Noise! 2010 - 8th Annual Noise! Festival - Victoria, BC

"May in Victoria, BC, Canada will never be the same again. Expect overflowing buckets of harsh wall, atonal skronk, greasy synth creep, piercing skree, power electronics and outsider freakout fuelled by a kick ass sound system - earplugs provided but fresh underwear you will have to provide yourself. This is the real deal so you snooze, you lose!"

Friday-Saturday, May 21-22
Open Space, 510 Fort
$15 two-day pass
industrial.org/noise for full details.

See Monday Magazine for a great article on the event. snip:
“What’s common with most noise/sound/harsh noise artists is their dedication to the sound itself and its different qualities of texture, volume, space, etcetera,” says Sam McKinlay of Vancouver-based harsh noise outfit The Rita. “In order to achieve individuals’ specific nuances that produce the exact sounds that they are after and want to further manipulate, the artists develop their own sound makers—from various mic’d metal cans filled with steel pieces, to homemade large scale reverb units, to homemade effects pedals and noise generators that create very specific effects.”

This one in via Lorne

Noisemaker workshop at the Hack factory

Noisemaker workshop at the Hack factory from Michael Una on Vimeo.

"Some of the completed devices from the workshop that Talking Computron and I conducted at the Hack Factory in Minneapolis, on May 1 2010."

OLD TEISCO S-60P/ARP SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

"WORKING BUT NEEDS REPAIR. THREE INSTRUMENT BUTTONS NOT WORKING: TROMBONE,HORN & SYNTHSOUND. THE BACK LABEL READS: 'MANUFACTURED UNDER LICENSE FROM ARP INSTRUMENTS.INC.U.S.P.3 965 789'"

ZTAR Baby-Z * Starr Labs Z-Tar MIDI Guitar Synthesizer

via this auction
"The Baby-Z is a small, portable yet powerful, USB-MIDI guitar controller that allows a guitarist to enter a performance into their synthesizer, computer, or DAW. The Baby-Z contains all of the performance features of the higher-end Ztar MIDI controllers, but scaled down for compactness.

Features:
* 16 Fret Fingerboard. Touch-sensitive rubber strings offer a smooth linear feel similar to real strings.
* 6 Touch-sensitive rubber Trigger Bars for fingerstyle performance.
* 6 programmable Expression Pads
* 8 programmable Rotary Pots
* Encoder Wheel User Interface
* Sustain Pedal Jack
* Volume Pedal Jack
* MIDI IN, MIDI OUT
* USB 1.0 . The instrument may be powered by a USB 2.0 port.
* Internal MIDI Wireless optional
* Power supply unit

Dimensions: 26L” x 5″W x 3″D

Weight: 3 pounds 4 ounces

Download the complete specifications of the Baby-Z Here."

Haptic Audio

"Haptic Audio is a collaboration between Jeremy Goldstein and Patrick Campbell.

Our primary intent with the project is to provide royalty-free audio samples, kits, and instruments in (multi-format) 24bit audio, under a Creative Commons ‘Sampling-Plus 1.0′ license.

The concept for the project came after a few sessions and studio get-togethers spent sharing and creating sounds. We quickly realized that we both have a very similar approach and appreciation for music and sound.

While there will be ‘traditional’ music releases under the artist name ‘Haptics’, Haptic Audio will serve primarily as a platform for us to release both free and premium audio sample-content, limited-edition data/music releases, and other creative output.

We hope the site proves to be a useful resource for new and established artists, sonic-enthusiasts, and those who like strange noises."

"As a sidenote our next release (a 5 octave drumkit) 'HAPTIC04' will be released through www.twistedtools.com within the coming week and will be available in EXS/Kontakt/Battery/WAV as a 24bit/44.1 free sample pack."

Ruin & Wesen Ultimate Modded KPR-77 Update

Additional video added to this post.

Oberheim 2 Voice + Minimoog = Lobot

This one in via StarWars.com’s senior designer Craig Drake. Play the sounds on StarWars.com here. Then read how they were made with an Oberheim Two Voice and Moog Minimoog on the Star Wars Blog here. Cool stuff.

Laserdance The Big Cover part 3 by Yarosystems

YouTube via yarosystems — May 19, 2010 — "Yarosystems strikes with a vengeance! For the third time the best Laserdance themes in one special cover - The Big Cover Part 3! Enjoy!"

KORG X911 Monophonic Guitar Synthesizer

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via this auction


"KORG X-911 Monophonic Guitar Synthesizer.. with rare original plastic cover film *see photo. Electric Bass, Tuba,Trumpet,Distortion Guitar,Violin,Flute as well as 5 sine waves.

1/4'' Input and Output
1/4'' Direct Output

Effects: Internal
Portamento
Hold
On/Off
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1/4'' FM IN
TRIG OUT
TRIG IN
CV OUT
CV IN
SYNTHE VCF FcM IN"

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Lineup for Moogus Operandi Announced

via The Bob Moog Foundation where you'll find additional details. See this previous post for more details on the event and the headliner, Eric Norlander. As for the line-up Amos Gaynes of Moog Music will be on Voyager and MidiMurf. You might remember Amos from previous posts here.

Short blurb and the full list of participants:
"By combining the influences of blues, soul, funk, electronica, african music and bluegrass genres from local musicians into his original symphonic rock compositions, Norlander has at once created a one-of-a-kind musical exploration that is unique to Asheville and serves as a fitting tribute to Bob Moog’s pioneering legacy that hinges on unlimited sonic expression.

Moogus Operandi happens at the Orange Peel on May 27th, 2010, from 7-11pm. Blind Boy Chocolate and the Milk Sheiks open the show, followed by a set by Woody Wood. The evening includes a Moog-inspired art auction, a multi-media presentation based on Bob Moog’s archives and a raffle for an iPod Touch, Moog Mulit-Pedal, a day of recording at Echo Mountain Studios, 2 tickets to Bonaroo, 2 tickets to the Orange Peel and a case of Moog Filtered Ale. Tickets are on sale at the Orange Peel (www.theorangepeel.net)."

Strings
Woody Wood – Acoustic Guitar
Andy Pond (CXS-1) Banjo
Ellie LaBar – Electric Violin

Percussion
Adama Dembele (Afromotive) – African percussion
Shen Hunt – African percussion
River Guerguerian – percussion

Horns
Greg Hollowell (Asheville Horns) – Saxophone
Derrick Johnson (Asheville Horns) – Trombone
Simon Goldbert - Trumpet

Vocals
Lana Lane – Female Vocal
Debrissa McKinney (Laura Reed and Deep Pocket) – Female Vocal
Oso Rey (Soulgrass Rebellion) – Male Vocals
Woody Wood – Male Vocals

Synthesist
Amos Gaynes – Voyager, MidiMurf