Ready for some 80’s-tastic synth drum action?
The YAMAHA ED10 Electronic Drum is a electronic drum pad with a built-in analog synthesizer engine.
Features:

1OSC + 1Noise + 1 ‘Subsonic’ OSC + 1Filter + 1ENV synthesizer.
Analog synth engine
All the parameters are edited with knobs - pitch, sub-sonic pitch, filter, noise, decay, bend, click, filter-env-mod, volume.
The envelope is velocity [...]

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 [...]

At the 2008 Winter NAMM show, Moog introduced the Minimoog Voyager Old School, an back-to-the-basics analog synth based upon their famous Voyager.
The Old School will feature a streamlined interface for a more authentic experience. The Old School features an enhanced modulation selection and a slightly altered knob configuration, and unlike the Minimoog Voyager, there is [...]

Jimmy James’ Jamestown is an oddity in already odd world of dance electronica.
James, according to his site, is an actor, singer, songwriter, recording artist, cabaret performer and dance music diva. He’s also an impressionist that does Cher, Madonna, Elvis, both Sonny & Cher, Liza Minneli, both Nat King and Natalie Cole, Boy George and Mae [...]

This 2002 release combines the surface sheen of European dance music with a darker undercurrent. While Loud isn’t a perfect album, it has some great tracks on it, and manages to avoid any clunkers.
“Help Me” is a fantastic track, featuring Kelis on vocals singing:

“There’s an awful world inside of me
You wouldn’t believe all the things [...]