Bruno Spoerri - Iischalte (Switched-on Switzerland)

via swissdoc in the comments of this post:

"Synthi-100 is used on other Spoerri Records as well, i.e. his Swiss version of Switched-On "Iischalte" He still has some records left."

Wolfgang Dauner - CHANGES

via swissdoc in the comments of this post:

"There is a Jazz Record (still available as CD) from Wolfgang Dauner "CHANGES" on the mood label. He is using Steinway--C-Flügel, EMS-Synthi-100 and Oberheim-4-Voice"

Cynthia Sawtooth Animator - MOTM Format

via Cynthia

Moog Concertmate MG-1

images via this auction

Oxygene 4 Live

YouTube via biodroid. Per Kristian again. Follow-up to this post.
"Two norwegians performing a classic song of Jean Michel Jarre live."

Synth Lights For Synth Nerds

YouTube via oxygene65.
"Oxygene65 wakes up. Music by Oxygene65."

The 8Bit Philosophy Trailer

YouTube via quqo.
"This is the official trailer of the upcoming documentary 'The 8Bit Philosophy'. A film about commodore 64 musicians. Coming 2008. Have fun."

Radiohead Broadcasts on New Years Eve

via DEAD AIR SPACE:

"Dear Reader

Hope you are having a peaceful christmas.

As you may now have heard we will be broadcasting a pre-recording of some songs and other bits on New Years Eve.. you will be able to view it online from here at midnight new years eve, uk time that is...

radiohead.tv

as well as other places that i am not sure about. this is a wee celebration of the release of the physical manifestation of 'in rainbows'.

yours hopefully
Thom"

Picutured: Johnny Greenwood and his Analog Systems French Connection and Modular. The French Connection is based on the Ondes Martenot.


Recuerdos de la Alhambra played on a French Connection

The above features the French Connection by Stretta (previously posted)

"After watching the Jean Laurendeau Ondes Martenot video on youtube, I was inspired to seek out an Analogue Systems French Connection controller. It so happens that I came across a used unit, so I jumped on it. I received it two days ago and I was eager (perhaps too eager) to contribute a demo of my new toy to youtube. Yes, my intonation is questionable. My apologies.

All the music was generated exclusively with a (primarily Doepfer) modular synthesizer, one monophonic line at a time. This exercise is somewhat of a test balloon for a long form modular project I'm currently sketching out.

Correction: the original piece is Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega"

Useless but Interesting Bit of Trivia

Note the placement of the names Dave Smith and RogerLinn in the top two renderings for the LinnDrum II Analog. The third shot is the LinnDrum II Digital (minus the analog engine from Dave Smith). The top image is the official from the DSI website. The bottom two are from this post.

Update: In case it wasn't clear, what is interesting about this is that the names Roger Linn and Dave Smith are swapped in the two images of the Analog version. Same version of the synth with the the names in different order. The top has Roger Linn's name first and the second has Dave Smith's name first. My guess is they decided to go with Roger Linn's name first as that is what is on the DSI site.

Metamorphoses

[Switched-on special] Various Artists - Metamorphoses. Electronic Interpretations of Classic and Modern Musical Works (Melodya, 1980)

"Take a regular switched-on xxxx record like Wendy Carlos' Switched-on Bach, play it on an EMS Synthi 100, and you'll get this lost diamond of Russian electronic music, and possibly one of the rarest "switched on" records ever made.

Since the Synthi 100 is perhaps the most versatile synthesizer ever build (at least that's what Karlheinz Stockhausen once said) and given the lack of recordings with it (I remember Stockhausen's Sirius, some early Rolf Gehlhaar stuff and Bruno Spoerri's Toy Planet) this record might also appeal to the vintage gear fetishists."

via Orpheus Music where you can find the download (Sharebee link at bottom)