Modwheelmood

NIN’s Alessandro Cortini announced over the weekend that he is leaving Nine Inch Nails to concentrate on his own projects:

It’s been exactly 4 years since i joined Nine Inch Nails and the time has come for me to move onto new things.
I feel a need to explore other paths in music and life which leads me to leave the tour at this stage.
I am grateful of the chance i was given: it doesn’t happen every day to be able to work next to some of the most talented people on this planet.

Trent & Co. have been aware of this decision of mine for a while now and are prepared to take the band to the next step.

Thanks to all the fans who welcomed me at the beginning of my journey and supported me through the years.

It was clear that Cortini was constrained within NIN’s shows, which are visually stunning, but surprisingly conservative, musically. It will be interesting to hear what Cortini does with his extra time.

The name Blind Old Freak has been popping up around the web in the last couple of months.

On YouTube, BlindOldFreak has been posting a series of electronic music videos that have been capturing equal attention for the music and the Buchla synth gear porn.

On SoundCloud, blindoldfreak has posted several tracks in an experimental ambient electronic style:

Different tracks are posted at blindoldfreak’s extremely minimal MySpace page. Read more…

In this set of videos, Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails and Modwheelmood discusses his modular synth gear, including Buchla 200e synthesizer modules and EAR modules.

Alessandro Cortini and the Buchla 200e, Part 1

Alessandro Cortini discusses the Buchla 200e synthesizer. Read more…