Synth East 2024 Update - things are selling out fast!

video upload by Molten Music Technology

"An update on the fabulous Synth East show for you. Friday night has sold out, Saturday is getting close and don't forget the Sunday workshops!

Synth East is a festival of synths and modular in Norwich from Friday the 23rd of February to Sunday the 25th. Brought to you by the Norwich Arts Centre, Electronic Sound Magazine and Molten Modular.

Tickets are available for each event separately. There's a discount if you order the Saturday Expo and evening gig at the same time.
https://norwichartscentre.co.uk/searc...

Friday: Subotnick documentary, Adam Buxton interviews Steve Davis and music from Luke Sanger. SOLD OUT!"

Synth East 2024 - Synth and Modular festival in Norwich

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"Synth East is a festival of synths and modular in Norwich from Friday the 23rd of February to Sunday the 25th. Brought to you by the Norwich Arts Centre, Electronic Sound Magazine and Molten Modular.

Tickets are available for each event separately. There's a discount if you order the Saturday Expo and evening gig at the same time.

Friday: Subotnick documentary [trailer here], Adam Buxton interviews Steve Davis and music from Luke Sanger.

Saturday daytime: Synth Expo with performances

Saturday evening: Blancmange, Ultramarine and Molten Modular

Sunday: DIY Workshops from Thonk and Befaco.

http://www.syntheast.com"

Update: press release follows:


"Pouring from the heart of Norfolk, hosted by the Norwich Arts Centre, curated by Electronic Sound Magazine and run by Molten Modular, Synth East is back. After a devastatingly successful 2023 show the sold-out Norfolk-based festival of synthesizers returns in 2024 but this time it's been widened into a full weekend experience.

The all new Friday evening Synth East event is curated by Electronic Sound Magazine and kicks off with (possibly) the UK premiere of a documentary on electronic musician Morton Subotnick, who at 90 years old, is known affectionately as the Father of Techno. It’s called Subotnick, Portrait of an Electronic Music Pioneer by Waveshaper Media who brought us the intoxicating 2014 documentary, I Dream of Wires.

Following the film we have writer, broadcaster, comedian and musician Adam Buxton chatting with Synth East alumni Steve Davis about music, life and modular synths. Finishing off the evening we have an ambient set from modular musician Luke Sanger as we relax into some beers in preparation for what’s to come for the rest of the weekend.

Saturday’s Synth East Expo is a carnival of control voltage, a festival of synth sounds and a party of epic performances. Dozens of manufacturers will be filling the Arts Centre with synths and modulars to give you an opportunity check out their marvellous machines and bask in the glow of synthesiser technology. You’ll be able to chat with the makers about the gear and even have a personal demonstration. Simply walking through the auditorium in the company of such exciting gear is completely thrilling.

Throughout the day we’ll be having some performances from local artists Hardwired and Tristan Burfield before we once again embark on the awesome modular experiment of the all-star patch off. This year, joining Robin "Molten Modular" Vincent, Steve Davis and Gaz Williams will be Mylar Melodies, Nina Richards, and Jason Jervis. These are unique, improvised performances that you’ll never see anywhere else.

Saturday night’s synthesiser explosion features the 80s synth legends Blancmange who have kindly agree to fit us in before their extensive Everything is Connected: The Best Of Blancmange tour of the UK. Supporting Blancmange we have eclectic electronic music duo Ultramarine featuring Ian Cooper and Paul Hammond. And in the warm up slot is our own Robin “Molten Modular” Vincent and a special guest.

On Sunday we are hosting some Eurorack DIY workshops presented by Befaco and Thonk. They will be held at Electronic Sound HQ at Capital House over a few hours. The idea is that you buy a ticket for the workshop and then order the kit that you hope to build directly with Befaco or Thonk.

Synth East 2024 runs from the 23rd to the 25th of February. Each event is available as a separate ticket and there's a bundle deal on buying the Saturday Expo and evening performance together.

Our intention is to revel in the world of synthesizers, modular and electronic musical boxes. We want to explore sound through performance, discussion and hands-on interaction. It's a lot of fun and open to anyone with an interest in bleeps, tones and noises."

Digital vs Analogue FM Synthesis (Norns + Sidrax Live)

video upload by Luke Sanger

"Getting my feet wet with the awesome orgnwrms script (by @andrewcs_ 🪱) for Monome Norns open-source sound computer and appreciating the contrast and interplay of the analog vs digital FM between the two instruments.

https://lukesanger.bandcamp.com/ https://norns.community/orgnwrms"

Luke Sanger - Live (on the Make Noise Shared System) #アンビエント

video upload by Luke Sanger

"This was originally streamed as a live improv on Bandcamp Live.
In hindsight, I think it's an OK set, with range of moods and timbres.
My fave sections are the looser unpredictable bits (mostly phonogene-related weirdness) and in the future will try to focus in more on these techniques.
Maybe a bit overkill on the pentatonics, but there we go...

Things used:
- Make Noise Shared System (with older phonogene module) @MAKEN0ISE
- 2hp pluck
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- House plants


#アンビエント #Eurorack #makenoise"

Making Music with Norns Sines, Ciat-Lonbarde Plumbutter and Cocoquantus

video by Luke Sanger

"Running the Sines script for Monome Norns (by Oootini), with Ciat-Lonbarde instruments in accompaniment."

Live Tekno on the Elektron Analog RYTM

Luke Sanger

"Channeling my distaste toward current events here in the UK, via some 180bpm hard techno. Fasten your seatbelts + hold onto your masks 😷 https://lukesanger.bandcamp.com/"

And a full live set with RYTM, A4 and Octatrack:

FOLD X DON'T // Luke's Anger


"Kicking off todays collaboration we have a live hardware set from Luke's Anger!"

Decks 'n' Drums | Pioneer DDJ1000 vs Elektron Analog Rytm MKII

Luke Sanger

"Looping up DJ Funk classic ‘F**k u Later’ with some analogue drums.
https://linktr.ee/mrlukesanger"

Decks 'n' Drums pt.2 | Pioneer DDJ1000 vs Elektron Analog Rytm mkII


Mixed Doubles 🎾
Looping up some DJ Nephets with analogue drums.

SIBLING RIVALRY - (Make Noise Black and Gold Shared System + Little Sister System)

Published on May 5, 2020 Luke Sanger

"Having used the Shared System for a good few years now, I felt it was time to expand it a bit and put together a little sister system, containing some of their newer stereo modules. Inspiration for the piece comes from learning some olde folk songs on the acoustic guitar and wanting to try and translate those progressions to the synth.
https://linktr.ee/mrlukesanger"

Digitone Phases Exercise | Steve Reich

Published on Mar 13, 2018 Luke Sanger

"A simple exercise of sine phases on the Elektron Digitone. Inspired by Steve Reich's early 'phase' works."

48MINS OF LIVE AMBIENT DRONE - 4K with the Make Noise Shared System

Published on Nov 12, 2017 Luke Sanger

"Live eurorack ambient drone set.
Recorded live in one take, with no edits, overdubs or multitracks - direct from the Make Noise Shared System.
Video is recorded in 'real time' and documents a trip to the beach I take regularly with my son."

Autumn || Make Noise Shared System Live Jam

Published on Sep 7, 2017 Luke Sanger

"Another late night jam. Kept things simple this time, using pressure points to trigger René sequences and create new melodic variations on-the-fly.

http://lukesanger.co.uk"

Making Waves With Erbe || Make Noise Shared System

Published on Aug 29, 2017 Luke Sanger

"Emulating the sound of sea waves, by modulating the decay parameter on Erbe-Verb via a cycling envelope from Maths.
Many environmental fx (wind, rain, thunder, waves etc) can be approximated by manipulating a noise source.
The Erbe-Verb, with it's many patch points, is ideal for this type of sound design."

Brotherhood of Sang - Live || Shakuhachi & Make Noise Shared System

Published on Aug 24, 2017 Luke Sanger

"Improvised performance with Shakuhachi (Joseph Myoushin Sanger) and Make Noise Modular System (Luke Sanger).
Performing together as 'Brotherhood of Sang' for Plink Plonk 1st birthday event @ St. Georges Church, Norwich (4/8/17)."

Late Night Lumbering || Make Noise René & Pressure Points Jam

Published on Aug 18, 2017 Luke Sanger

"Recorded at 2am. Couldn’t sleep. My mind swimming in recent news events. A world desensitised to fascism, terrorism and tyranny, is not the one I imagined my children growing up in."

Same here. If you hang out with racists you support racists.

Carpet Cosmos || Make Noise DPO Counterpoint Exercise

Published on Jul 26, 2017 Luke Sanger

"Make Noise Shared System w/Disting

http://lukesanger.co.uk"

Dulcitone Ghosts on Morphagene

Published on Jul 11, 2017 Luke Sanger

http://lukesanger.co.uk

Mr Luke Sanger & the Tempest 808 Kit

Published on Nov 25, 2016 Yorgos Arabatzis

"Luke Sanger showcasing my Tempest 808 kit...What a beautiful groove!
Thanks Luke!"

Improvisation I

Published on Sep 23, 2016 Sanger Studios

"Improvisation with Make Noise modular synth and shakuhachi.

Luke Sanger: Modular Synth.
Joseph Sanger: Shakuhachi."

Follow-up to this post.

Improvisation II

Published on Sep 19, 2016 Sanger Studios

"Improvisation with Make Noise modular synth and shakuhachi.

Luke Sanger: Modular Synth.
Joseph Sanger: Shakuhachi."

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Free 808 techno loops

808+FX=:) by Luke's Anger

via luke sanger

"I fed my tr808 into a [Analogue Renaissance] ts303 analogue distortion and re201 tape delay.

Free to download and abuse"