MATRIXSYNTH

Destination Space

via Dana Countryman

"Just a quick note to mention that my new CD with French synth pioneer (80 years old!) is out now on Oglio Records. It's called "Destination Space", and features 17 brand-new compositions. Out on Amazon and iTunes.

It's a Moog-filled potpourri of Spy Rock, Science-Fiction theme, Perrey's usual trademark fun songs, and even a little Spaghetti Western flavor on one tune! Lots of retro sounds, and JJ's amazing tape loops....

The final track "Beyond The Milky Way" features a computer-programmed singing voice -- singing the first lyrics EVER on a Jean-Jacques Perrey recording Ð this being his 22nd album in his long 50-year career. We're doing two RARE concerts, to debut the new CD:

NEW YORK CITY
Jean-Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman, with Circuit Parade
Oct. 1st, 2008, 7:00 PM
(Le) Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 11205
Info Line 212.505.FISH

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
Jean-Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman, with Unireverse
Oct. 3rd, 2008, 8 pm
MONTREAL POP FESTIVAL
Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire
2111 Boul St. Laurent
Montreal, Québec
(514) 845 - 2014

The NY show will be the first time JJ has been back in the Big Apple in 38 years!

Hope some of your blog readers can catch these shows. This will likely NEVER happen again...!
Sound samples are here.

Thanks,
- Dana"

GrooveStep Now Available and Free

"GrooveStep is a portable sample based step sequencer and that allows people to write music anywhere with the Nintendo DS.

GrooveStep is preloaded with hundreds of sounds and also gives the user the ability to mix existing sounds to create new ones.

Create rich layered grooves with 16 tracks, perfect for Hip-Hop, Techno and other electronic styles.

Song Features:
16 monophonic tracks with up to 2 samples per track
Tempo: 30-300 BPM

Pattern Editor features:
Variable pattern length: 1-64 steps
Variable pattern playback speeds: 1x, 2x, 4x

Mixer features:
16 channels with volume, pan, solo and mute controls"
http://www.groovestep.com/. via Robert. Be sure to see the video here.

Ring Mod Modular Patch to Celebrate a Better Camera

YouTube via dkimcg
"A patch heavy on ring modulation and an experiment in percussive synthesis.

Yes, it's a new camera. Three people had told me I should get a better camera, 3 is the magic number. So I got a slightly better camera, but still managed to avoid getting a full DVCAM.

I was so happy I made this ring mod patch."

Electronic Music Synthesizers

via this auction

"# "Electronic Music Synthesizers" book by Delton T. Horn, 1st edition, 4th printing.
# 168 pages, black & white, with lots of interesting pictures, schematics, diagrams, & illustrations pertaining to synthesizers of the 1970's.
# Copyright 1980, #1167 Tab Books, Inc.
# Approximately 8.25" x 5"."

MOOG World Map of Synth Service Centers

images via this auction

"his is a MOOG WORLD MAP which lists all of their authorized factory service centers on the back(circa January 1981). Measures 51.5" x 34.75" got it with a used Moog Opus-3 I purchased in the early 1980's"

PAiA Gnome

via this auction

Moog Realistic Face Plate

images via this auction

"Moog Realistic Synthesizer Face Plate for model 42-4000, serial 1635."

George Forman and the 106

via Chang

Kamoni

First of all if you haven't seen Kamoni's videos yet, click here and scroll. You will find some of the most amazing live drumming with an Elektron Machinedrum, Monomachine and drumKat. It forces you to take a different perspective on the technique of playing a synth. Keyboards have dominated technique along with the modular interface of course. Kamoni explores the world of synths via drums. Really amazing stuff.

Kamoni wrote in to let us know that he has a new website at Kamoni.net which he plans to update with new and exciting stuff. Do check it out. If you have an RSS/Bog Reader like Bloglines, you can sub to the site and updates will come to you.

Be sure to check out the following while there: