July, 2008 archive

This episode of XLR8R TV looks at Brooklyn-based electro/hip-hop artist Eliot Lipp and his monster collection of sexy analog gear, including:

Jomox XBase-09
MFB Synth-II
Plan B modular synths
Atari Synthcart
Sequential Circuits Six-Trak
Wurlitzer Electric Piano

He also talks about his new album, The Outside, ice cream and crate digging.
If anything is going to send me down to the second circle [...]

Studio Electronics has introduced the Orion Galaxy Omega 8 - a new synth that looks to be the most sextacular new piece of electronic gear in a long cold while.
It’s inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s retro vision of the future 2001: A Space Odyssey:
what is this? it is art. it is light. it [...]

A video guide to building your own dj controller from scratch using a few simple tools.
via djtechtools.co

Open Labs product developer Matthew Presley demos the Timbaland NEKO TSE.

This composition was produced for the Stranger Festival by Eboman and performed live in Amsterdam, 3 July 2008 by Eboman:

Sensorsuit = played by Eboman
Videodrumkit = played by Guillermo Kardolus
Camera = played by Mascha Rutten
Software = SenS IV by www.smadsteck.nl

For more info visit:
www.eboman.info/projects

This little snack cake of goodness from Edison may just be the most fun ever coming out of the Monome.
“This is the roof of my house,” says Edison, “and just what i always needed……..clones!”
Snazzy video work courtesy of Mike Landry.
Let me know what you think - is the Monome all that after all, or is [...]

Koblo has announced that Koblo Studio, a free open-source music application, is now available for download.
Versions are available for Windows and Mac. A Linux port is in the works.
The software is currently in Alpha, and therefore has bugs and incomplete features.

You must first create a new session, then you can save without crashing.
The Audio Engine [...]

Infrasonik - a new site offering sample packs for Ableton Live and Kontakt - has launched.
Its initial offering is Infrasonik’s Analogue Processes v1; sample packs in the works include libraries by Carl Finlow and Richard Devine.
Infrasonik’s Analogue Processes v1
Infrasonik’s Analogue Process v1 provides a fresh palette of percussion including deep sine wave kicks, raunchy snares, [...]

We recently reviewed Erdem Helvacioglu’s CD Altered Realities, saying that “The sound of Altered Realities is an intriguing blend of abstronica and sparse guitar work. While the compositions are solidly grounded in the world of electroacoustic performance, there’s an emphasis and focus on Helvacioglu’s guitar, which gives the pieces an accessible sound and a sense [...]

Here’s a little bit of synth comic fun from Oliver Chesler:

More at his flickr site.
If you like these - visit Oliver’s flickr site and let him know - maybe he’ll make more!