Santuaries Makes the Associate Press

Remember Sanctuaries? Title link takes you to a write up via the AP.

"It was one of the more unusual summer concert tours veteran composer Gary Chang had undertaken, performing futuristic, electronic music in centuries-old sacred cathedrals.

Chang, who has composed dozens of soundtracks and scores for movies and television, recently returned from Italy, where he brought modern surround-sound-type compositions to some of the country's most venerable landmarks.

'It was kind of a monumental idea,' Chang said with a laugh. 'Let's send 500 pounds worth of gear halfway around the world and drag it around to churches.'

But he'd been fascinated for decades by the acoustics of the ancient cathedrals and always wondered how they might sound when filled with electronic compositions that were filtered through a state-of-the-art 5.1 theatrical sound system."

Roland SH-101, Doepfer, Sherman and More on SoNiCbRaT

Title link takes you to more shots. Some demos might be coming as well.

Victorian Synth

YouTube via emutronic. Via Sonic State.
"Demonstration of how to construct a basic Victorian synth."

atari punk bug

YouTube via stamperadam1. via Sendling.

Sal Mar Performances

YouTubes via ZanterM

"I took this video in April of 2004 at "New Directions in the Study of Musical Improvsation: An Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Conference" hosted by the UIUC Musicology division. It features David Rosenboom, dean CAL Arts [Music School], playing the SAL MAR for the first time in 20 years ; the culmination of the efforts to revive this amazing instrument! Viva la Sal! Viva la SAL MAR! MZ"


picture of David Rosenboom with the Sal-Mar Construction as restored by engineer Greg Danner, University of Illinois, April, 2004. via AudioLemon.

You can find additional posts featuring the Sal-Mar here.

Briand, Daddio and Metasonix

Via brian comnes:
"he [daddio] and I recorded a TM3 VCO into a TM6 filter and then into series of Moogerfoogers....we really like what the Murf did to the metasonix things, (melodic drums?) we also used the Moog Analog delay external looped into the Murf while receiving TM-2 sound bursts gated by a Korg ER-1 ...we were also getting CV from a CP251 to liven things up a bit. We also ran the TM3, no envelope, just sweeping CVs for pitch into a Moog Freqbox and couldn't get much out interesting by themselves, but when gated by the ER-1 it made for some tasty drum hits"

mp3s via daddio of tapewarm:
raw recordings:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j119/tapewarm/dance.gif

no, these:
http://www.tapewarm.com/Bri/201Rezoswing.mp3
http://www.tapewarm.com/Bri/204Ticker.mp3
http://www.tapewarm.com/Bri/205ratAtat.mp3
http://www.tapewarm.com/Bri/208progsnake.mp3
http://www.tapewarm.com/Bri/210Horny.mp3
http://www.tapewarm.com/Bri/211bugs.mp3
http://www.tapewarm.com/Bri/212quacker.mp3
http://www.tapewarm.com/Bri/213Banjo.mp3"

Pixelh8 - Chocolate Milk

YouTube via Hiddenfortress.
"Pixelh8 demonstrates the practical use for the gameboy music tech synth. This video was very hard to do without a metronome :)"

Catch the end of the following video for a clip of Chocolate Milk with a much fuller sound.

Pixelh8 - Two Festivals One Day

ReBirth RB-338 (live)

YouTube via Denkitribe.
"Excerpt from streaming live August 5th. In this live I performed improvisation on RB-338. There are no pre-recorded sequences. Propellerhead RB-338 (bassline and drums) Ableton Live (effects) Novation ReMOTE 25 LE and KORG KAOSS PAD KP3 (MIDI remote control)"

Oberheim Matrix-6 w/ Original Manual

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via this auction

The Matrix-6 - source of my alias and the name of this site. My first synth back in 1986. And no, I would never sell mine.

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DK Synergy II

Title link takes you to shots via this auction.

"Synergy ii + digital keyboard / synth complete system with kaypro-4 computer, set of ten individual sound cartriges with 24 original sounds each and set of 15 - 5" sound discs for kaypro computer and a set of complete original manuals including owner's manual, reference manual, voice library and synergy cartrige manual With kaprio-4 computer you may create or change your own sounds too. Digital keyboards,inc synergy synth was world second digital synth ever to come, after it's mother Gds synth! Synergy cost was $5000 and gds (only few made) was more than $25000 almost 30 years ago!"