"A fully live, improvised hardware set by BLTN, a duo (Lucile Dacia & Patrick Pattern(me)). Everything is sequenced and played live on hardware — no DAW, no overdubs. Gear used in this session:
"Greetings to the entire synth enthusiast community.
We have some bad news for you.
Vladimir Kuzmin, creator of the iconic POLIVOKS synthesizer, passed away on June 12th.
Rest and peace our dear friend. Our collaboration was wonderful. Condolences to the family. #polivoks #polyvox #synth #synthesizer #synths"
Vladimir Kuzmin's influence in the world of synths is legendary. You can find endless posts featuring his Polivoks synthesizr here. The Polivoks was often compared to the minimoog, however, it was also known for its agressive sounding filter which has been cloned and/or used by various synth makers, including the Harvestman aka Black Corporation, Analog Craftsman, SOMA's PULSAR-23 1984 edition, AJH Synths Matrix VCF module, and of course Elta Music's implementations of his designs.
The following is an interview with Vladimir Kuzmin from Soundmit 2020.
SOUNDMIT
"We interviewed Vladimir Kuzmin together with Giulio Curiel of New Musical Instruments. Inventor of the Polivoks and other Russian synthesizers in the 70s and 80s, we hear from his voice the story of those incredible years"
"This Pulsar is in great working order with its original gig bag, power supply and alligator clips.
PULSAR-23 is an organismic drum machine designed by Vlad Kreimer. It has a semi-modular structure and consists of 23 independent modules. PULSAR can be used for the synthesis of percussion instruments and rhythms, bass and melodic lines, effects and sound landscapes, as well as a source of control voltage and powerful analog FX processor.The PULSAR functions in three different modes: stand-alone, MIDI control and CV control. Moreover, all the above features and control modes can work simultaneously in any proportion or combination.Additionally, PULSAR offers live circuit bending capabilities and the use of the artist’s body conductivity to create patches and cross modulations. PULSAR continues the line of organismic synthesizers begun by LYRA-8, but now in the area of percussion instruments."
Video:
Live visuals using The Wizard of Mars (1965) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
@entropyandsons Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video
Video:
Live visuals using The Vulture (1966) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
@entropyandsons Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video
Live processing the Pulsar through the Tonverk and sampling into the Grainer
Check the process video: • Making a Tonverk Techno Rumble + other things [posted here]
Video:
Live visuals using The Vulture (1966) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
@entropyandsons Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video
Layering a drone from the Bass channel on the Soma with the Move
Check the process video: • Turning a Soma Pulsar 23 drone in a MEGADR... [posted here]
Video:
Live visuals using The Valley of Gwangi (1969) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
@entropyandsons Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video
"Turning a Pulsar 23 drone into a MEGADRONE!
This set up just keeps bringing the inspiration. Come on a synth journey to add spacial widening to a Pulsar drone and adding layers on layers of layers using the slicing function on the Move.
I mention the @RiemannKollektion for the kick sample https://riemannkollektion.com/ check them out! (not sponsored, no affiliation just a big fan!)
Move is sequencing the Bass channel + vocal samples from the Move too."
00:00 Intro ramble
01:17 The Move set up
06:04 The Ghost efx
06:41 The Pulsar patch & set up
14:22 Setting up for the MegaDrone
18:31 Slicing the sampled drone
27:36 Bringing it all together
"Not what I expected nor intended, but somehow this 80ish jam happened… There's some good sounds going on, though slightly out of my comfort zone here. Uploaded it because it's all because I like playing around, next time will be a bit darker (or will it… ?).
I definitely need to dive into this Pulsar 46 thing on my desk."
And a massive playlist starting with the above at the time of this post. Use the player controls to skip around.
Move is sequencing BD, SD, HH & Bass channels + vocal samples from the Move too."
00:00 Intro ramble
02:40 The Pulsar kick
04:22 Making the rumble
09:18 Automating the filter for rumble variation
11:20 Bringing it all together - short jam 1
15:15 Sampling the Snare Drum
17:16 Automating the sampled snare
19:46 Sampling the Bass
27:01 Bringing it all together - short jam 2
Move is sequencing BD, SD, HH & Bass channels + vocal samples from the Move too.
Video:
Live visuals using The Creation of the Humanoids (1962) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
@entropyandsons Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video
Move is sequencing BD, SD & Bass channels, HH channel sequenced using the S.R.Wilson trick • Pulsar-23 Patch Walk n' Talk #42: Inverter...
Some vocal samples from the Move too.
Video:
Live visuals using The Underwater City (1962) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
@entropyandsons Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video
"Torso Electronics presents the third live session recorded at our office space in Copenhagen.
In this episode, percussionist and sound artist Lorenzo Colombo presents an electroacoustic concert featuring the T1 and S4 in a hybrid setup combining metal percussion instruments and solenoids.
The performance is driven by the T1, used as both sequencer and live MIDI keyboard. It controls the SOMA Pulsar-23 and a set of dadamachines solenoids. The solenoids hit a set of Kolberg percussion bell plates, which function simultaneously as acoustic instruments and conductive metallic surfaces. Through body-resistance and circuit-bending interactions, these plates influence electrical signals and directly modulate the Pulsar-23 as well as generates MIDI that control the same instrument . All audio is routed into the S4, used as the sole sound-shaping and modulation unit.
