Category: Electronic Instruments

Techno Hoodies Turn Foreplay Into Weird Electronic Music

http://vimeo.com/8707261 Ewelina Aleksandrowicz’s Barbwired is a wearable art project that uses two wearable tech garments – what we call techno hoodies – stitched with FSRs ( force sensitive resistors ) and patches of conductive thread, to turn foreplay into weird electronic music: “Sensual feelings, toxic obsessions, intense emotions” Aleksandrowicz says, “are translated through physical contact… Read More Techno Hoodies Turn Foreplay Into Weird Electronic Music

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Musique Concrète Optigan Disc Call For Submissions

Submit! Submit! Optigan.com’s Pea Hicks has issued a Call for Submissions for an upcoming Optigan disc, Musique Concrète: In December 2010 we plan to release an experimental Optigan disc called “Musique Concrète,” which will essentially be a collage of 57 sound loops in the tradition of early electronic studio tape music. We’re completely disregarding the… Read More Musique Concrète Optigan Disc Call For Submissions

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The Europa MIDI Step Sequencer Looks Pretty Sweet (video)

Analogue Solutions’ Europa MIDI Step Sequencer and Drum Computer is a newhardware sequencer, designed from the ground up to be used with your MIDI synths, analogue modular, drum brains and drum machines. Here’s a preview of the Europa step sequencer in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TywnYgaA_3c Features: Intuitive and simple programming procedure No sub-menus or shift keys –… Read More The Europa MIDI Step Sequencer Looks Pretty Sweet (video)

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Totally Wired Extras, Including Interview With Schneiders Büro’s Andreas Schneider

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C2919CB37E1E6890 This is collection of interviews was released as extras for Totally Wired – a documentary on Berlin’s top spot for high-end analog electronic equipment and music machines, Schneiders Büro. Totally Wired gives those who make these machines, those who buy them, those who experiment with sound, and even the head sales clerk at Schneiders… Read More Totally Wired Extras, Including Interview With Schneiders Büro’s Andreas Schneider

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Madrona Soundplane A Promises “Intimate” Control Of Sound

The Madrona Soundplane A is a force-sensitive surface for “intimate control” of electronic music. What is intimate control? Instruments like the violin and hand drums give the player a very responsive connection to sound through their physical construction. In a state of creative flow, we stop thinking about these instruments as separate devices and speak… Read More Madrona Soundplane A Promises “Intimate” Control Of Sound

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Pat Metheny Explains Why He’s Working With Music Robots On “Orchestrion”

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1C7654C13DB93F52 Pat Metheny has released a series of videos that look at his Orchestrion project – creating a new album and tour that features a backup band made up of robotic musicians. The series is fascinating. Metheny is doing some really unique work with his Orchestrion project. Metheny talks about what turned him on to… Read More Pat Metheny Explains Why He’s Working With Music Robots On “Orchestrion”

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