The Fairlight library for Reason

YouTube via bitleyTM
"Five months in the making, my new Refill "Fairlight CMI Legacy" is now available from PowerFX.com. All music examples and sound programming by Patrick Fridh Aka Bitley™."

Update via BITLEY™ in the comments:
"That was actually a mistake of mine. The Fairlight is sampled at 16/44.1 but the rest is 24 bit / 44.1 khz. It doesn't have to be so amazing in this case either since the Fairlight IIx was an 8 bit machine. All you need to know is that it's perfectly recorded. ;)"

Musikmesse: New From Clavia!

via Wout Blommers in this electro-music.com thread

USB!

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Youtube4

YouTube via shaolinskater
"Another self generating patch. Again, the LFO is modulated by the S&H that it is triggering. Some of the crunchyness went away when I went to get the camera, but that'll happen with modulars."

"Tags: Analogue Solutions Red Square Modular Synth Synthesizer Sample Hold S&H Noise"

Lady Gaga - Poker Face by Applegirl (ver. I-Phone Apps)

YouTube via applegirl002
"This is the song PokerFace by Lady GaGa on I-Phone Apps - by Applegirl"
Anyone make out the first app? Star Amateepo? She says the fourth is "analog app." Not sure what that is.

BeatMaker on iTunes:


Irreplaceable by beyonce (ver. I-Phone Apps)

London Modular Meet

via Mark

"I'm organizing a meeting for Modular enthusiasts in London on Saturday the 24th April (11am-5am).

People will be bringing their gear along, exchanging ideas, gossiping, performing and anyone is welcome to come along and contribute to the proceedings (please contact me at least a week beforehand).

If you are just a fan of modular music/audio you too are most welcome...the more the merrier!"

Moog Minimoog Voyager Select Solar

via this auction

"Analog Synth with 896 Presets, MIDI and Control Panel Updates, Select Mahogany Cabinet, Solar Backlight

$3,395.00 Retail"

Orange

The Delian Mode - trailer - Delia Derbyshire Documentary

The Delian Mode - trailer from Philtre Films on Vimeo.

"A short documentary exploring the life and work of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire.

directed by Kara Blake
produced by Philtre Films

see thedelianmode.com for more information"

Raga Bhairav - 1982 - SYNTHESIZING: TEN RAGAS TO A DISCO BEAT - Charanjit Singh

YouTube via bombayconnection. via Derek on Facebook
Update: 10 track video playlist added below.

"www.BOMBAY-CONNECTION.com

CHARANJIT SINGH - Synthesizing: TEN RAGAS TO A DISCO BEAT - india 1982

OUT MARCH 2010 on vinyl & mp3, order here:

http://www.bombay-connection.com/en_G...

Bombay, 1982: Bollywood session musician Charanjit Singh set out to translate ancient Indian classical Ragas to the modern synthesizer and invented house music along the way!

OUT ON CD: april 19th 2010"

"*Until recently it wasn’t much more than some rumours on the web: a 1982 released LP called TEN RAGAS TO A DISCO BEAT containing Kraftwerk-like acid house music, years before the genre was invented.

So it turns out, the record was no rumour. Only a few hundred copies of the LP were ever pressed, and only a handful seem to have survived. Moreover, the LP outdoes all expectations. Performed on the synths that would later define Acid House, the Roland TB-303 and TR-808, the album sounds light years ahead of its time with its repetitive beats and hypnotic electronic melodies. Its maker, Bollywood session musician Charanjit Singh, set out to translate ancient Indian classical Ragas to the modern synthesizer and in doing so seems to have invented House music along the way. The 10 tracks make a consistent listen from A to Z. Its restrained minimalism and lack of cheesiness makes it incredibly contemporary, sounding animated, fluid and unabashedly alive."

First TB-303 recording?

Update 4/26/2013:


Uploaded on Apr 3, 2010 mudkipNDS·39 videos

"UPDATE: Changed the album title to the original release, away from the title that Bombay Connection gave to it.

Track listing found here: http://www.discogs.com/Charanjit-Sing...

B2 - 33rpm - Raga Yaman
Charanjit Singh
Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat [1982]

http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=28...

From the Bombay Connection website:

Charanjit Singh's 'Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat' is quite easily one of the maddest records we've ever had in stock. It was originally made in 1982 by a Bollywood soundtrack composer, intending to capitalise on the disco phenomenon with a combination of centuries-old classical Indian Ragas set to a disco backing. To achieve this Charanjit used a prototypical acid set-up of Roland TB303 bass melody sequencer and TR808 drum computer together with a Jupiter-8 keyboard. He basically created a sound which mirrored, and more importantly, pre-dated the first acid house record - Phuture's 'Acid Track' by five years, and even preceded Chip E's 'Jack Trax' in 1985. It's no throw-away novelty record either, instead capturing the hypnotic potential of acid music in the most ornate and scarily prescient fashion, making explicit the similarities of infinitely arpeggiated bass sequences and pure electronic pulses that would soundtrack dancefloors for the next 30 odd years. The more cynical among you will probably be thinking this is Ceephax or Aphex Twin delivering one of the most elaborate in-jokes of their career, but with the gatefold sleeve depicting the original sleeve and some in-depth liner notes from the label and Charanjit, our cynicism is waning in favour of absolute shock and awe. 'Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat' is vintage futurism of the highest calibre, and made all the more amazing by the fact it came from India, a place hardly renowned for its electronic output! This is a remarkable record and comes with our highest recommendation - AN ABSOLUTE FIND.

Recorded in 1982 at HMV Studios In Bombay [sic], India

© Bombay Connection, 1982"

via Waveformanalogueresearch Elektro on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Alien Robot Dance

More tracks and words here.

Also:
"Working on new songs for the next ARD album 'Bad Mojo For Disko'. My first album (Little Things) was released on 01/03/2010 and is downloadable here for free: You can also get a hard copy if you want."

Thiboid (original mix) by alienrobotdance
"I made this on the day my nephew Tieben was born.
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Bass is a preset sync sound of the jx3p with some effects on it.
The chordy sound in the first part is poly800.
The strings are (as allways) Juno 60.
The lead-type sound is JX3P.
Drums are 808 and 707 samples."

Posting this one here vs. MATRIXSYNTH-C as you can ID each synth in the mix.

ROLAND TR 808 RESTORATION CAP INSERTS WHITE & ORANGE

via this auction

"ROLAND TR 808 RESTORATION / REPLACEMENT CAP INSERTS WHITE & ORANGE ,

MADE FROM VINYL ,

STICKY BACKED SO THEY WONT KEEP FALLING OUT ,

50P FOR UK SHIPPING AND £1 FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD ,

LIMITED RUN"