MATRIXSYNTH

Studio, October 2009

flickr by Señor Pantalones

"Cat perspective distortion! (she's backup security in case the primary one fails)"

via CatSynth

The Art of Alex Varanese

link via FFFFOUND!

KORG MicroKONTROL in custom case.

Akai MPC

YouTube via Inkington
"Aphex Twin's "Equation" run through a Spectrograph program, as explained here: http://www.bastwood.com/aphex.php

Skip to 5:27 for The Face.

Shot with a video camera, rather than using software, to stop Windows from crying."

M-Z3R0 - circuit bent - Grimrogue beat melter for IGOR AMOKIAN.

YouTube via manufacturedZ3R0
"Igor Amokian's Grimrogue beat melter sent to me for a skydark makeover. Embedded delay, APC, LFO, pitch and distortion.

Back on it's way home shortly.

Check Amokian out on:

www.myspace.com/igoramokian"

comnics ASCOT japanese classic exotic KOTO synth

via this auction
"comnics ASCOT(means Koto of the future) is extremely rare and most strange japanese electronic musical instruments it was originally made for japanese traditinal music.
comnics ASCOT was very expensive and made very limited quantities those days originaly made for the very small circle of the people who seriously studying japanese traditional music and never sold at ordinary musical instruments market so i'ts very hard to find even in Japan nowadays... this is your first and last chance to get this vintage bizarre gem!

WARNING! ASCOT is looks like classic japanese taisho koto(japanese traditinal instruments) but ASCOT IS COMPLETE ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT NOT ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS so you can play various sounds and don't need tuning each strings.

first of all, it's very beautifull designed, built in exotic painted classy wood case like classic taisho koto shape it has four scales selectable,soprano,alto1,alto2,bass and 5 sounds selectable for each scales,koto,piano,vibe,brass,bass there are knob for volume,sound select button,scale select button,5th stings octave button,5th stings transpose button,ON/OFF and simple metronome section(cute sound) and internal speaker(it also has output jack).

playing ASCOT is very easy,select scale and sound and hold one key of the keyboards and play strings by guitar pick

ASCOT's sounds are very warm and analog, unique original sounds it's very cool idea that using ASCOT with guitar effctor such as reverb,delay etc.. even distortion is good for hard rocking sound! it's super cool if you play loud ASCOT solo on stage with heavy distortion!

I recommends comnics ASCOT for the artist who tired of western electronic instruments and seeking for fresh and bizzare sounds and also recommends those who seriously studying japanese traditional music"

pressure points presure testing

YouTube via DrOctave1
"just testing the sensitiveity of the points."

x0xb0x for amnesty international

via James

"I am selling a x0xb0x for $600 and donating it all to amnesty international.

This coming Sunday marks the anniversary of a massacre that happened in 1947 in Taiwan. It was the beginning of four decades of marshal law that saw tens of thousands of people killed.

I have it up on
http://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=14771#p72456"

Electronic Spontanious Facilitation for Eigenharp Pico Competition

YouTube via GeekOnAcid
"Performed by Geek On Acid on Eigenharp Pico, using default drum loops and two 'Alchemy' Audio Units. Parameters in patches for both AU were programmed to be controlled by breath pipe, touch strip and key options."

Portishead - Chase The Tear - HD

YouTube via portishead1002. previously posted but not embedded here. via LDDRegent.

"Official Upload 720p

PORTISHEAD SIGN TO AMNESTY

International human rights day (10 December) marks the anniversary of the United Nations historic Universal Declaration Of Human Rights on 10 December 1948. The UDHR set out for the first time in a single document the fundamental rights to which everyone, everywhere is entitled - including the right to life, liberty, security, the freedoms of opinion, association and expression, and the right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment. More information: amnesty.org.uk/udhr

BUY TRACK HERE
7digital.com/portisheadamnesty

portishead.co.uk
http://www.vimeo.com/channels/mintonfilm
http://www.vimeo.com/8003873"

Some EMS VC3S (Putney) synth spotting.