modular synth

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Episode 64 of The Ambient Vault podcast features special guest Second Sun.  Second Sun is a brand new musical project by Copenhagen based musician and producer Jacob Rasmussen, which presents ambient electronic soundscapes, cinematic impressions, and ethereal textures composed and performed on modular synthesizers.

With more than 15 years of experience as a performing musician, and with roots in genres as diverse as indie rock, dream pop, psychedelic rock and folk, Rasmussen originally discovered his love for electronic music through artists such as Nils Frahm, Kiasmos, and Massive Attack. He soon found himself diving deep into minimal techno, ambient electronic, dark ambient, and more.

The sound of Second Sun initially started during the first pandemic lockdown, where he discovered an immediate love for minimal and ambient music. Through a growing passion for modular synthesizers, flow state improvisation, as well as an insatiable hunger for exploring the creative field between human and machine, Second Sun was born.

Second Sun mainly works with modular synths, tape, and similar hardware equipment. His creative process is intuitive, exploratory and reflective, and usually revolves around creating atmospheres and sonic spaces. The result is a deep dive into distant galaxies of sound, fragile melancholic melodies, and immersive auditive explorations.

On this week’s episode of the podcast, Jacob shares a bit about his inspiring journey into ambient electronic music and offers up some gorgeous tracks off Second Suns’s debut album, “Planetary Movement”, which is out now on the Copenhagen based label Petite Victory Collective. https://www.petitevictorycollective.com/

So grateful to Jacob for sharing his music and thoughts on the podcast, and thank you all for listening! You can find more info about Jacob & Second Sun by clicking the link below, and click the link up top to support the show, shop Ambient Vault merch, and more!

Second Sun:
https://linktr.ee/secondsuncph

Episode 63 of The Ambient Vault podcast features special guest Tobias Karlehag.  Tobias is a multi-instrumentalist and sound artist from Sweden who in his solo project creates spacious ambient and drone music through algorithmic compositions and improvisation.
In his music he shapes still and meditative states with modular synth, electric guitar and reel to reel machines.

In this episode of the podcast, Tobias has been generous to share his latest release, “Orchids/Orquidea”.  Many thanks to Tobias for being on the podcast and as always thanks for listening! See below for more info and links for Tobias Karlehag. If you enjoy the podcast, you can support it through the link here: https://linktr.ee/brianeverettmiller

ORCHIDS//ORQUIDEA embodies the first steps on a search for a recollection of self and kindred-ship. The music’s tangible narrative portrays a time of inwards acceptance and empathy. The music ranges from fragile acoustic melodies to rumbling reel to reel deviations leaving us with audio tails of imperfect memories.  Listen & learn more here:https://linktr.ee/tobiaskarlehag

Episode 56 of The Ambient Vault podcast features special guest Chelidon Frame.  Chelidon Frame is an experimental electronic music project that mainly works with field recordings, radio interferences, guitars and processed sounds.
His installations are experienced-based and suggest a dialogue between the location (both virtual and physical) and the sounds proposed, aiming to deliver a message in the simpler yet most effective way. The use of code, data analysis and data-driven sounds, allow information to be experienced anew.
In his studio works and live sets different layers of sounds - guitars, synthesizers and custom-made instruments - piles up creating unexpected new soundscapes.  In this week’s episode, Chelidon Frame has treated us to the following tracks:

01 - Mission Control
02 - High Rise
03 - circle-ellipse
04 - Following After February 05 - Thalassa
06 - Wings in The Dark

Many thanks to Chelidon Frame being a part of the podcast and as always, thanks for listening! You can discover more about all things Chelidon Frame using the links below. 

https://chelidonframe.site https://chelidonframe.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ChelidonFrame https://www.instagram.com/chelidonframe/

If you enjoy the podcast, you can help support future episodes by subscribing to the podcast and leaving a review, following Brian on Instagram @heldbymachines, and subscribing to his YouTube channel.  You can also check out the Instagram page Brian curates for his late grandfather, gospel pianist James Miller (@jamesmillergospelpianist), and hear the first release from of his recently discovered archive on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you stream your music.

James Miller-  YouTube
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL24HQdYj8zayQG2CMqfkbqzk7BFnT2jke

James Miller - Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/0TeId89JnzYPIsk3YefqaN?si=Jg92Br5qTyK4HAmi1CGsyA

Email: brianeverettmiller@yahoo.com. 

Brian on Instagram:
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Brian on Youtube:
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Episode 55 of the Ambient Vault podcast features special guest Blossom Bisquits.  Blossom Bisquits is an electronics project born at the end of 2020, the project is carried out by Davide Santandrea poli guitar / synth instrumentalist with thirty years of experience on stage, in the studio in different projects: Transgender, Be.holders, Solmeriggio, Via Vecchia Godo, About Polly, Karma K1d, etc ..

Blossom Bisquits is based in Ravenna (Italy).

A big thank you to Davide for being on the podcast, and as always thanks for listening!

https://linktr.ee/blossombisquits

If you enjoy the podcast, you can help support future episodes by subscribing to the podcast and leaving a review, following Brian on Instagram @heldbymachines, and subscribing to his YouTube channel.  You can also check out the Instagram page Brian curates for his late grandfather, gospel pianist James Miller (@jamesmillergospelpianist), and hear the first release from of his recently discovered archive on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you stream your music.

James Miller-  YouTube
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL24HQdYj8zayQG2CMqfkbqzk7BFnT2jke

James Miller - Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/0TeId89JnzYPIsk3YefqaN?si=Jg92Br5qTyK4HAmi1CGsyA

Email: brianeverettmiller@yahoo.com. 

Brian on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/heldbymachines/

Brian on Youtube:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCSAWKkRtE8tVTvD1r202tRw

Episode 54 of The Ambient Vault podcast features special guest Julia Gjertsen.  Julia is a composer and musician based in Oslo, Norway. 

She early found ways to express herself through music, strongly inspired by the arctic nature in Northern Norway and triggered by particular life events. Her debut EPSlow Motion Stories was released in 2012 and her style has since been evolving with thoughtfully arranged compositions and sound images. Julia’s full-length album Fragile (2019) was released on Moderna Records and reflects the time between the experienced and learned past, giving a fragile definition to her surroundings through piano compositions. She has been involved in several collaborative releases, such as Distant Fields (2020) and 'Paisajes Imaginario' (2022) with Nico Rosenberg. On her newest album 'Formations', which came out this year, she brings in flutes, synths and textured ambience to her piano work and explores dynamics in her own unique style.

This episode features four tracks that Julia has been so generous to share with us here on The Ambient Vault. 

1. Innsjøer (with Nico Rosenberg), released in 2020.

2. Untuned, (2017), not released.

3. Drifts (with Nico Rosenberg), released in 2022.

4. Escapism, released in 2012

Many thanks to Julia Gjertsen for being on the podcast and as always thanks for listening! Check the links below to follow Julia and support her fabulous work.

https://www.juliagjertsen.com/info 

https://juliagjertsen.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/juliagjertsen

https://www.instagram.com/julia.gjertsen/

If you enjoy the podcast, you can help support future episodes by subscribing to the podcast and leaving a review, following Brian on Instagram @heldbymachines, and subscribing to his YouTube channel.  You can also check out the Instagram page Brian curates for his late grandfather, gospel pianist James Miller (@jamesmillergospelpianist), and hear the first release from of his recently discovered archive on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you stream your music.

James Miller-  YouTube
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL24HQdYj8zayQG2CMqfkbqzk7BFnT2jke

James Miller - Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/0TeId89JnzYPIsk3YefqaN?si=Jg92Br5qTyK4HAmi1CGsyA

Email: brianeverettmiller@yahoo.com. 

Brian on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/heldbymachines/

Brian on Youtube:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCSAWKkRtE8tVTvD1r202tRw

Episode 43 of The Ambient Vault Podcast features special guest Luca Longobardi.  Italian composer and pianist Luca Longobardi represents the generation of classically trained musicians who incorporate the language of contemporary electronic music into their pieces, which are furthermore strongly connected to the multimedia arts.

Born in 1976, Longobardi studied classical music in Italy and New York and went on to earn his doctorate in digital audio restoration in Rome in 2011. His works reveal a strong interaction between classical and contemporary music.

The experience he has gained as a theatre musician has increased his interest in the relationship between sounds and spectacle; he has composed music for ballets and films and accompanied installations and experimental art productions (Atelier de Lumières - Paris, Carrières des Lumières - Baux-de-Provence, Kunstkraftwerk - Leipzig).  At his multimedia performances and in his recordings, strongly experimental electronic music meets pure, ethereal and simple-seeming piano playing that nevertheless relays deep emotions.

Luca has generously shared the following tracks for this week’s episode of the podcast to which I am most grateful and excited to share with you.  More about Luca and his music and projects below and as always thanks so much for listening!

1. MEDITAZIONE n. 31
2. NINA
3. SEDIMENTAZIONE

SOCIAL:
https://linktr.ee/lucalongobardi_off

“Longobardi’s works seem to be spontaneous, based on everyday-life situations that give the impression of being very simple but that hold deep feelings and thoughts, and the more you immerse yourself in them the more familiar they become, and will fill you with nostalgia for places and people you don't know.”
(piano and coffee co.)

“The fragile and intimate piano sonatas are often in the foreground, interwoven with electronic nuances and atmospheric soundscapes. The emotional picture is a fragile skeleton of melancholy, the kind of melancholy that is born between longing and lucid dreaming.”
(Gezeitenstrom - Musikmagazin)

“On one side, airy melodies and relaxed chord progressions make these songs a light hearted experience, but often in the high pitched numbers, there is a kind of solid melancholy.” 
(phenon’enom)

IMMERSIVE SHOWS
Carrières de Lumières (Provence): https://www.carrieres-lumieres.com/fr/dali-lenigme-sans- fin

Atelier des Lumières (Paris): https://www.atelier-lumieres.com/fr/monet-renoir-chagall- voyages-en-mediterranee

Les Bassins de Lumières (Bordeaux): https://www.bassins-lumieres.com/fr/gustav-klimt-dor- et-couleurs

Bunker des Lumières (South Korea): https://www.bunkerdelumieres.com/Exhibitions Kunstkraftwerk (Leipzig): https://www.kunstkraftwerk-leipzig.com/de/ausstellungen Immersive Van 

Gogh Exhibit (Toronto): https://vangoghexhibit.ca/
              
Immersive Van Gogh (Chicago): https://www.vangoghchicago.com/ 

Immersive Van Gogh (San Francisco): https://www.vangoghsf.com/

INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES
FEATURE 
Inside Immersive Van Gogh: https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2020/08/31/ feature-inside-immersive-van-gogh/

Luca Longobardi and the House Concert: https://openhouse-magazine.com/luca-longobardi- and-the-house-concert/

Music Makes Art Magic: Atelier des Lumières: https://www.artsjournal.com/brightride/ 2019/01/14/music-makes-art-magic-atelier-des-lumieres/

If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and leave a review. Thanks!

Episode 33 of The Ambient Vault features my special guest Panic Girl.  Panic Girl is a modular downtempo artist based in Munich, Germany.  She was gracious to share a mix of tracks from her discography, including a track from her latest album, “BLUE”.

BLUE is Panic Girl’s third studio album and her most versatile yet. After years of exploring experimental instruments, new and old technologies and trying out different musical paths, she now combines her knowledge to compose intimate and mesmerizing songs with many hidden layers and little details for the listener to explore. Be prepared to discover field recordings from all over the world, lofi bits from cassette recorders and 8bit loopers, heavy bass sounds from vintage synthesizers among many other gems and oddities from her studio. BLUE is a journey into Panic Girl’s magic sonic realm, that she hopes will be the soundtrack to your next daydream.

Panic Girl is a modular downtempo artist based in Munich, Germany. She dedicated her life to music from an early age. After receiving classical training in piano, guitar, and singing she got deep into the production of electronic music. If you visit her place, it is hard to not fall over a big mess of cables and different production gear like a Eurorack System, the Marxophone, ARP2600, Jomox XBase 09,  Cocoquantus or Casio CZ 5000 synthesizer. Influenced by a wide range of music Panic Girl delivers a deep mixture of electronica and experimental sounds. Besides writing her own lyrics, she writes and produces all recordings on her own. Her current studio album is called “BLUE” and was released on “i u we records”,  a label that focusses on the beauty of female diversity in electronic music.

Track list for this episode:
1.  You Owe Me Nothing
2.  Unconscious Stream
3.  Morning Coffee in Tokyo
4.  Cherry Blossom Drama
5.  Himalayan Tea

You can follow all things Panic Girl using the links below:

https://www.panic-girl.com/

https://panic-girl.bandcamp.com/

https://instagram.com/panic.girl.666?utm_medium=copy_link

https://www.facebook.com/panicgirlofficial/

https://mobile.twitter.com/panicgirlpro

https://linktr.ee/iuwe.records/


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Episode 28 of The Ambient Vault podcast features my special guest Noctopolis.  Noctopolis is an electronic based and narrative project by Mattis Hencke from Uppsala, Sweden, using ciat-lonbarde and other touch based instruments like the Lyra 8, field recordings, e-bow gtr, etc.

The latest album, “Perelandra”, is the second in a trilogy with the third album coming later this year.  Other recent releases include singles and two track releases available on Bandcamp and all other major streaming services.  This week’s episode features a debut offering from Noctopolis tentatively titled, “Railway Planet”, a long form track made up of four separate tracks performed together.  Many thanks to Noctopolis for the great honor of letting me share your music on the podcast!

You can follow and listen to Noctopolis here:

YouTube - https://youtube.com/channel/UC7MJqHh8XYA0TadSwJHyyvA

Instagram - https://instagram.com/mattishencke?igshid=3xgqr2nc3n1m

Bandcamp - https://noctopolis.bandcamp.com/

Additional info and links -
https://linktr.ee/noctopolis

If you enjoy this content, you can help support future episodes by subscribing to the podcast and leaving a review, following Brian on Instagram @heldbymachines, and subscribing to his YouTube channel.  Email: brianeverettmiller@yahoo.com.  Thanks!

In this months show, we have the mighty Todd Barton gracing our podcast. We talk about his album metaScapes and the inspiration behind the album, the MetaSynth. We chat about the compilation Buchla cassette he has been involved with, and we take a deep dive into Todd's creative process via some art talk! Then we round the show off talking Hordijk system, Serge and of course, Buchla!

Ben And Ed's pre-talk Timings
0.00 Show Intro
0:47 What Ben's Been up to - Modular Meets Leeds
2:47 FELT Instruments Wolno
3:55 Ben's Sound Example
6:07  Chat about example
7:00 What Ed's Been up to -  Piano
7:47 Nord Drum
9.25 Bacteria Evolution
9:46 Ed's Sound Example
10:54 Chat about example
12:39 Audio problems with the Show

Guest Show Timings  
13:29 Guest Into
17:02 metaScapes and MetaSynth Software
25:47 Genome 1 - Sound Snippet form metaScapes
27:20 Terrain Sound Snippet form metaScapes
28:10 metaScapes and MetaSynth
33:38 Compilation Buchla cassette
36:50 The Marriage of Tape, Buchla and Vinyl   
38.19 The creative process
44:30 The Love for Art and music
48:40 A deep respect for the sound
50:20 Hordijk system - Serge - Buchla
59:06 Show round-up

Show info links

Todd Barton:

Website: https://toddbarton.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/synthtodd/?hl=en
Bandcamp: https://toddbarton.bandcamp.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd
Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/user7621213
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn5s_5aF2xvt6IVSiaNUR5A

Existing Interviews with Todd -
https://sourceofuncertainty.audio/podcast/episode-1-266-todd-barton/

https://dotwave.fireside.fm/toddbarton

https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-215-todd-barton

https://theplayfulmusician.com/341-2/

http://martinyammoller.com/9oddquestionsformusicgearjunkies/todd-barton-the-don-of-buchla/

The Buchla cassette compilation has been released yesterday (300 copies) and was sold out in a day!

Signing off
Isolation streaming resource - https://bit.ly/coronastreams

Hosts

Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo

In this months show, we have a great conversation with David Elliott Johnson the creator and Director of Patch CV! We talk about his creative rebirth through modular equipment and the community. How he was inspired to create Patch CV. We talk about editing, lighting, videography and the collaborative vision and workflow of Patch CV. We talk about the inspiration David took from the many artists he interviewed, and much, much more! Sit back and grab a cuppa, you are going to enjoy this one!  

Show Timings

0.00 - Show intro

0.40 - Ed and Ben's pre-show chat: 

Ben:

1.23 - Loosfruit GodsBox

2.00 - The Gnarly Crust/Noise Memory:) 

Ed: 

3.37 - Art Project - MPC Beats

6.09 - The Gnarly Crust2/ :) Bacteria into Microgranny 

This Weeks Guest: 

9.05 - Guest intro 

10.51 - David Elliott Johnson 

12.04 - The Unmistakable Creative Podcast 

15.13 - Inspirations behind creating Patch CV

37.35 - How did you piece PatchCV together creatively 

43.25 - Editing, lighting, shooting and mood 

49.34 - From series to film 

52.57 - More films on the horizon? 

59.42 - Where can you buy it?

1:00.52 - David's new show on creativity 

1:03.00 - The vinyl series 

1:04.00 - Bruse Springsteen 

1:04.30 - Show round-up 

Show info links
Godsbox Loosefruit
David's Interview with The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Patch CV Website  https://www.patchcv.com
Patch CV on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/ondemand/patchcvfilm
Patch CV on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Patch-CV-

Signing off
Isolation streaming resource - https://bit.ly/coronastreams

Hosts

Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo

In this months show, we talk to Cory Sterling aka (redstripedown) We talk about his background, starting with the bass guitar before finding the freedom of electronic music. We talk about his deep dive into modular and hardware integration in his workflow. We look at gear and his stint at Nerd Audio and Chicago Music Exchange. And we end up looking at what he is up to now both creatively and also his passion for instrument and music education. 

Show Timings

0.00 Show intro

Ed and Ben's pre-show chat: 

1:10 Live Stream Tardis

1:52 Singal Aalt Sysnthasis Ciat Lonbarde 

2:38 Bens Arpedigios 

5:10 Haken Continuum Loops 

12:56 Guest Intro

14:11 Welcome Cory Sterling redstripdown

14:20 Cory's Background 

17:00 Journey into electronic music, synths and Modular 

20:40 The integration of hardware into modular  

30:10 how he found his voice with his system 

37:00 Working at Nerd Audio and Chicago Music Exchange 

40:40 Modules that have connected with Cory

43:20 Modular is about modulation 

48:10 Patch CV 

54:40 Patreon, education and music releases 

58:49 Modular compilation for NWAPC and Black Life Matters

1:01.00 Show Round-up 

Show Notes

Cory's links:

Cory Sterling (Redstripedown) 

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9154267

Bandcamp: https://redstripedown.bandcamp.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJye_8jfj99y3ylDM-icmg/featured

Instagram: @redstripedown 

Show info links

Links Patch CV https://www.patchcv.comhttps://www.patchcv.com

Signing off
Isolation streaming resource - https://bit.ly/coronastreams

Hosts

Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo

In this week's show, we have Dave Cranmer a mechanical sculptor and freelance engineer that has his roots firmly in sound. He is truly an adventurous multimedia artist, designer and builder that has created all kinds of beautiful, bizarre and exceptional machines! We look at his road to being 'The Nervous Squirrel', we talk building modular and focus on some of his amazing projects and commissions! From a  Radioactive Xylophone to the renowned Badgermin  (a theremin in a badger!) we talk about it all!

We could not get all the show notes on this so page so head over to www.esotericmodulation.com for the full show notes.
Show Timings

0.00 Show intro
Ed and Ben's pre-show chat:
00.59 Accents, Currys cast and gear,
02.31 Dreaming of gear
03.18 New module tease,
04.15 Echoplex is fixed!
08.45 Valhalla Supermassive reverb and examples
16.20 Guest intro
18.10 Welcome to Dave Cranmer
19.01 The Road to Nervus Sqirl
20.21 Building the skills
21.59 First commission
23.00 Ring modulator, modular - the musical path
27.20 Radioactive  Giger counter random source and Radioactive Xylophone
32.00 logistically tricky designs
33.55 Enjoying working on commissions
35.29 Aero Chocolate dipped grammar phone
36.31 Most technically challenging project
40.00 A favourite fun project
41.00 The Bagermin
44.00 How do people find Dave
44.30 The alpaca sound system
46.46 What Dave likes to build
47.50 The Wether controlled electromechanical sound installation
50.20 Future projects 
52.25 Roundup

Show Notes

Dave's links:

Dave Cranmer - 'The Nervous Squirrel' Information
Website: https://www.nervoussquirrel.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thenervoussquirrel
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nervoussquirreldotcom/

Intro Links

OM-1 - http://www.ondemagnetique.com

Folktek Resonant Garden - http://www.folktek.com/instruments/electrocoustic/lastgarden

tanh[3] video with the echoplex - https://youtu.be/W1AKzau1608

Valhalla DSP Supermassive - http://bit.ly/SUPERmassive

DivKid presets for Supermassive - http://bit.ly/SUPERmassiveDIVKID

Virtual CZ - https://www.olilarkin.co.uk/index.php?p=virtualcz

XILS lab - PolyM - https://www.xils-lab.com/products/polym-p-160.html

XFER Records - Serum - https://xferrecords.com/products/serum

Felt Instruments - Wolno - https://bit.ly/Wolno

Guest Links

Original Dalek Ring Modulator circuit - http://www.nervoussquirrel.com/ringmodulators.html

Signing off
Isolation streaming resource - https://bit.ly/coronastreams

Hosts

Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo

On this week's show, we have Scott Campbell, a musician, sound designer, instrument-maker, & graphic designer based in New Orleans, LA. We talk circuit bending in the ’90s and his history. Of course, we talk all about the OM1. Then we move on to instruments in general and his musical journey and output.  

Show Times:

Intro and me and Ben talk the goodies we have been working with 0.00

Guest intro 12.35

Scott's history and background 13.20

The OM1 22.37

Scott's musical sound techniques 33.20

Instruments scot likes working with 35.35

Scott's Music Journey 42.30

Tips on his music production 55.30

Round up 57.30

Scott's Information:

All of Scott's information including Stillness and the Remembrance video we talk about can be found at https://linktr.ee/scttcmpbll - and his Instagram where he is most active is at: https://www.instagram.com/scttcmpbll/

Additional Notes: 

http://www.mysterycircuits.com/melloman/melloman.html

https://mysterycircles.bandcamp.com/a...

Hosts

Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo

In this week's show, we talk to Cologne based artist and Youtuber Felix, the man behind 'The Tuesday Night Machines' Youtube channel. We start off with giving him a little grief about selling his Ciat Lonbarde equipment :-) Then we get down to a great conversation of what equipment speaks to Felix and His creative process with different gear. We then chat about and journey through a raft of synth formats and find time to talk Gotharman's Little deFormer, and his old school MPC 500! Grab a cuppa, sit down and press that play button. 

Show Timings

Intro what we have been up to: 0.00

Guest intro: 5.20

Felix of 'The Tuesday Night Machines': 6.23 

Feedback loops with effects peddle: 7.02

The selling of Ciat Lonbarde: 9.44

Equipment that speaks to Felix: 13.14

Musical experiences 16.44

The creative process with gear: 20.54

An investigation into Ciat Lonbarde: 24.13

What gear has connected with Felix over the years: 26.08

Circuit bending and building: 29.40

Synth formats: 31.11

Hordijk modular systems: 33.30

Gotharman's Little deFormer: 37.35

MPC500: 44.10

Round-up: 47.00

Show Notes

'The Tuesday Night Machines' Links:
https://nightmachines.tv
https://www.instagram.com/tuesdaynightmachines/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtXBWHrQvC19PehB-Yu2-Vw
https://nightmachines.bandcamp.com

Hordijk Modular
https://thehordijkmodular.blogspot.com
Rob Hordijk Presentation & Synth Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzW6pTzATG4&feature=youtu.be

Gotharman's Little deFormer 3
http://www.gotharman.dk/LD3.htm

Hosts

Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo


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In this week's show, we talk to Brighton based Ebcidic, aka Phil Bilsby. Phill is synonymous with well-produced live Modular Techno.  We dig into his production concepts, his latest album ‘Mosaic’ that steps away from beats and into dark, future cinematic drones. We talk kicks, Coco and the virtues of the ER301 amongst many more things!

Show Timings

Intro: 000
Ben and Ed's pre-show amble: 0.38
Bens tape audio: 2.50
Guest intro: 3.00
A quick history of Ebcidic: 4.03
Production value: 5.00
Key turning point: 7.18
Equipment and polished sound: 12.30
Individual Systems: 18.00
Ciat Lonbarde: 25.00
The Bandcamp Album Mosaic: 30.00
Round up: 52.50

Some Show Links 

ABSOLUTELY MUST SEE Mosaic full length album/film - https://youtu.be/7pkXaAI1DV0

Ebcidic LIVE modular techno - https://youtu.be/rbrwoz448GQ

A previous livestream Rig Rundown about the Ebcidic live system - https://youtu.be/oZShmaYiFAs

Mosaic on Ebcidic Bandcamp - http://ebcidic.bandcamp.com/album/mosaic

New vinyl release - http://material7xseries.bandcamp.com/album/material-72

Ebcidic Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ebcidic/

Shoutouts

Velocity Seattle:
https://www.facebook.com/events/substation/velocity-trade-show-synth-meet-workshops-performances/677401192712879/

https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/

Waveform Magazine:
https://www.waveformmagazine.com

Kyle Swishers new ‘Source of Uncertainty’ podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/source-of-uncertainty-a-buchla-podcast-4u/id1467860041?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Our Pre-show special, check it out
https://www.esotericmodulation.com/episodes/001-the-pre-show-special

Hosts
Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk
Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball
Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo

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In this weeks show we talk about our obsession for tape and Ben’s ‘West Coast Adventure’ over in Seattle at Patchwerks for the Velocity event. We focus on some of the artists at Velocity that have included tape within their set up with some great sound examples! From catching reels, to a ghosty Halloween contact mic, we talk about it all!

Show Timings

Intro: 000
Velocity Event  3.23
Tape obsession 5.39
Tweed Moo Sound Example 10.29
Talk about Tweed Moo 11.07
Ann Annie - Tape Glitch Sound Example 12.40
Talk about Ann Annie - Tape Glitch 13.42
Ann Annie - Foley + Drone Sound Example 14.25
Talk about Ann Annie - Foley + Drone 14.46
Ann Annie - Emerging Melody 15.48
Talk about Ann Annie - Emerging Melody 16.09
Amulets talk 17.00
Amulets Sound Example 17.32
Talk about Amulets Sound Example and talk 18.20
Talk about Marcus Fischer - Reels Catching 20.54
Marcus Fischer - Reels Catching Sound Example and talk 22.00
Marcus Fischer - Reel Noise + Music Sound Example 22.45
Talk about Marcus Fischer 23.05
The Show Name Story 24.24
More Marcus Fischer 24.40
Ben’s mountain top modular moment 27.20
Ben’s live case sound example 28.44
Talk about sound example and modular talk 29.30
Nathan Moody happy accident mic technique 34.40
Sound Example contact mic 36.14
Talk about sound and the happy accident 36.42
Patching Tim Held’s Case 39.24
Tim’s Case Sound Example 40.13
Talk about the sound and setup 40.52
Dark Sparkler 44.18
Dark Sparkler Sound example 44.50
Talk about Mr Sparkler and the Buchla system 46.00
Thanks and round up 49.20

Some Links 

Moffenzeef Stargarzer demo with the Melos Echo Chamber cartridge based tape delay (play from 00:52) - https://youtu.be/wyEqEhMCRKw

Amulets new album - https://amulets.bandcamp.com

Alessandro Cortini & Don Buchla performing “Everything Ends Here” together - https://youtu.be/J89IY3Ss2Mk

Darwin Grosse - Art Music Technology https://artmusictech.libsyn.com
Shoutouts

Velocity Seattle:
https://www.facebook.com/events/substation/velocity-trade-show-synth-meet-workshops-performances/677401192712879/

https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/

Waveform Magazine:
https://www.waveformmagazine.com

Kyle Swishers new ‘Source of Uncertainty’ podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/source-of-uncertainty-a-buchla-podcast-4u/id1467860041?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Our Pre-show special, check it out
https://www.esotericmodulation.com/episodes/001-the-pre-show-special

Hosts
Ed Ball Website: https://www.edwardball.co.uk
Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball
Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo

In our first full-on episode, we say hi and talk to our uber-guest Kyle Swisher aka Dark Sparkler. We talk Superbooth, Belin, The Impulse Command, Wrong Sound Stage, DPW - Shape, Metro Modular - Buchla format modules, Buchla Quad, and the Soma Labs Pulsar 23. We also talk to Kyle about his Buchla Easel and choreography projects. Then we move onto his latest album 'I NO BEAST / I NO ANGEL'!

Some Links and notes that you may find interesting!:
Berlin, a great home for Superbooth and creatives alike, a perfect combination, great vibe, pivotal city https://www.superbooth.com/en/

Analogue solution Impulse command, Intuitive and fun! One synth that sounds like four! :)
Analogue Solutions: https://www.analoguesolutions.com/impulse-command
Ben's Video:  https://youtu.be/YygQASgVh5E

Modular Mix, solutions to polish and abuse!
Worng sound stage, the push and pull of a 3d sound stage
WORNG electronics: https://www.worngelectronics.com
Ben's video: https://youtu.be/vLrtdvZC76k
DPW Shape, Sound sculpting 
DPW: http://dpw.se
Ben's video: https://youtu.be/-_iu__Cf_lo

Buchla Format Bonanza with a pinch of surround! 
Metro Modular Buchla format modules 
Metro Modula: http://metro-modular.com
Ben's Video: https://youtu.be/nfBsTi5zoIw
ALM Pams Buchla Style Workout
ALM: http://busycircuits.com/alm001/
Ben's Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj5nPxFGG7M&feature=youtu.be

Buchla Quad debate, Suzanne Ciani Live Quadraphonic Album: https://www.wired.com/story/suzanne-ciani-live-quadraphonic/

Soma Labs Pulsar 23, the esoteric drum and sound machine! The creative sound system, from a creative instrument innovator! (A Drum Machine for people that are not into Drum machines! :)
Ben's Video: https://youtu.be/eyZL52l_DvA
Soma laboratory: https://somasynths.com/pulsar-23/

Arts Project Hotspot
Dark Sparkler aka Kyle Swisher - Buchla Easel and choreography come together as one. We talk about the Seattle International  Dance Festival and the collaboration with Madison Rose Bristol.
Modular On The Spot: "Shuffle": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpvmGOeK-Fo
InFlux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiewZ3m30lA

Bandcamp Album of the Show
I NO BEAST / I NO ANGEL by Dark Sparkler
One Man- With a Reel to Reel - against the world! :)
Kyle Swisher's creatively intriguing, minimal, brave and honest album, he tames the Lyra 8 and captures the result on tape!!
Bandcamp: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/album/i-no-beast-i-no-angel
Our Pre-show special, check it out 
https://www.esotericmodulation.com/episodes/001-the-pre-show-special
Hosts and Guests
Ed Ball Website: https://www.edwardball.co.uk
Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo
Kyle Swisher: https://www.darksparklermusic.com