"This is my version of Flight of Harmony's Plague Bearer, in a dual version. I made a single version before, but it was lonely, so it's been doubled up for extra fun."
via sequencer.de via somewhere on Muff's. See the Projekt Elektronik for more posts.
Update via 7ate9 in the comments: "the muffwiggler thread is here with more pics"
It looks like the system was from 1976 based on a letter from 1981:
"Dear Sir,
We send you some photos of that synthesizer, we built in 1976 for P. Baumann. Today it is used by Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream.
Sorry, but it needed some days to copy the photos. the big modules have the same size like MOOG's 960;VCOs, VCF's, and VCA's the same like two 902's. For further details we have to meet us and talk about, because every user has other interests to combine the modules.
Yours, sincerely
PROJECT ELECTRONIK GMBH
H.Heinze"
Update via Cornel in the comments: "The system is based also on ARP and PPG modules."
via Rhizome where you'll find more pics and the full post.
Pictured: "Leon and Brian Dewan Playing the Dual Primate Console"
"Homebrew Electronics is a new series on the Rhizome blog. For these posts, I will be conducting studio visits with artists and inventors who create unique electronic instruments.
Last week, I met with cousins Brian and Leon Dewan of Dewanatron at Leon’s apartment/workshop in New Rochelle, NY. I first encountered their whimsical, one-of-a-kind instruments at a solo exhibition at Pierogi Gallery in Brooklyn a few years ago. Not only do they produce and exhibit their own instruments, they use them in performances and in recordings as well. They split the labor evenly - Leon builds the circuits for each instrument, and Brian crafts the consoles that contain them at his home in Catskill, NY. Despite their jetlag from a recent trip to Los Angeles (Brian had screened his film strips at the Museum of Jurassic Technology’s theater), the Dewans gave me a thorough walkthrough of their work, patiently explaining how each of their creations functioned. "
via this auction See the auction or this post for videos. "For sale is a seriously Circuit Bent FM3 Gristleism ambient loop drone optical Theremin synthesiser synth by me Matt The Modulator as featured on the official FM3 gristleism web page
The Gristleism is a LO-FI audio loop player from the designers of the Buddha machine FM3. There are 13 audio loops based on samples of the electronic group TROBBING GRISTLE.
MAIN FEATURES 1 ' Extended the pitch range from slightly higher to a LOT LOT Lower 2 ' Optical eye (LDR) to control the pitch with light (with on off switch) 3 ' Ultra bright LED Light pen light source for the optical control 4 ' 12db-per octave filter with Cut-off and resonance pots (which can oscillate at high settings) 5 ' Low-Pass or Band-Pass filter select switch 6 ' Volume control 7 ' 1/4" jack output socket 8 ' 9V pp3 battery operated 9 ' next loop advance button"
"A very rare korg monophonic synth which although focuses on preset sounds has the ability to create a vast array of analog sounds by using the the modulation, filter section and unique touch bar. Where this synth stands out is in the beauty of its sound, being very rich and warm with outstanding depth and quality (sound example coming soon)."
via this auction "This is a carefully designed Circuit Bent instrument. The unit functions as normal, but includes the following added modifications: * LFO hold button * LFO lock toggle * LFO mode toggle * LFO shape knob * LFO rate knob * LFO depth knob * LFO LED indicator * Glitch hold loop toggle * Repeater loop toggle * Repeater-Random glitch knob * Rhythmic loop toggle * Two fixed glitch toggles which can be used individually or combined * Pitch activation * Pitch high/low adjustment knob * Dual mode tone switch * Global LED signal indicator * Low square wave generation/stall toggle * Speaker on/off * Volume * 1/4" mono output jack for routing to amp, mixer, DAW, etc. * Master power/reset toggle (on rear under handle) * Guitar strap pegs The unit is powered by 4 "C" batteries, which are not included to save on shipping weight. Untested with power supply."