Synthesizer & Electronic Music Highlights For 23rd February – 1st March

We’ve been posting a lot lately – here’s a quick digest of the top posts from the last week, in case you missed them:

  • New Order Live, 1984, Blue Monday
    Posted on Monday, February 23rd, 2009 in Music Videos – Comments: (6)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw5uUZkcio8This video captures New Order live, back in 1984, doing Blue Monday at BBC Radio 1 studios. Dig the short shorts. Seeing this, who’d have thought Blue Monday would go on to be such a classic track?
  • Blade Runner Synth Jam
    Posted on Thursday, February 26th, 2009 in Keyboard Synthesizers – Comments: (5)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXMHmf8K9I4I’m a Blade Runner freak, so, this Blade Runner Synth Jam caught my eye:The opening titles from ‘Blade Runner’ by Vangelis on a microKORG and an ARP Axxe.I can’t make an Axxe sound like a CS-80, of course… ‘but then again, who does?’ :PIt’s nice to see a fairly reasonable cover done on relatively cheap gear – but nothing sounds like a Yamaha CS-80!
  • Like Early Klaus Schulze & Tangerine Dream? Then Download This!
    Posted on Friday, February 27th, 2009 in Free Music – Comments: (5)
    Free Music Friday: Like the classic “Berlin School” synth music of early seventies’ Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream?Then you’ll want to check out this free EP download by Recompas, an electronic ambient-space-psych band project centered around Travis Thatcher:My group, recompas, initially started as my solo laptop project, but now has transformed into a 2-6 person live improv space/psych/ambient group.
  • Learn How To Dance To Electronic Music
    Posted on Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 in Music Videos – Comments: (4)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOUjDE-UugcThis video, Learn How To Dance To Electronic Music, doesn’t lose much because of the language barrier, does it?My favorite dance?Tjernobyl Child Play Ping Pong.For another take on being a smooth electronic music dancer, don’t miss How To Go Go Dance To Electronic Music.
  • Analog Violence: Roland TB-303 vs TR-909
    Posted on Monday, February 23rd, 2009 in Music Videos – Comments: (3)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bomexRJ3zC0Analog Violence, via nvanzoeren:Insane Analog Violence in this TB-303 vs TR-909 Battle.303 gets processed by the Awfull Ibanez AD-202 while the 909 has backup from the Undefeated Ibanez UE-400.Analog meets analog, who will win?

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