TEDxCardiff - Tara Busch - 04/14/10

YouTube via TEDxTalks — May 21, 2010 —

"It was great news that US artist Tara Busch did a special performance just for us. Tara is a music maker, producer and, in her own words, a gear pornographer. Her acclaimed blog about analogue synths has thousands of readers, and her recent album was very warmly received by critics and fans alike. You can find out more about her here, and heres what the press have said about the album:

Kate Bush for the modern age; ethereal, sinister but strangely sweet. The torch has been passed. More than just another new Kate Bush. NME

With her debut album, the California-based Busch invites us to enter her strange and wonderful universe: ethereal, morbid but also poetic its a sort of musical and feminine equivalent to the films of Tim Burton. The Independent

Pilfershire Lane is an epic experience from beginning to end, and one of the odder pop albums youll get to hear not just this year, but probably ever Artrocker

The album hums with vintage analogue sounds and contains some fine moments for fans of experimental music. ..quite addictive TUNERAKER.COM

Taras own remarkable vocal range have ensured one of the most interesting records in a long time. With her poetic lyrics and understanding of the craft of making music this is an album of special quality. SUBBA-CULTCHA

About TEDx, x = independently organized event

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)"

Tara Busch of Analog Suicide with vocals on Moogefoogers and Suzuki Omnichord (6:05). Click here for all posts featuring Tara Busch.

Relentless Machine

flickr by Masonic Boom

"VIEW FULL SIZE FOR BEST EFFECT

So I decided to illustrate the video that Michel made for Sandy P's Relentless Machine Dream*. I wanted her to look equal parts Wonder Woman, Maria from Metropolis and a heavy dash of H.R. Giger. (Also slightly inspired by the cover of the Tonto's Expanding Head Band album that's propped up on top of my CD case.)

It's funny, that is actually what my fingers do on the rare occasion that I remember to do a reality check in order to try and provoke lucid dreaming.


*If you don't know what I'm talking about, never mind, they are characters from a story. Hey, leave me alone I've been listening to Aphex Twin's Drukqs for about 48 hours straight at this point and my head has gone really funny and I'm having erotic daydreams about synthesisers. I mean, as you do..."

MInd diffuser

flickr by Jahaho Oby Juan visuals

Roland AX-Synth

More JP-8 art. :)

flickr by TheSynthFreq
(click for more)

Ableton Sausage Art

via Create Digital Music

I decided to pass on a Synth Sausage label.

Morgan Page on the Moog Voyager

YouTube via FutureMusicMagazine — May 24, 2010 — "Morgan Page takes you through why he loves the Moog Voyager"
Tip at 2:22: if you touch the metal "part" of the Voyager while using the touch pad, it will intensify the effect. Anyone verify this?

Acid Jam - Jomox XBase09 + x0xb0x

YouTube via e7ektro — May 24, 2010 — Quick demo of the XBase09 syncing the x0xb0x via Midi.

pro one fun

YouTube via Hobbs360 — May 23, 2010 — pro one fun

ENSONIQ FIZMO P13

YouTube via betteroffted23 — May 23, 2010 — "Custom patch for Ensoniq Fizmo. 3 Sounds, 5 Oscillators"

Joy of MIDI Sync III

YouTube via onephatcat — May 23, 2010 — "Electronic music performed live from the point of view of the performer. This episode of "The Joy of Midi Sync" features the MAM Map1 arpeggiator as one of the dominant musical elements, and is annotated with subtitles explaining more of what is going on. Synths abused in this video: Kawai K5000s, Casio CZ-1, Waldorf Rack Attack, Waldorf MicroQ, Korg EA-1."