Wall of Tube Noise in Spring I

Published on Oct 25, 2016 Wein Glas

"A Metasonix S-2000 Solo Performance together with lots of Spring Reverb! This wonderful tube synth doesn't get the attention it deserves!

This is a track from my latest release "All Tubes" on vicmod records: https://vicmodweinglas.bandcamp.com/a..."

Update:

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Wein Glass - Sex and Tubes and Rock and Roll!

Published on Aug 31, 2016 Wein Glas

"From the new Weinglas album release 'All Tubes' on vicmod records: https://vicmodweinglas.bandcamp.com/a...

The album 'All Tubes' is made with lots of strange electronic instruments and synthesizers made with vacuum tubes from Metasonix, Trogotronic and Zerosum Inertia!

This track features the Tubesounds of the Metasonix S-1000 Wretch Machine!"

Radioactivity Lectures

Published on Aug 31, 2016 Wein Glas

"From the new Weinglas album release "All Tubes" on vicmod records: https://vicmodweinglas.bandcamp.com/a...

The album "All Tubes" is made with lots of strange electronic instruments and synthesizers made with vacuum tubes from Metasonix, Trogotronic and Zerosum Inertia!

This track features the Tubesounds of the Metasonix D-1000 Drum machine, KV-100 FX & S-1000 Synthesizer, the Trogotronic 676 and a lot of Zerosum Inertia ZIMM modules!"

The Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio

AT Tours MESS, Melbourne's New Synth Haven

Published on Apr 14, 2016 Audio Technology Magazine

This one in via MATRIXSYNTH Member, Ross Healy of Vicmod Records. You'll find the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio or MESS website here.

"Based in Melbourne Australia, MESS is a unique not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the creation of electronic sound and music founded by Robin Fox and Byron J Scullin.

The heart of MESS is the MESS Studio, a fully functioning sound production workshop representing one of the most unique, eclectic and historically significant collections of electronic instruments in the world. Working from within the studio is the MESS School, a place for people to engage with the history, technique and artistry of electronic sound and music creation presented in a format that is flexible, affordable and artist driven. Work created at the studio and school is supported by MESS Show to promote unique performance events and recording releases reflecting the diversity of sound created at MESS alongside historical releases from the vault of Australian electronic music . Finally MESS Schematic not only maintains the instruments in the MESS Studio collection, it also offers a space for the development of new instrument ideas focussing on design, engineering and construction.

MESS is an independent, inclusive and culturally broad organisation, reflecting the history of the field, supporting those currently involved in creation, as well as ensuring and encouraging its vibrancy, diversity and legacy into the future. Wherever it is, MESS will create an environment based on encouraging physical interaction between artists and instruments. This is a place where coincidence, chance and curiosity allow and encourage people to interact with each other and with the collection. MESS maintains independence through a diverse funding model drawing on private patronage, membership donation, and cultural institutions."

All photos credit to K ristoffer Paulsen.

Buchla
This machine is based on the inspired and eccentric designs of Don Buchla who founded Buchla & Associates and later the Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments company. The system in this photo is based on the Buchla 200 series modules and this particular instrument is made up from authentic 200e modules and 'cloned' modules made by 3rd party manufacturers. A Buchla 200e system in action.

EMS VCS3 & EMS Synthi AKS
The EMS VCS3 and the EMS Synthi AKS are legendary machines in electronic sound and music. Inspired in-part by a commission from Australian composer Don Banks, EMS was founded by Peter Zinovieff who worked alongside David Cockerell & Tristram Carey designing some of the first 'affordable' synthesisers for the general public. These machines were used by artists such as Pink Floyd, Jean Michel-Jarre and Brian Eno. The Synthi AKS is the portable suitcase version of the VCS3.

Moog 55
Robert Moog is one of the preeminent designers of early synthesisers used continuously by countless artists since their first emergence in 1965. There are 2 of these Moog 55s’ in the MESS collection. Both are part of a limited edition (55 only worldwide) reissue of one of Moog’s best loved pre-assembled stock modular systems. Suzanne Ciani playing one the System 55 reissues that we have in the studio."

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A Silent Burst by Cray aka Ross Healy of Vicmod Records

A new release in via MATRIXSYNTH Member, Ross Healy of Vicmod Records.

Embed above and Bandcamp link here.

Cray- A Silent Burst

All tracks written and produced by Ross Healy.
Recorded @ Amnesia International Mobile Unit 1.
Recorded 2015 all year.

"Cray's (Ross Healy) new album is released on Vicmod Records. This is Ross’s 24th album release featuring Buchla Modular, Buchla Music Easel, Serge Modular, Euro Modular, Omnisphere and Melbourne weather recordings."

EMS Synthi Night Pics with SYNTHI 100

Some pics in via Cray of Vicmod Records.

"We just had our EMS Synthi night by Leslie Craythorn whom has been working with the Synthi on an off since 1975."

This is the SYNTHI 100 being restored in Australia featured in this post.

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RIP Tod Dockstader

Left: "Tod Dockstader works in the studio in the early 1960s. Photo: Courtesy Tom Steenland/Starkland"

Sad news in via Atomic Shadow and Cray of Vicmod Records.

Tod Dockstader was one of the pioneers of electronic music working mainly with tape. You can find his Wikipedia page here. Wired has a great interview/write-up posted back in June of 2012.

"Born in 1932, Dockstader was part of the first wave of electronic musicians, who, before the advent of synthesizers in the early 1960s, worked with whatever hardware they could find: reel-to-reel tape machines, sine wave generators and a wild array of homemade circuits and military surplus gear. In the process, they created a universe of electronic music that still sounds unique and prescient today.

The wire recorder Dockstader used to create electronic music was a piece of used military equipment. 'A lot of this [electronic music] happened because, after the war, a lot of the stuff was available,' Dockstader said. 'Normally a person, a civilian … wouldn’t be able to get that tube, this device or that device. That fascinated me.'"

Explore some sound in his memory this weekend.

Below are a few videos in via Cray.  The first is a short on Tod Dockstader recently on Kickstarter, followed by two pieces of his work.  You can find more posts featuring Tod Dockstader here.


Unlocking Dockstader (short) from Justin H Brierley on Vimeo.

The Unlocking Dockstader Kickstarter campaign was posted back in October of 2014.

Tod Dockstader & David Lee Myers - Assembly

Uploaded on Oct 5, 2007

"kaeru"

Tod Dockstader - Water Music, Part 3

Uploaded on Dec 10, 2010 -questasian-

"Taken from the release "Drone, Two Parts Of Apocalypse, Water Music" by Tod Dockstader (1966)

All copyright held by Owl Records. I have only uploaded this because there is not enough of this artist on Youtube for people to enjoy. :)"

Synth Sunday Coming to Melbourne March 22

Full details on the event here.

"SYNTH SUNDAY ATTRACTIONS

Demo Room

Packed with the latest from Korg & Arturia, including the brand new ARP Odyssey, Kronos 2, along with the MiniBrute, MS-20 Mini, Volca, Electribe and more.

Presenters

Steve McNally: When it comes to hot-shot, blow-your-socks-of keys playing, Steve McNally is an undisputed master. Steve will be flying in especially for the event — brace yourself.

Ross Healy & John Pillans: Ross (VICMOD Records) and John (Mungo Enterprise) are two gentlemen with their fingers firmly on the pulse of the modular synth renaissance. Get across the state of the art in this arcane but endlessly fascinating world of synthesis.

Davide Carbone: Producer, sound designer and founder of the School of Synthesis, Davide has been circling the world making electronica and spreading his love of synthesis.

Josh Abrahams: Aria Award-winning Josh is indeed ‘addicted to bass’ but also a synth nut and composer / producer of world renown. Josh will build a track before your eyes.

Live Electronic Music

Live sets from electronic artists."

This one in via Loscha.

TT303 VS TB303 Devilfish

Published on Aug 17, 2013 Cray·171 videos

"Vicmod meet, Cyclone TT303 BASSBOT VS TB303 Devilfish There is an x0xb0x too."

Aceboo by Cray Vicmod

via cray5656 

"TT303, Elektron Octatrack, Elektron Analog 4, Korg MS20mini, Arturia Minibrute, euro and Buchla modular [and Waldorf Nave, not pictured] all recorded using Ableton Live 9."

Ravi Shank Me - deux benjolin's with pressure points & echophone

Published on Aug 2, 2013 Epoch Modular·15 videos

"This was a little cheesy but fun piece I put together using two benjolins (Rob Hordijk) and a Make Noise echophone, pressure points and a wogglebug. The rungler and Pulse B out from the first benji (props to vicmod boyz for that :-) control the Pressure Points sequence clock and the Run cv. The audio output comes from the Low Pass Filter output of the second benji and into the phonogene (which is essentially being gang banged by the benji's non-filter outs) and then out my arse!"

benjolin, meet Rene

Published on Jun 19, 2013 Epoch Modular·3 videos

"This a little ditty I threw together for Ross and his buddies over at Vicmod, who were inquiring about the use of cvs from the benjolin, i.e. the pulse outs, triangle outs, XOR, PMW and Rungler outs. In the video I am using two benjolins. The runglers from each are being used to clock the x and y axes of the Rene, while the X and Y CV outs from the Rene are plugged into oscillators A and B on the benjolin on the left, whose Low Pass output we are hearing. The cut off of this filter is also being undulated by cwejman complex transient generator whose decay, hold and release cv parameters are being controlled by two triangle A outputs from the benjolins and the rungler out from the one the left. There is also a brief part at the end where I use the Synthwerks Force Sensing Resistor module on the right to experiment with the rungler loop cvs on the benjolins."

More benjolin here.

Mungo d0 Karplus n' Comb Patch

Mungo Enterprises d0 Karplus-Strong Published on May 5, 2013 MungoEnterprises

"At today's Vicmod meet John from Mungo patched up some string synthesis type sounds combining Karplus Strong techniques AND Comb Filtering on each channel of the same d0 delay unit (with lots of feedback on each incorporated in with m0 mixer modules). The patch evolved further to include dub wobble filter modulation and distortion with the f0 filter module but I did something wrong with the camera and that bit didn't record... sorry :("

Vicmod Monthly Meet Systems and Sounds

Vicmod Monthly Meet Systems and Sounds from cv slime 800 on Vimeo.

"Featuring snippets of video from recent Vicmod meets. Vicmod is a modular synth collective based in Melbourne who bulk order & trade modules, build DIY kits, jam and perform live as Vicmod Ensemble."

Benjolin meets Blippoo Box: Love Noises 1 and 2

Benjolin meets Blippoo Box: Love Noises 1 and 2 from richard scott on Vimeo.

"Two rather exploratory improvisations using a single patch and similar settings. The second one starts pretty much where the first one leaves off but goes into noisier and perhaps more interesting places. These machines are alive.

related news: I also have an album of Blippoo Box Solos on VICMOD records available here:

http://vicmodrichardscott.bandcamp.com/album/gurgle-sputter-rungle-blippoo-box-solos"

Update:

"VICMOD Records, the home of Avant Electronics, are now offering free downloads in any digital format your playback needs require.

They of course appreciate any donations you are able to contribute so VICMOD and the artists are able to continue to bring you the worlds finest analog electronic abstractions.

You will here experimental sounds emanating from modular synths like the Buchla, Serge and Euro modulars, Blippoo Boxes and much more

www.vicmod.net"

OpenLABs >>>OCTOBER SUNDAY 7th, 2pm -5pm---->>>

Cray Phonogene Improvisation @ Vicmod Meet from cv slime 800 on Vimeo.

"Ross Healy- Modular Synth extraordinaire and one of the founding members of VICMOD Records (http://www.vicmod.net) and the Vicmod community (http://vicmod.blogspot.com.au/) will be talking about the history of modular synths and how and why VICMOD came about and how you can join in on the fun.See him here- https://vimeo.com/42837569 [video above]

Free Event
Date and time: Sunday 7th of October, 2-5pm
Venue: Rear entrance via carpark Media Lab Melbourne 136a Cromwell Street Collingwood- [see here: http://goo.gl/maps/caaSc]"

The Music of Richard Lainhart Coming to Tokyo & a New Release

October 13 & October 16, 2012 – Tokyo, Japan

Ambient Dream: The Music of Richard Lainhart

"If you are in Japan or know of anyone who will be in Toyko October 13 or 16, please pass this along. Thanks! — Caroline Meyers (Richard Lainhart's wife)

Richard Lainhart (1953-2011) was one of the seminal figures in contemporary American electronic music, composing more than 150 works over the course of nearly four decades. His distinctive sound was characterized by organic textures inspired by natural phenomena, such as clouds, water and fire, typically arranged in minimalist structures and treated with microscopically observed harmonies. The "listening" concerts October 13 and 16 are retrospectives of his music and a preview of an upcoming vinyl LP scheduled for release December 2012.

For more about Richard and the legacy of his music visit
www.otownmedia.com/RichardLainhart
or email Caroline Meyers cmeyers@otownmedia.com"

Update: you can also track updates at Richard Lainhart Music and Films on Facebook.  Be sure to like the page.

And a new release available at Vicmod Records:

"The Course of the River, a vintage electronic music work by the late synthesist Richard Lainhart is now available.

It includes two parts:

A River on a Cold Mountain 14:21
The Course of the River 31:48

The music was created in 1975 on the Moog CEMS System at SUNY Albany Electronic Music Studio. All proceeds from the album will go to the Lainhart Family."

Click here for full details on the release. Excerpt regarding the CEMS:

"The pieces on 'The Course of the River' were both recorded in the State University of New York at Albany's Electronic Music Studio in 1975, using the Moog CEMS (Coordinated Electronic Music Studio) System developed by my composition teacher Joel Chadabe. Joel worked closely with Bob Moog in developing the CEMS, and Moog developed many custom modules for the system, which at the time may have been the largest integrated Moog synthesizer in the world.

The CEMS System contained an extended array of sound generating and processing modules as well as a unique programming system consisting of an automated matrix mixer, a digital master clock, and a bank of eight analog sequencers with customized logic hardware for running them together, independently, in succession, or in any combination of those modes..."

Vicmod Bits & Pieces

Vicmod Bits & Pieces from cv slime 800 on Vimeo.

Featuring snippets of video from recent Vicmod meets. Vicmod is a modular synth collective based in Melbourne who bulk order & trade modules, build DIY kits, jam and perform live as Vicmod Ensemble. For more info contact Ross at vicmod.net

Random Vicmod Highlights

Random Vicmod Highlights from cv slime 800 on Vimeo.

Featuring snippets of video from recent Vicmod meets. Vicmod is a modular synth collective based in Melbourne that bulk order & trade modules, build DIY kits, jam and perform live as Vicmod Ensemble. For more info contact Ross at www.vicmod.net

Racked EMS VCS1 & VICMOD ENSemble "Schematics On Trees" Dedicated to Richard Lainhart, Mike Brown & Jürgen Haible

via Vicmod Records

"VICMOD ENSemble
Schematics On Trees
VMDL15

Description:

VICMOD ENS
2009 – 2012

Recorded @ locations around Melbourne, Australia.
Compiled and mix by Ross Healy.

1. Schematics On Trees 1
2. Schematics On Trees 2

VICMOD Ensemble have been Ross Healy, Graeme Trott, Simon Birds, Gerrard Jenner, Stephen Richards, Owen Harris, Blake Stickland, Scott Baker and Brett Maddaford.

Machines used:
EMS Synthi AKS, EMS VCS3, EMS VCS1, Buchla 200e, Serge Modular, Euro Modular, Frac Modular, DIY modular and various fx.

Dedicated to Richard Lainhart, Mike Brown and Jürgen Haible.

Original schematic by Jürgen Haible used by permission."

"This first release from VICMOD ENSemble is a mix of live performances from 2009 to January 2012."

Left: According to Vicmod this is the racked EMS VCS1. I'll see if I can get some additional info on it. You can see another VCS1 in this post from 2007. It was a prototype VCS3.

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vicmod records tshirts

via Vicmod on Facebook

http://www.vicmod.net/