abre ojos [emptynoises]

via abre ojos:

"although its not xmas music it is a free holiday gift, another modular synth artist -[emptynoises] and i (as abre ojos) have been collaborating on a 4 track ep for the past few months using mainly our euro rack modulars and its now ready for download. [emptynoises] is in ireland and i'm in australia and using the amazing interwebs we've been furiously ftp'ing files back and forth.

all the info is here:
http://abreojos.net/?p=93
and the direct download is here:
http://abreojos.net/en_vs_ao/en_vs_ao.zip"

VICMOD Ensemble live @ Make it Up Club

VICMOD Ensemble live @ Make it Up Club from abre ojos on Vimeo.

"VICMOD is a Melbourne based group that meet up once a month to build and discuss modular synths and occasionally we jam. This is five of the members performing at Make It Up Club a live improv night at Bar Open in Melbourne Australia.

Shot with a HV20 on a stationary tripod. Sound recorded straight off the mixer by Stephen Richards via an Indigo card & Powerbook in Ableton Live."

via Ross:
"Via VICMOD BLOG

VICMOD LIVE ALL MODULAR NIGHT
Taken from the Modular Synth night, Make It Up Club 25 Nov 2008, Melbourne, Australia.

Here is the complete show all 29 mins in either Vimeo or mp3.
This time you will see the modular synths in action, not just a crowd shot POV.
You will see Buchla 200e, Euro Modular synths (ElbyDesign/Ken Stone, Livewire, The Harvestman, Doepfer,Plan B etc) Dot Com modulars, fx etc.
Most members are playing modules they built themselves!

access downloads via Abre Ojos VIMEO <http://www.vimeo.com/2470886>
Mp3 to follow
Many thanks to Scott for all the amazing work :-)"

Cray vs Abre Ojos live set

Cray vs Abre Ojos live set from abre ojos on Vimeo.

"Cray on Buchla 200e vs Abre Ojos on custom Euro modular, live improv at Make It Up Club 25th Nov 2008 Melbourne Australia.

Not a lot to see as it was shot with a HV20 on a stationary tripod. Sound recorded straight off the mixer by Stephen Richards via an Indigo card & Powerbook in Ableton Live.

Head on over to:
abreojos.net for a mp3 download of the full set."

all modular night

"MAKE IT UP CLUB
25 NOVEMBER 2008
ALL MODULAR NIGHT.
Bar Open, 317 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 3065, Melbourne , Australia

A full night of nothing but MODULAR SYNTHESIZERS!!!

*1st act:
VICMOD ENSEMBLE
Ross Healy- Buchla 200e modular
Scott Baker- Euromodular
Jed - Chimera bc16
Brett Maddaford – Euro Homebrew modular
Simon Birds- Euro/Blacet modular

2ND act :
Steve Law – Roland System 100
Steve Williams – EMS VCS3

3rd act
CRAY VS ABRE OJOS
CRAY (Ross Healy) vs ABRE OJOS (Scott Baker)
Buchla Vs Euromodular battle. Buchla splinters and Euro drone."

abre ojos DVD 2

http://abreojos.net

"its the collection of the last four tracks and includes the tracks as mp3's too."

see these posts for videos by abre ojos.

satrae sant chugre

satrae sant chugre from abre ojos on Vimeo.

""would it be different if i was missing a leg? you would help me up the stairs wouldn't you?"

eighth in an ongoing series of live sound & visual improvisations using a modular synthesizer, dave smith evolver, nord micro modular and quartz composer on a macbook pro.

for more info visit abreojos.net" Note I've posted some of the videos in the past, however do check out http://abreojos.net/ for all eight videos in the way they were meant to be seen.

harazard de uno

harazard de uno from abre ojos on Vimeo.

"an anniversary, a house guest and a pleasant reminder

fifth in an ongoing series of live sound & visual improvisations using a custom eurorack modular synthesizer and quartz composer on a macbook pro.

for more info visit abreojos.net"

"you can access the video and an mp3 version from the site http://abreojos.net

if you have the bandwidth and are a vimeo user when you log in you can download the original video file from the bottom of the page for a better qual vid.

attached is the pic of the set up for this track, its my current live set up that i've been testing - modular & mic into xstation- xstation via usb into Ableton- some effects on them plus an instance of absynth all out via xstation into amp/pa/mixer then visuals are evolution xsession (wots with all the x's?) controlling quartz composer.

on another note i have just finished a dvd compiling the first four abre ojos a/v tracks, if any of your readers want a copy i'm happy to trade for their own music CD/DVD or it can be purchased for $15USD via paypal posted anywhere. it also includes the tracks as mp3's for transfer to their non video device... they can email via the website if they are interested"

Click here for all videos by abre ojos posted here. Note I've moved away from posting the larger video size on the site, but I decided to make the exception so this post matches the others.

ne sequnda ke kasa - abre ojos

ne sequnda ke kasa - abre ojos from abre ojos on Vimeo.
"and suddenly everything fails... it's not because of who you are, draw a line between life and society - together we can make it!

third in an ongoing series of live sound & visual improvisations using a modular synthesizer, dave smith evolver, nord micro modular and quartz composer on a macbook pro."

see the first two parts here

abre ojos

schuser kea effrunta - abre ojos from abre ojos on Vimeo.

"-literally straight way i can see the difference, it covers and hides perfectly, totally risk free-

first in an ongoing series of live sound & visual improvisations using a modular synthesizer, dave smith evolver, nord micro modular and quartz composer on a macbook pro.

for more info visit abreojos.net"

Second video:

soronde mi madre - abre ojos from abre ojos on Vimeo.

"-she would tell everyone the same story, how i had saved up $20 to take her to lunch and as i pulled it out of my pocket the wind took it and blew it away, i was only 10-

second in an ongoing series of live sound & visual improvisations using a modular synthesizer, dave smith evolver, nord micro modular and quartz composer on a macbook pro.

for more info visit abreojos.net" You'll find some nice studio shots there and more.

Gear list:
• Euro rack modular with Plan B, Doepfer, CGS/ELBY and Livewire modules + Frostwave Resonator & Sonic Alienator
• Dave Smith Instruments Desktop Evolver controlled with Novation X-Station
• Vocals thru Nord MicroModular, effects pedals & X-Station effects
• Korg 770 Synth

A good mix of old & new synths. The visuals are done in Quartz Composer and manipulated live with an Evolution X-Session controller.

Everything is improvised, sound & visuals, with a bit of post polishing.