March, 2008 archive
There’s a been a lot of interesting synth and electronic music news this week, but it’s always hard to predict what people are going to find interesting.
Here are the stories that got people talking this week, along with some of the most interesting comments:
What do you think of Holy Fuck? – a lot of discussion [...]
Analog Mastering Secrets
Matador records filmed a set of short documentaries on the all-analog mastering process by which Mission of Burma’s landmark recordings from the early 1980’s were re-mastered.
The process documented is vintage, old-school tape process. The gear is original. The vinyl is live cut.
It’s an interesting and timely set of videos:
Mission of Burma- Burma Reissue Mastering Sessions [...]
René van der Wouden’s Universal Quiet is a collection of retro synth music that is a treat for fans of 70’s Berlin School music.van der Wouden is a Dutch composer and synthesist who describes his style as retro, Berliner Schule and progressive. van der Wouden builds on Klaus Schulze’s pioneering mid-seventies sound, modernizing it and [...]
There’s a great profile of synth guru turned radical life-extension advocate Ray Kurzweil over at Wired.
As a Kurzweil 2500 owner, I appreciate Kurzweil’s genius. But after reading this article, it’s hard not to think that he’s a bit wacky, too:
Kurzweil is writing and producing an autobiographical movie, with walk-ons by Alan Dershowitz and Tony [...]
This is off topic a bit, but you gotta love this remake of the classic Lightcycle scene from Tron. The original may have had a great soundtrack by Wendy Carlos, but this one has a low-budget cool of its own.
via Kotaku
DJ/producer Paul Oakenfold has scored the upcoming video game Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy.
Oakenfold follows a long string of electronic music artists, including NIN & Amon Tobin, to score video games.
“It was a rewarding experience to score The Bourne Conspiracy video game — I have always been a fan of the series and the pace [...]
Show producer Paxahau has announced the initial lineup for Movement 2008 – the Detroit Electronic Music Festival.
Here’s a link to Synthtopia’s Movement 2008 info.
The festival, now in its ninth year (in some form) will feature:
ALEX UNDER –live
ALTON MILLER
BENNY BENASSI
BUZZ GOREE
CARL CRAIG
CASSY
COBBLESTONE JAZZ –live
COOL KIDS –live
DBX –live
DUBFIRE
EGYPTIAN LOVER –live
GIRL TALK –live
GUILLAUME & THE COUTU DUMONTS -live
HALF [...]
Algorithmic Music Composer
Wolfram Research Labs has created a new site, WolframTones, that explores applying Stephen Wolfram’s mathematical theories to the creation of music.
The site is based on ideas from Wolfram’s book, A New Kind of Science.
At the core of A New Kind of Science is the idea of exploring a new abstract universe: a “computational universe” [...]
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The New York Times has an interesting article today about the oldest recorded music in the world:
For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words “Mary had a little lamb” on a sheet of tinfoil, Thomas Edison has been considered the father of recorded sound. But researchers say they have unearthed a recording [...]
Idarca has announced the Acxel II, a new synth platform based on the original Acxel legacy from the early 90’s, and utilizes a revolutionary dynamic architecture parallel processor — patented by Idarca — the RPP.
Acxel II offers 3 synthesis modes (with integrated sound processing):
Acxelink made up of cells (256 to 1280) independently parametrical: Amplitude, Frequency, [...]
