April, 2008 archive

Lux is abstract HD film animated in After Effects. The soundtrack, The Beautiful Blue Sky, is a realtime electronic synthesizer improvisation for Buchla 200e and Haken Continuum.
The film, by Richard Lainhart, is a very cool exploration of abstract video & electronic music.

Mike Ayres & Dick Mills talk about the history of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Totally Wired is a documentary film about Andreas Schneider’s infamous Schneider’s Buero, the boutique electronic musical instrument Mecca in Berlin.
The firm explores one man’s electric evangelism, and the interface he has built to connect analogue instrument inventors with their end-users.

The film features a selection of inventors and artists, including:

Dieter Doepfer
Junior Boys
Ken MacBeth
Anthony Rother
Jessica Rylan
Daniel Miller
Wowa [...]

Inspiration Sounds has introduced Pure Live Breaks Volume 1, 270MB of drumloops recorded at tempos from 95-130 BPM and presented in Acid, Apple Loops, REX, and WAV Formats.
You can preview the library below.
A free sample pack is available for download (.zip)
Specifications:

270MB Content
ACIDized Wave Files
Apple Loops
Rex2 Loops
Loops at 95, 100, 105, [...]

 

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Planet Nerd’s Dan Walmsley talks to experimental composer David Shea about the history of the Doctor Who music and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

A long demo of a Roland TB-303, with the Borg modifications by Analogue Solutions. Also in the mix is a TR-808, acting as the master, with a little reverb; the 303 is 100% dry.
via Matrix

Native Instruments has announced an upcoming KORE 2 workshop tour for US and Canada.
On 11 dates in different cities, NI product specialists will demonstrate the unique musical workflow of KORE 2, and how to efficiently integrate its versatile functionality in different studio and stage setups.
Workshop topics include:

Introduction to KORE 2,
efficient usage of the KoreSound database
sound [...]

The Spotted Peccary label has been consistently putting out great ambient, space and synth music albums. Their latest release, Below The Mountain, by Craig Padilla, is no exception.
We’ve reviewed a couple of other albums by Padilla, The Light In The Shadow & Genesis. While his last two releases had more of an ambient or space [...]