Jean Michel Jarre Plays The Laser Harp
An iconic shot of Jean Michel Jarre playing the Laser Harp at o2, 10/10/10. Image: Magnus D
An iconic shot of Jean Michel Jarre playing the Laser Harp at o2, 10/10/10. Image: Magnus D

Smomid synth and drum controller was uploaded by: nicnut210
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The Classitronic SoundCloud group is a group for makers and fans of electronic arrangements of classical music: If you make or like electronic classical music in the styles of Isao Tomita, Wendy Carlos and William Orbit style this is the group for you. For want of a better description I call this Classitronic (Classical Electronic),… Read More Classitronic Artists Keeping The Switched On Spirit Of Wendy Carlos & Tomita Alive
Roland has announced a contest for Roland guitar synth players – the Roland Guitar Synth Challenge: We want to recognize and reward the many thousands of forward-thinking musicians who have gone beyond the ordinary and gotten into guitar synthesis. All you have to do to enter our challenge is to post a video of you… Read More Roland Announces Guitar Synth Challenge

Robert Mathy: Light Frequency Fingertips, Sound Instrument 2009 was uploaded by: MediaArtTube
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Synth pop legend Vince Clarke (Yazoo, Erasure, Depeche Mode) is back with another episode of his Web series, Analogue Monologues, which offers his take on classic synths: The Analogue Monologues is a new series of mini video documentaries. In each webisode Vince talks about one his analogue synths and explains where the on/off switch is. This series… Read More Vince Clarke Analogue Monologues 2 – The Roland System 100M
Is it time to take The Beat Kangz‘ much-hyped Beat Thang off of the vaporware list? It just may be – check out these stealth-cam photos of what is apparently one of the first pre-production Beat Thangs to come off the line: From what I gathered this is part of the first test run from… Read More The Beat Thang – Off The Vaporware List?
Never worry about the size of your knob again – with Combo Square‘s “Moognify” – a giant Moog knob style synth controller. Combo Square doesn’t have much to say about their monster knob – so you’ll have to do the talking.
This video captures Natacha Diels noodling on the Birl – a bizarre wooden electronic brass instrument. The Birl is a creation of Jeff Snyder, of Snyderphonics, makers of the unique Snyderphonics Manta controller. (See our earlier Snyderphonics posts.) The birl is an electromechancial oscillator – the sound is produced by the rotation of two stepper motors. In… Read More Jeff Snyder’s Birl – A Bizarre Wooden Electronic Brass Instrument

Rob Schwimmer, LUCIE BIGELOW ROSEN’S 1938 THEREMIN (built by Theremin!) pt. 2 was uploaded by: 5SunkenHeights5
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