise rock outfit A Place To Bury Strangers – dubbed 'the loudest band in New York' – and his pedal company Death By Audio, Oliver Ackermann is no stranger to DIY noisemaking. The band's latest album, Synthesizer, takes things a step further though. Not only did Ackermann design and build his own DIY synth, which is featured on every track of the album, but the instrument's circuit design also provides the cover art for the vinyl LP, allowing fans to recreate the synth at home – albeit with a substantial amount of DIY required.
Synthesizer by A Place to Bury Strangers is out now:
https://www.aplacetoburystrangers.com/
Find out more about Death By Audio:
https://deathbyaudio.com/
In this video:
00:25 – How did the idea for Synthesizer come about?
01:22 – How does the synth function?
01:59 – Synthesizer demo
03:17 – Background to the synth's design
04:02 – How easy is the DIY project?
04:42 – Influences behind the synth
05:45 – Recording the album
06:36 – Capturing the energy of the live shows
07:50 – Founding Death By Audio
09:35 – Designing pedals
11:55 – How has technology changed DIY music?
13:07 – More Synthesizer demos"
A Place To Bury Strangers / Synthesizer Album Cover / Death By Audio
video upload by GizmoMusicJapan
"Death by audio's synth for the new album "A place to bury strangers". Complete with assembly instruction manual" via this listing.
The original kit went for $202.99.
You can find the album minus the parts on Amazon and Discogs.
Note there are multiple versions of the vinyl on Discogs. As always, do your research before buying.
