Kring havet - Meren ympärillä (complete performance)

Published on Dec 6, 2018

Synths and a Choir. Roland JX-8P & Alpha Juno 2, Alesis Andromeda A6, KORG Polysix & Sigma?

"Recorded live in Kristina Hall, Kristiinankaupunki, Finland, on the 6th of December 2017.

Soprano: Lisbet Säll
Percussion: André Engelholm
Synths & keyboards: Kebu
Choir:
Kristinestads Damkör
Lappfjärds Damkör
Lappfjärds Manskör
Kristinestads Manskör
Conductor: Anders Teir

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Synth Jams I Album by Marcus Padrini

Marcus Padrini, featured numerous times here on MATRIXSYNTH, has a new release out titled Synth Jams. Above are three videos featuring his music: 522 - [previously posted here], Synth Odyssey - [previously posted here], Influences [previously posted here]. Details on the release including links to your favorite platforms follow:

"Synth Jams I is a compilation of tracks recorded live using analog and digital synthesizers and drum machines. The songs were created from improvisations with different instruments and were captured practically the moment after their creation.

With influences from the songs and timbres of classic and new artists like Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre, Erik Norlander and Kebu, besides several works of electronic/instrumental music, the tracks of the album do not have a common style, but they share a main element: the sounds created with synthesizers.

In this process, the idea was to interact with the instruments, create and manipulate sounds in real time. It was also part of the plan to leave the computer and music production software out of this process. Therefore, anything that could not be played simultaneously live was performed by a MIDI sequencer (Roland MC808).

Gear used on Synth Jams I
►Analog Synths: Arp Odyssey, Moog Sub 37, Dave Smith Instruments Mopho Keyboard & TETRA, Behringer Deepmind 12.
►Digital Synths: Korg Radias, Roland JP8080, Roland SH-32, Access Vírus Indigo, Yamaha DX7II, Nord Stage 2EX.
►Drum Machines & Grooveboxes: Roland MC-808, Roland TR-626, MFB 522, Korg Electribe ER-1, Novation Circuit.

𝗦𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗜 (𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶) 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴
►𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮: https://goo.gl/Xpq1pS
►𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘: https://goo.gl/VME2gi
►𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮: https://goo.gl/DfTD5g
►𝒊𝑻𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒔: https://goo.gl/ZpwBiW
►𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙤𝙣: https://goo.gl/Qfcrsp"

Backstage with Kebu and Roland

Published on Nov 14, 2017 Woody Piano Shack

"Backstage footage with Kebu and his live rig during a Roland promotional tour at 4sound, Stockholm.

Many of his analog synthesizers from Korg and Moog have been temporarily replaced with modern Roland virtual analog and analog synths.

With kind permission of Kebu I will share some moments from his live concert.

The gear list is below, well some of it anyway.

Roland alpha juno 1
Roland alpha juno 2
Roland juno 60
Roland jd-xa
Roland system 8
Roland boutique
Roland sh-01
Roland tr-8
Roland jx-8p
Roland jx8p
Akai mpc"

You can find previous posts featuring Kebu here.

"Jam" with Roland JD-XA and TR-808

Published on Nov 9, 2017 Machiwoomiapoo

"'Jam' with Roland JD-XA and TR-808
Here's my first tune with the JD-XA. I'm very surprised at the variety of sounds in it. I pre-programmed the TR-808 and the BASS line with the MSQ-700. Then I played the 'aJuno; (Kebu) patch for the pluck type sound. Next I added the 'Massive Pads' patch for the chords. Finally I used the 'Pomoma' patch for the lead. Thanks for listening."

Star Wars / Stranger Things - Live by Kebu @ Theaterhaus Stuttgart

Thierry Miguet
Published on Aug 12, 2017

"Filmed live at Theaterhaus Stuttgart, T4, 4.6.2017.

Music:
Star wars 'The Force' theme by John Williams Stranger Things by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein

Arrangement & performance: Kebu
Lights: Sebastian Baba Sjöblom (Bitoz.fi)
Visuals: Jørgen L. Ellefsen

cameras: Thierry Miguet, Antje Höhne

http://www.kebu.fi
http://www.wahwah.tv"

Kebu - Roland SE-02 Demo

Kebu
Published on Aug 9, 2017

"I was fortunate to get my hands on (at the time) Scandinavia's only Roland SE-02 synth for a few days. So I took some time to try it out and hooked it up to a Boss RV-500 reverb unit. It's a really lovely sounding analog synth!

The sounds were recorded straight from the SE-02, through the RV-500. No additional processing was used (except for some EQ where mentioned)."

Eric's Brother - Lie To You (Kebu Remix)

Published on Jun 23, 2017 Kebu

"Written and produced by: Nicolas Geniets - Thibault Hendrix -
Sebastian 'Kebu' Teir.
Performed by: Kebu
Lyrics and vocal by: David Björk Samuel

Download on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/lie...

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4EmGr...

This remix was made using analog synths and analog drum machines as the only sound sources, in addition to the original vocals.

Camera: Mika Knuutila
Video editing: Kebu

Check the 94RECORDS website: www.94records.com"

Roland JD-Xa, Juno-60 & alpha Juno
Alesis Andromeda
Korg Mono/Poly & Polysix

Roland JD-XA Kebu Analog Collection

Uploaded on Jun 14, 2017 RolandChannel

"Finnish synthesizer artist, Kebu talks about JD-XA and his signature sounds on AXIAL.
http://axial.roland.com/articles/kebu..."

"Kebu is a Finnish artist who creates new instrumental, melodic synthesizer music using analogue synthesizers mostly. His YouTube channel has attracted over ten million views and a lot of appraisal. He found the JD-XA a very unique type instrument, which opens up for new dimension of his music style. This time, Kebu focuses on analog side of the JD-XA. Check out his mind blowing analog synthesizer sounds on this collection. Visit his official home page at http://www.kebu.fi/"

Kebu - Perplexagon Part 3 (Live @ Assembly 2016)

Published on Feb 17, 2017 Kebu

"Perplexagon Part 3 performed live at Assembly Summer 2016 during Kebu's Perplexagon Tour on August 6, 2016.

http://kebu.fi

The song was performed using only analog synthesizers, either played live or sequenced. The performance was recorded directly from the mixer to a stereo track and later mixed together with the ambience from the venue.

Equipment used in this song: Korg Poly 61, Polysix, Mono/Poly, Micro-preset M500; Roland TR-808, Juno 60, Alpha Juno 1&2; Jomox AirBase99; Touched-by-sound DRM1; Oberheim Matrix 1000; Alesis Andromeda A6; Dave Smith Tetra; MAM MB33 mk II; Akai MPC2500 (only for MIDI sequencing); Yamaha 01V96; Lexicon MPX500, MPX500, MPX1; Kenton Pro-2000 mk II, as well as a midi patchbay and additional preamps for my mixer."

Avicii - Silhouettes (live by Kebu @ Marias Ballroom 2016)

Published on Jan 28, 2017 Kebu

"Kebu's all-analog synth cover of AVICII's "Silhouettes", performed live at Marias Ballroom, Hamburg, during Kebu's Perplexagon Tour in April 16, 2016.

http://kebu.fi

The song was performed using only analog synthesizers, either played live or sequenced. The performance was recorded directly from the mixer to a stereo track and later mixed together with the ambience from the venue.

Equipment used in this song: Roland TR-808, JX8P, Juno 60, Alpha Juno 1&2; Korg Polysix, Poly 61, Mono/Poly, Micro-preset M500; Jomox AirBase99; Touched-by-sound DRM1; Oberheim Matrix 1000; Logan String Melody mk II; Alesis Andromeda A6; MAM MB33 mk II; Akai MPC2500 (only for MIDI sequencing); Yamaha 01V96; Lexicon MPX500, MPX500, MPX1; Kenton Pro-2000 mk II, as well as a midi patchbay and additional preamps for my mixer."

Johan Becker & Kebu - Space Odyssey (live at Capitol 2016)

Published on Aug 26, 2016 Kebu

More synth spotting with Kebu.

"'Space Odyssey'
Lyrcis & melody: Johan Becker, music: Kebu

Recorded live at Capitol, Stockholm, Sweden, on the 24th of April, 2016.

http://kebu.fi

Lights: Sebastian "Baba" Sjöblom
Cameras: Christopher Marins & Kebu
Editing: Kebu"

Kebu - Day One / Michael's Anthem (live at PIUG 2016)

Published on Jul 15, 2016

"Recorded live at PIUG/PUNT in Parainen, Finland, on the 2nd of April, 2016."

"The songs were performed using only analog synthesizers, either played live or sequenced. The performance was recorded directly from the mixer to a stereo track and later mixed together with the ambience from the hall. A couple of bum notes were cut out and replaced with rehearsal takes.

Equipment used in these songs: Yamaha CS-50; Moog Source; Roland Alpha Juno 1&2, Juno 60, TR-808; Korg Micro-Preset M500, PE-2000, Mono/poly, Polysix, Poly 61; Touched-by-sound DRM1, Oberheim Matrix 1000, Akai MPC2500 (only for MIDI sequencing), Yamaha 01V96, Lexicon MPX1, MPX500, MPX550 as well as a midi patchbay and additional preamps for my mixer."

"The tunes are also available on my debut album, 'To Jupiter and Back', which can be bought here: http://kebu.fi"

Lights: Sebastian "Baba" Sjöblom
Cameras: Christopher Marins & Kebu
Editing: Kebu

Kebu - Le Carnaval des Étoiles (live @ The Gathering 2016)

Published on Jun 26, 2016 Kebu

Synth list below.

"Recorded live at The Gathering in Hamar, Norway, on the 26th of March, 2016.

Many thanks to the amazing crew at The Gathering for everything: camera & video work, visuals, lighting & audio!

The tune is also available on my debut album, 'To Jupiter and Back',which can be bought here: http://kebu.fi

The song was performed using only analog synthesizers, either played live or sequenced. The performance was recorded directly from the mixer to a stereo track and later mixed together with the ambience from the arena. A couple of bum notes were cut out and replaced with rehearsal takes.

Equipment used in this song: Roland Alpha Juno 1&2, Juno 60, TR-808; Alesis Andromeda A6, Korg Mono/poly, Polysix, Poly 61; Jomox AirBase99, Touched-by-sound DRM1, Oberheim Matrix 1000, DSI Tetra, Akai MPC2500 (only for MIDI sequencing), Yamaha 01V96, Lexicon MPX1, MPX500, MPX550 as well as a midi patchbay and additional preamps for my mixer."

Giorgio Moroder - The Chase (live by Kebu @ Sthlm Italo Disco Party 2015)

Published on Jul 31, 2015 Kebu

"Kebu's all-analog synth cover of Giorgio Moroder's The Chase, performed live at the Sthlm Italo Disco Party 2015 at Nalen, Stockholm, 16.5.2015.

Thanks to Jean-Paul Meulendijks, Alexander Guskov, Heidi Väisänen, Tuulikki Väisänen, and Renaud Guérin for operating the cameras!

This cover version is a mixture of the both the original version and JAIA's Express Remix - with a few of my own additions thrown in.

The song was performed using only analog synthesizers, either played live or sequenced. The performance was recorded directly from the mixer to a stereo track and later mixed together with the ambience from the room. A few mistakes have been cut out and replaced with the audio from a rehearsal take.

Equipment used in this song: Logan String Melody II; MXR EVH117; Roland TR-808, Juno 60, Alpha Juno 1&2; Korg Polysix, Poly 61, Mono/Poly, Micro-preset M500; Moog Source; DSI Tetra; Jomox AirBase99; Touched-by-sound DRM1; Oberheim Matrix 1000; Marion Prosynth; Akai MPC2500 (only for MIDI sequencing), M-Audio Trigger Finger; Yamaha 01v96; Lexicon MPX500 & MPX550, as well as a midi patchbay and additional preamps for my mixer.

My debut album, "To Jupiter and Back", and latest single "Deep Blue" can be bought here: http://www.kebu.fi/"

Tangerine Dream - Le Parc (L.A. - Streethawk), performed live by Kebu @ Sthlm Italo Disco Party 2015

Published on Jun 14, 2015 Kebu

"Kebu's all-analog synth cover of Tangerine Dream's Le Parc (L.A. - Streethawk), performed live at the Sthlm Italo Disco Party 2015 at Nalen, Stockholm, 16.5.2015.

http://kebu.fi

Thanks to Heidi Väisänen, Tuulikki Väisänen, and Renaud Guérin for operating the cameras!

The song was performed using only analog synthesizers, either played live or sequenced. The performance was recorded directly from the mixer to a stereo track and later mixed together with the ambience from the room. A few mistakes have been cut out and replaced with the audio from a rehearsal take.

Equipment used in this song: Roland TR-808, JX8P, Juno 60, Alpha Juno 1&2; Korg Polysix, Poly 61, Mono/Poly, Moog Source, DSI Tetra, Jomox AirBase99, Touched-by-sound DRM1, Oberheim Matrix 1000, Marion Prosynth, Akai MPC2500 (only for MIDI sequencing), M-Audio Trigger Finger, Yamaha 01v96, Lexicon MPX500 & MPX550, as well as a midi patchbay and additional preamps for my mixer.

My debut album, 'To Jupiter and Back', and latest single 'Deep Blue' can be bought here: http://www.kebu.fi/"

Jean Michel Jarre - Rendez Vous IV 4. (Performed live by Kebu at Nalen, Stockholm, 2015)

Published on May 18, 2015 Calle Nilsson

"Jean Michel Jarre - Rendez Vous IV 4.
Performed live by Kebu at Sthlm Italo Disco Party Nalen, Stockholm, 2015."

Follow-up to: Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme (live by Kebu at Nalen, 2015)

Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme (live by Kebu at Nalen, 2015)

Published on May 17, 2015

"Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme.
Live by Kebu at 2015Sthlm Italo Disco Party 2015 Nalen."

Spot the synths. More Kebu here.

Kebu - Le Carnaval des Étoiles (Live @ Assembly 2013)

Published on Mar 9, 2014 Kebu·25 videos

"Kebu live at the Assembly Computer Festival at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, 2.8.2013. Many many thanks to the amazing crew at Assembly for not only arranging the concert but also filming and broadcasting the show (the whole show was streamed online in realtime)! Real-time computer graphics by VJ Julius Tuomisto and his Z Vector software.

http://kebu.fi
https://www.facebook.com/kebunator

The tune is also available on my debut album, "To Jupiter and Back",which can be bought here: http://www.inverse.fi/shop/catalog/pr...
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kebu/sets/kebu...
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/2OPOjHa...
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/to-...

The song was performed using only analog synthesizers, either played live or sequenced. The performance was recorded directly from the mixer to a stereo track and later mixed together with the ambience from the arena. Several mistakes were cut out and replaced with rehearsal takes.

Equipment used in this song: Roland Alpha Juno 1&2, Juno 60, TR-808; Moog Source, Korg Mono/poly, Polysix, Poly 61; Jomox AirBase99, Touched-by-sound DRM1, Oberheim Matrix 1000, Yamaha RS7000 (only for MIDI sequencing), Behringer DDX3216, Lexicon MPX500, as well as a midi patchbay and additional preamps for my mixer."

Synth Artist Interviews via I♥SYNTHS

You might remember the I♥SYNTHS interview with Richard Devine previously posted here. Jim Smith of I♥SYNTHS has been sharing new interviews on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge.  There are currently a total of nine artist interviews.  The following is a list of each with with one pic, one quote and one link to the full interview.  You'll find some great synth spotting throughout and of course you'll get some insight and perspectives on the synths and more from each artist.  You can also find I♥SYNTHS on Facebook.




009: Shawn Rudiman

"I♥SYNTHS: What was your first synthesizer?

Shawn Rudiman: My first synth was a Yamaha b200 M. That was what started me on this wild ride. It was a Prosumer FM 8 voice / 4 op poly. I got it for Christmas in 1990. I believe I was 18 and It was my first real love. That poor synth has had a lot of flight time hours on it. They keys have started to degrade and melt and the buttons are all in need of serious replacing as well. I still love it and pull it out sometimes. The next day after that Christmas, I went out and picked up an HR16b, with whatever money I had saved. I still have that as well and it’s been modified now with the patch bay-hack that scrambles the 16-bit data lines which makes the sounds totally into something new."




008: Custom Synth

"I♥SYNTHS: You’ve done some custom synths for celebrities and famous musicians. What was your most unique or original project?

Custom Synth: One of the most unique projects was for Tom Rowlands (The Chemical Brothers studio). I built a midi controller keyboard to sit in the bumper rail of a large SSL mixing desk. It has a detachable cover to match the rest of the desk and two modular cabinets. One was for the Serge modular system in a two piece metal arch and the other was a MOTM system to match the Roland 700 system."




007: Kebu

"I♥SYNTHS: What was your first synthesizer?

Kebu: A new Kawai K1 II, which I hated because it didn’t have a decent piano sound and the black keys were harder to press than the white keys. I probably would appreciate it now for what it is, but back then I would have needed a PCM-based workstation, like a Korg M1 that I lusted for, but couldn’t afford back then. Soon after, I found a used Roland SC-155 (Sound Canvas module), which I really liked but realized that I really need the patch storage capability for live use, which the SC-155 lacked. I then realized that synths are VERY different from each other. Not in terms of nuances, like with different types of guitars, but more like apples and oranges. I also realized that by learning and trading on the second hand market I could try many different synths without loosing too much money. So the Kaway K1 was the first and only new synth I ever bought. After that, I’ve had over one hundred different hardware synths."




006: Soft Lighting

"I♥SYNTHS: What’s your go-to piece of gear that defines the Soft Lighting sound?

Soft Lighting: I usually choose a different set of tools for each album because I think it helps give that body of work a uniqueness. The first album, “Slow Motion Silhouettes” was all done on the Juno 60 and the drums where a lot of old Casios so it has a real washed out lo fi vibe. “Portraits” was made with the DX7, Juno 106 and Roland drum machines so it has a cleaner more digital sound. Now I’m working a lot with my Virus TI which is taking the sound out of the realm of vintage 80s and taking it to a more contemporary place."




005: Synth.nl

"I♥SYNTHS: What was your first synthesizer and how old were you when you started collecting?

Synth.nl: I still remember exactly what my first synthesizer was, the Yamaha TX81Z. It is a rack module so I had to buy an extra midi keyboard, that at that time wasn’t even velocity sensitive. It must have been around 1987 when it was just released. So, I was 17 I guess. That adds up, since I bought it from the money I got to buy a moped from my parents, when I didn’t smoke until my 16th birthday. I guess their trick worked since I still don’t smoke. I also still have the TX81Z with my original sounds I made back then. I can also remember well, that FM programming was not easy and still isn’t easy."




004: Richard Devine

"I♥SYNTHS: What is your go-to synthesizer when writing music? Is there one synth that defines the Richard Devine sound?

Richard Devine: My go synth would have to be the Nord G2 modular. This is hands down one of my favorite synthesizers. The concept is that its a virtual modular software environment where you can create basically anything you want. You then can assign multiple pages and knobs over the the synthesizer for all your patches. So ahead of its time, and I wish Clavia would bring it back."




003: Dallas Campbell


"I♥SYNTHS: When did you start collecting gear and what is your prized possession?

Dallas Campbell: This dude I knew in college let my roommate and I borrow a four track cassette recorder. I was pretty much hooked on gear and music after that. I started buying synths about 10 or so years ago. I’m guessing the rarest thing I have is a Yamaha SY20. I don’t think it was ever released outside of Japan. All the writing on the synth is in Japanese! My favorite synth is probably my SCI Pro-One for mono and the Korg Polysix for poly. As for favorite fx units, I would say the Dimension D Chorus, Multivox Multiecho Delay, the Eventide Space Reverb, and the Roland SBF-325 flanger."




002: RetroSound

"I♥SYNTHS: What is your favorite synthesizer that you can’t live without?

RetroSound: My absolute favorite synthesizer ever is the Oberheim OB-X (not the later OB-Xa). The raw sound and the power is pure sex. It’s really the best!"




001: FM Attack

"I♥SYNTHS: If you were stuck on an island with one synth from your collection, what would you bring?

FM Attack: That’s a tough question. I think I would probably go with the Sequential Circuits Prophet 5"

Kebu - Just Another Space Odyssey (Live @ Assembly 2013)

Published on Oct 5, 2013 Kebu·24 videos

"Kebu live at the Assembly Computer Festival at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, 2.8.2013. Real-time computer graphics by VJ Julius Tuomisto and his Z Vector software. Many many thanks to the amazing crew at Assembly for not only arranging the concert but also filming and broadcasting the show (the whole show was streamed online in realtime)!

http://kebu.fi
https://www.facebook.com/kebunator

The tune is also available on my debut album, "To Jupiter and Back",which can be bought here: http://www.inverse.fi/shop/catalog/pr...
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kebu/sets/kebu...
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/2OPOjHa...
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/to-...

The song was performed using only analog synthesizers, either played live or sequenced. The performance was recorded directly from the mixer to a stereo track and later mixed together with the ambience from the arena. A few mistakes have been cut out and replaced with the audio from a rehearsal take.

Equipment used in this song: Roland JX8P, Juno 60, Alpha Juno 1&2, TR-808; Moog Source, Korg Polysix, Poly 61; Jomox AirBase99, Touched-by-sound DRM1, Oberheim Matrix 1000, Yamaha RS7000 (only for MIDI sequencing), Behringer DDX3216, Lexicon MPX500, as well as a midi patchbay and additional preamps for my mixer."