"Does anybody know anything about these people? I was told, maybe erroneously, that they used to be involved in the manufacture of synths but what synths and to what extent I don't know... I can't seem to find anything about them on t'internet... any suggestions?"
via this auction "Serial number 1401, it is the 400th minimoog ever made. The condition is near perfect, and original... The oscillators are the ones from the early/mid seventies. Not the very early discrete ones, and not the later ones that many were "upgraded" to. This mini was made before the buffer board, which was a common upgrade/modification... The solid walnut cabinet is original, and was professionally refinished last year. This mini has the clear pitch and modulation wheels that only the first several hundred had. The face is metal, unlike the later ones, and the wording is in a smaller font."
YouTube via BeatKangz. Update: remember, multi-touch is coming with Windows 7. This on a tablet... "This Beat Was made using 100% Beat Thang Virtual Sounds, Kits and Instruments.... No sample CD's or loops.... This was made in 30 mins 100% inside Virtual and Exported as a stereo wav file..... Wait till you hear it in High Rez......For all those who think this is just another piece of Software you better think again....... Beat Thang Virtual is deadly and ready to make hits........It's loaded with ton of beats in all styles.... Not just preset beats... Platinum Traxx! We didnt hold back!"
YouTube via amphonic "Auto-Generated music using 44-Space Synthesizers.com modular, Roland Juno-106, Dave Smith Prophet '08, Boss DR-55, AM Radio, and a lot of stomp boxes. Audio and video were recorded live @ the Furnace and put together in iMovie. Over 60 1/4" guitar cables were used to create the music. The modular is driven by a CGS Psycho LFO and a Q119 Sequencer. The Juno-106 and Prophet '08 are played by a few patch cables jammed between the keys. Check out the blog at www.modularsounds.com."
Update via Noiseconformist in the comments: "I had a chat with Eliane Radigue in May this year when she was featured during a two day festival here in Vienna. She's a lovely person! Her music is very inspiring to me!